On Game Day

Set Up

• Required Supplies, Printouts and Slides
• Table Set Up
• Room Set Up

Schedule

• Total Time Needed
• Recommended Schedule
• When You're Short on Time

Starting the Game

• Player Arrival and Seating
• Opening Remarks: Why Play?
• Game Instructions
• Video Instructions (Now Live)
• New Laminated Instructions for Players

During the Game

• Wander the Room
• Questions to Expect
• Enable Team Initiative
• Monitor the Pace
• Offer Challenges

Scoring

• Team Scoring and Stretch Break
• How are Teams Scored?
• Benchmark Scores
• How Quality and Cost Decisions Affect Scores
• Large Group Scoring with Excel

The Debrief

• Develop a Plan for Your Debrief
• Use this Diagram for a Standard Debrief
• Reflect about the Team Experience
• Teach Core Strategies for Systems Thinking
• Relate Team Scores to Core Strategies
• Explain How Structure Drives Behavior

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Customize the Debrief

• For General Team Building
• To Support Strategic Planning
• With Process Improvement Work
• For Redesign Initiatives
• For Mergers and Restructures