Games4Sustainability - Sustainability through serious games

Using social simulations to turn business ostriches into lions in the strive towards a sustainable economy

When faced with the impending disaster of climate change, we can either adopt the policy of an ostrich, a fox, or a lion. An ostrich pretends nothing is happening. A fox only cares for itself and furthers its interests by way of deceit. A lion takes responsibility for the entire animal kingdom and deals with the problem head-on.
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Confrontations and discussions for Disaster Risk Reduction governance

DRR is about making political choices to reduce disasters. It's also about defining priorities, stakeholders’ roles and attributing limited budgets.
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How to Enhance Social and Emotional Learning through Games

Classroom-based learning is one of the main ways to teach children emotional and social skills. Technology is changing the way we earn things today.
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Experiencing the making of climate policies with CliMates

“You are never too small to make a difference.” - are the words of Greta Thunberg, who started to go on school strike to protest against the inaction with regard to the climate crisis which is ahead of us.
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The Future Game®: Simulation Learning

The Future Game® is a dynamic workshop process. Collaborating in teams, you will make strategic decisions for a hypothetical region over a 20-year period.
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Play the City

Multi-player (for as many as 160 participants) game about building sustainable cities and communities. Lasts 1-2 hours.
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Perspectivity: National Security Challenge

National security. 2.5 hours. Public and private sector working together to build a resilient society.
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Perspectivity: Food Challenge

Food. Board game. 2.5 hours. Sustainably feed the world population.
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P.I.P.E.S.

Clean water. 2 hours. The Public Infrastructure Participatory Engagement Simulation recreates features of an American system with aging infrastructure.
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Laudato Si

Biodiversity. Board game. 30-60 minutes. In the Laudato Si game the players receive, for communal management, a beautiful, green forest.
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New Shores: a Game for Democracy

Climate change. Democracy. Online game. More than 2 hours. New Shores is an multiplayer game that takes players on a quest to settle on a green island.
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The World’s Future

Social simulation. 5-6 hours. 11-44 players. THE WORLD’S FUTURE game is an interactive role-playing simulation game which enables players to face the great challenges of our time.
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Nexus Game

Energy. Simulation. Water and energy. 2 hours and more. The Nexus Game gives participants a unique opportunity to get an insight into managing the water needs of energy production.
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