On this Thanksgiving holiday, we would like to offer our thanks to all who have supported us through the use of our simulations. We thank you for your participation, encouragement and feedback. Because of you, we are able to continuously improve our games and customer service.
“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” – John Fitzgerald Kennedy
The Marketplace Global Competition is currently in Quarter 7 and rapidly coming to an end. Competition is fierce and the last quarter push is just around the corner.
Marketplace is proud to have 11 games running simultaneously in which 7 different countries are represented. The participating countries include:
Good luck to all participating teams who are striving to earn their spot in our Hall of Fame!
Check out the dates for our next Global Competition…
Story contributed by Sean MullinsThe Marketplace Global Competition is underway and the fight to be on top is intense. Listed below are the top three teams in all games currently (computed by Cumulative Balanced Scorecard):
First Place: Advanced Technology (in Game 1)
Second Place: Easy-door (in Game 2)
Third Place: IMAVA Computers (in Game 5)
Don’t see your team name listed above? No worries – all teams still have a chance to take the lead in their games. The current quarter (Q5) brings into play new Venture Capital monies and the chance to really grow your company. So, hang in there – your team picture might just be included in the Hall of Fame by the end of the competition!
Story contributed by Sean MullinsFollowing the success of the Marketplace Train-the-Trainers seminar in Cairo, Egypt in March 2006, ILS teamed with The Education for Employment Foundation (EFE) again to deliver another Train-the-Trainers seminar – this time in Palestine.
In September 2009, Martin Klima of ILS and Dr. Mark Peterson from the University of Wyoming trained 17 business leaders and educators in Ramallah, West Bank.
The seminar participants learned how to incorporate the Strategic Management simulation into the Mini-MBA course. This highly-innovative mini-MBA business training program designed by the EFE teaches unemployed university graduates the practical skills needed by employers. The programs aim to provide jobs, incomes and a better future for the youth in Gaza, West Bank and other countries in the Middle East.
The 2006 Cairo seminar resulted in jobs and promising careers for dozens of young professionals from the Gaza strip. The Ramallah program is even more ambitious. It strives to train several hundred young leaders from West Bank over the period of the next few years.
The Participants of the Train-the-Trainer seminar in Ramallah, West Bank, September 2009. Front row, right to left: Samer Salameh, Wisam Shamroukh, Mahmoud Bader, Jawwad Al-Hirbawi, Raed Rajab, and Mark Peterson. Middle row, right to left: Nidhi Patel, Malak Masri, Hind Muhtaseb, Darin Zeidan, Fairoze Darwesh, Ibtesam Ziadeh, Saba Al-Sabawi. Back row, right to left: Akram Hijazi, Aiman Tamimi, Mahmoud Ibrahim, Shadi Hamad, Musadak AL-Masri, Shadi Al-Sharif, Martin Klima, Mohammad Naja, Peter Khoury.
ILS recently had the pleasure to showcase one of our newest simulations to students in Reims, France.
Dr. Ernie Cadotte, Marketplace author and trainer, traveled to Reims, France to introduce students to the Venture Strategy Live simulation. The participants commented that everything is “very life-like” and they feel “like they are really managing a company.”
Dr. Cadotte remarked that it was wonderful to see the Live game in action. The students were able to view the game on higher-resolutions screens which helped to showcase the visually-rich artwork and videos of the Live game.
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