People.
Planet.
Profit.
Most organisations find our off-the-shelf experiences the perfect starting point for addressing their business challenge.
In the last 35 years, we have created more than 500 learning experiences for the physical and online classroom, focusing on leadership, sustainability and commercial acumen.
How does it work?
Who it involves
Normally between 12 to 24 participants in each session (but this is flexible), competing in smaller teams against each other.
They are led at all times by a facilitator either from PBS or the client.
How long it lasts
Most games are 2-8 hours. Some classroom courses last up to 4 days. We tend to avoid playing online for more than half a day in one go.
There is normally some brief pre-work for participants to complete and we suggest a short follow-up workshop to embed the learning.
Where it happens
Almost all of our games can be played face-to-face, virtually or a combination of both.
Increasingly, we are seeing demand for digital games to be played face-to-face in the classroom.
Clients
-
Understanding how talent decisions impact business performance
-
Informed hiring creates diverse teams
-
Effective succession planning
-
Managing engagement and wellbeing
Key outcomes
Participants play the role of a virtual team leader, competing against others to build the most engaged, capabile, diverse and high performing virtual team. Over a series of game rounds each simulating one year. they must make a series of decisions around traing and development, pay and recruitment to improve themselves, their team and attract and retain the top talent in the market.
How it works
People games
Our People experiences focus on enhancing self-awareness and creating more diverse and inclusive cultures.
Bespoke?
We do that.
Our off-the-shelf experiences are a great starting point but if you want something that feels more like “you” then we love nothing more than trying to turn your specific challenge into a game-based learning experience.
Go on, put us to the test…
Configure
Minor wording and branding changes to a generic experience
Customise
Significant adaptations to a generic experience to make it feel like yours
Create
Co-create something incredible with
us and leave a legacy for the future!
Clients
-
Understanding of the sustainability value proposition and how to communicate it
-
Discovery of optimal approaches to maximise profit, ESG impact and reputation
-
Understanding the trade offs relating to satisfying different stakeholder groups
Key outcomes
Teams each manage a manufacturing organisation on the fictional island of Eden and try to outperform competitors on financial performance and sustainability. They must decide how to invest in their supply chain, manufacturing and distribution to appeal to evolving stakeholder demands - including the island's customer market who will only buy from those organisations specifically addressing their requirements! Limited time, budgets and information mean every decision carries risk.
How it works
Planet games
Our Planet experiences allow people to understand first-hand how their day-to-day decisions can impact the drive for "Net-Zero".
Clients
-
Effective pricing and differentiation strategies; understanding the risks of dealing in discounts and a "race to the bottom"
-
Understanding cost base, market features, customer requirements and competitor strategies
-
Understanding Income /Profit and Loss statements
-
Recalling the connection (and differences) between sales and profit
Key outcomes
Participants work and compete in teams, assuming the role of a commercial team in a manufacturing business. In each game cycle they are presented with a series of live customer orders they can make bids on.
Initially, they can only compete against others on price but as the game progresses teams can invest in differentiators which may enable them to be more targeted in customer bids – and to make more profit as a result.
By completing P&L statements and reflections after each round, participants quickly connect their decisions to results, and gain insights to help them back at work.
How it works
Profit games
Our Profit experiences rapidly deliver financial literacy, commercial acumen and bigger picture understanding.
Our Profit experiences rapidly deliver financial literacy, commercial acumen and bigger picture understanding
Our Profit experiences rapidly deliver financial literacy, commercial acumen and bigger picture understanding.
Lead the Future
The fastest and most engaging route to inclusive talent management, diverse workforces, and less biased decision-making.
Feedback? No thanks!
A unique and challenging learning experience to enable self-aware and inclusive leaders, collaborative teams and effective feedback.
First, lead yourself
This challenging and unique program builds two of the key skills needed by every leader: self-awareness and the ability to give high-impact feedback.
The times are a'changing
Break down silos by enabling teams to shift from a functional mindset to a process mindset.
Do well by doing good
Making Waves creates powerful mindset shifts to supercharge sustainable transformation
The price is right..
Pricing for Profit enables participants to discover the importance of differentiation, the risks of dealing in discounts and, ultimately, how to price for profit
Monopoly on steroids
Our world-famous financial board games, with versions to match almost any sector, give every employee in any organisation a true understanding of the business impact of their daily decisions.
“Nestlé works with PBS to make important learning fun – which increases learning impact and participant motivation.”
Dominic Gerber, Head of Finance & Control Training
"PepsiCo works with PBS because they have a proven record in designing and delivering high-impact L&D solutions”
Andrew Collier, L&D Director Europe
Feedback
Here's a selection of great feedback we've received from clients and participants.