Development of over 90 business games in 15 years
Board games for service, trading and manufacturing companies
3 different levels of difficulty - modular structure - thematically expandable
Thematic focus
Business studies, strategy, finance and corporate management.
Business studies, strategy, finance and corporate management.
Board game-based business games for in-company training and further education in the areas of business administration, strategy, finance and corporate management.
The experience-oriented learning revolution
3-5 participants take over the management of a fictional company as a small group and play with 4 other companies against each other in a limited market. The aim is to optimize, i.e. increase sales and reduce the cost of business results. The participants learn business relationships in a playful way. Issues such as balance sheet, profit and loss account, cash flow or key figures such as ROI, ROE, WACC, ROCE lose their terror and are suddenly perceived as exciting. Through their activities, the participants are closely involved in the events and recognize the connections between cause and effect much faster. The impact of every management action is experienced immediately. Our experience shows that only what is learned easily is enjoyed.
The result: you know how
Active management of a company makes permanent, practical decisions, whereby the effects and relationships on the success of the organization are immediately understandable. By taking over a fictitious company (game board), the employees are trained for successful management in the real company. The goal is to experience how you can sustainably increase the success of your company with business knowledge.
FAQ: Occasions for board game-based company simulations
There are more than enough questions and reasons to start with a board game-based company simulation.
Here are the most frequently mentioned occasions by our customers:
- Think & act entrepreneurially
- What contributions do the participants make to the company's success?
- Business administration know-how in digestible "snacks" for "grown" managers
- Get to know cross-departmental perspectives, capture the "big picture", take a bird's eye view in the company
- Sectors that have changed a lot (“from mechanic to merchant”)
- Companies that have major changes behind / in front of them (restructuring, short-time work, repositioning, ...)
- Preparation for independence
- courses
- MBA - start / end courses
- Courses at universities in the area of business administration / controlling
5th Mind board game - knowledge to experience & grasp
The main advantage of our method
lies in learning efficiency: around 75% of the content conveyed using our methods is learned on an ongoing basis and is transformed into flesh and blood by the participants. In contrast, conventional learning methods achieve a maximum of 30%! We offer you the most efficient and effective learning methods and focus on the implementation of what you have learned.
3 x 3 board games:
Our products:
- 3 different programs of board game based simulations with different levels of difficulty
- Business Fundamentals ™ = Business basics,
- Advanced Business ™ = Advanced or
- Strategy & Finance ™ = (Junior) management training.
- Modular structure - thematically expandable
industry solutions
5th Mind offers you 3 standard simulations for service, trade and production companies. In terms of content, these can be designed to be semi-flexible. All of our products have a modular structure and can be deepened thematically. To ensure that all content is 100% tailored to your target group and your educational goals, special training programs can be adapted or developed by our experts at your request, for example for banks, energy suppliers, logistics companies, chemical industry, pharmaceutical companies or the automotive industry.
Target group: Business studies for winners and heroes
Experience has shown that interactive, experience-oriented training is particularly suitable for:
- Managers / junior managers
- High potentials
- Franchisee / lessee
- self-employed
- Technician and
- scientist
For everyone who needs, needs to refresh or expand business know-how. Experienced managers can be communicated strategy changes clearly and efficiently.
Product Overview
5th Mind offers you 3 standard simulations for services, trade and production companies in 3 levels of difficulty. In terms of content, all simulations are designed to be 100% modular and semi-flexible. Contents and subject areas can thus be discussed and / or omitted at any time.
Our passion: training as an integrated measure. For this we offer you the conception of transfer tasks that are created by the participants themselves between different phases. Our training courses are often the start of an implementation initiative through an action plan. The plan drawn up in the seminar is adopted in target agreement discussions and continuously reviewed. Achievement of goals becomes measurable. We can also support the implementation process.
To ensure that all content is 100% tailored to your target group and your educational goals, special training programs and content can be adapted or developed at your request by one of our 50 experts for banks, energy suppliers, logistics companies, chemical industry, IT, pharmaceutical companies or the automotive industry.
Business Fundamentals™
Intro:
The seminar for beginners, managers and employees who want to quickly and memorably acquire the most important business and financial basics.
duration:
1-2 days
Industry sectors:
Service, trade and production
Subjects:
Balance sheet / P&L, costs, price, cash flow, key figures (profitability, stability, liquidity), budgeting, ...
The seminar for beginners, managers and employees who want to quickly and memorably acquire the most important business and financial basics.
duration:
1-2 days
Industry sectors:
Service, trade and production
Subjects:
Balance sheet / P&L, costs, price, cash flow, key figures (profitability, stability, liquidity), budgeting, ...
Advanced Business™
Intro:
The seminar for practitioners and managers who want to deepen their knowledge in the field of financial management.
duration:
2-3 Days
Industry sectors:
Service, trade and production
Subjects:
Business fundamentals liquidity indicators, working capital management, value-based management, planning, competition & differentiation, CAPEX / OPEX, investment calculation, stock market, ...
The seminar for practitioners and managers who want to deepen their knowledge in the field of financial management.
duration:
2-3 Days
Industry sectors:
Service, trade and production
Subjects:
Business fundamentals liquidity indicators, working capital management, value-based management, planning, competition & differentiation, CAPEX / OPEX, investment calculation, stock market, ...
Strategy & Finance™
Intro:
The seminar for practitioners and (junior) executives who want to quickly and memorably examine all relationships in business administration, strategy, finance and corporate management.
duration:
2-4 days
Industry sectors:
Service, trade and production
Subjects:
Business Fundamentals Advanced Business Strategic Management, Vision / Mission / Strategy, SWOT, Strategy Models (BCG-Matrix, Gälweiler, Ansoff's Product / Market Matrix, Porter, Balanced Score Card), Environment Analysis, Strategic Innovation, Implementing a Strategy, Internationalization, Crisis Scenarios ...
The seminar for practitioners and (junior) executives who want to quickly and memorably examine all relationships in business administration, strategy, finance and corporate management.
duration:
2-4 days
Industry sectors:
Service, trade and production
Subjects:
Business Fundamentals Advanced Business Strategic Management, Vision / Mission / Strategy, SWOT, Strategy Models (BCG-Matrix, Gälweiler, Ansoff's Product / Market Matrix, Porter, Balanced Score Card), Environment Analysis, Strategic Innovation, Implementing a Strategy, Internationalization, Crisis Scenarios ...
In-house development / individual development
Our conviction: tailor-made fits better. 5th Mind offers you the design of individual trainings that are 100% tailored to your company, your target group and your educational goals. At your request, our experts will adapt or develop special training programs for banks, energy suppliers, logistics companies, the chemical industry, pharmaceutical companies or the automotive industry.
Our range:
Free design workshop
For the purpose of designing a tailor-made pilot seminar, we offer you an appointment with employees from the Controlling / Finance department, as well as the HR department to determine the exact content. We offer this 2-3 hour workshop free of charge if you book at least 5 seminars in the first year.
Our passion:
Training as an integrated measure
As an integrated measure, we offer you the conception of transfer tasks that are created by the participants themselves between different phases. Our training courses are often the start of an implementation initiative through an action plan. The plan drawn up in the seminar is adopted in target agreement discussions and continuously reviewed. Achievement of goals becomes measurable. We can also support the implementation process.