Learn How Systems Are Defined
Introduction
This game is cooperative, with players teaming up to pack the most compact wood pallet possible. You draw cards that indicate the colour or shape of a box, and that's the type of box you have to stack next. The game proceeds until there are no more boxes to stack or until the players decide it is best to stop to avoid penalties. Scoring takes into account three factors: the number of full rows on the pallet, the number of boxes that aren't stacked on the pallet at the end, and the number of penalty points (from cards you draw but cannot play). The best possible score is 25.
The Key Concept
Three scenarios:
1. The silent game. The participants were not allowed to talk and communicate with each other during the whole round.
2. The game with communication. Scenario 2 allowed the players to talk and communicate with each other.
3. The perfect pyramid. The scenario suggests that players build the perfect pyramid. To do so, all the cards were placed in order (1, 2, 3, etc.). Communication with each other was also allowed in this round.
Let's see what are the main lessons that the players could take from the game!
TOP 10 Lessons:
1. If the interconnections change, the system may be greatly altered. It may even become unrecognizable, even though the same players are on the team.
2. Fewer Teammates - Better Results.
3. No talking does not mean no communication.
4. The higher the level of experience , the higher the probability of cheating.
5. The different motivations are leading us to want to WIN or want to PLAY.
6. Leaders like to speak. No leader identified in the first silent round does not mean there is no leader at all.
7. Always question the given forecast.
8. A system’s function or purpose is not necessarily spoken, written, or expressed explicitly, except through the operation of the system.
9. The results may not meet the expectations.
10. Flexibility is important. We should adapt to different scenarios.
Conclusion
After playing this game we got to understand the importance of being able to adapt in every situation, since every time we played we had different instructions and we had to keep trying to improve our score. This can be applied in our daily life, since there will always be factors in life that will change and affect our situation but we still have to try to manage to have the best outcomes with our actions.
Three scenarios:
1. The silent game. The participants were not allowed to talk and communicate with each other during the whole round.
2. The game with communication. Scenario 2 allowed the players to talk and communicate with each other.
3. The perfect pyramid. The scenario suggests that players build the perfect pyramid. To do so, all the cards were placed in order (1, 2, 3, etc.). Communication with each other was also allowed in this round.
Let's see what are the main lessons that the players could take from the game!
TOP 10 Lessons:
1. If the interconnections change, the system may be greatly altered. It may even become unrecognizable, even though the same players are on the team.
2. Fewer Teammates - Better Results.
3. No talking does not mean no communication.
4. The higher the level of experience , the higher the probability of cheating.
5. The different motivations are leading us to want to WIN or want to PLAY.
6. Leaders like to speak. No leader identified in the first silent round does not mean there is no leader at all.
7. Always question the given forecast.
8. A system’s function or purpose is not necessarily spoken, written, or expressed explicitly, except through the operation of the system.
9. The results may not meet the expectations.
10. Flexibility is important. We should adapt to different scenarios.
Conclusion
After playing this game we got to understand the importance of being able to adapt in every situation, since every time we played we had different instructions and we had to keep trying to improve our score. This can be applied in our daily life, since there will always be factors in life that will change and affect our situation but we still have to try to manage to have the best outcomes with our actions.
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