This business simulation is one of the most popular ones throughout the world and aims to make participants understand the benefits of collaboration and cooperation, of a better intra and interdepartmental communication, of success gained thanks to team work;

“The Lost Dutchman” is an outstanding way for the team to experience and learn aspects such as communication, resource management, planning and setting up objectives;

All along the final conclusions, the behaviours that have been observed are closely related to opportunities for improving the collaboration, leadership and teamwork, pointing out the value of the relationships between departments;

Using a specific and funny language (e.g. “gold mine”, “spare wheel”, “resources warehouse”), the session shows, in a simple way, the main levers one may work with in order to increase the performance of a group or an organization;

This method is totally participative, interactive and wonderfully customized, and it creates an authentic educational environment, impossible to forget and with a tremendous impact;

A few relevant figures in this respect: it may last for 2 to 4 hours and it can be played in groups of 16 up to 300 participants!