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Created by : Gargi Sinha, Senior Consultant, Hewitt Associates  | 06 08 2011 06:46:02 +0000
Industry : Human Resources (HR) ConsultingFunctional Area : Talent Management(People Management)
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Few companies have taken a clue from the famous game Farmville which gives you a virtual tour of a farmers life. Companies like Siemens, ICICI Prudential life insurance, Fullerton and the television channel Fox History, all have games for both prospective employees and for current ones to keep their hand in. This game will let them know how things go from entry level to CXO level! It will of course take time in implementation. But still we have a raw idea about how the game can be. Do you think this is an good idea to train people at work?

 

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This might actually make things even more difficult. Games are always either addictive or boring and in any case this would not lead to a good result.


By Gargi Sinha, Senior Consultant, Hewitt Associates  06 08 2011 06:46:02 +0000
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What about games in share trading? please have a try.. it will virtually sets up a real trading environment where one can practice it.. Not all game are made for fun.. Sudoku helps a lot in decision making and strategic thinking provided one is not getting addict to any game for instance.. http://benefitof.net/benefits-of-sudoku/

It totally depends on extracting the logic from the game and applying it where ever it is feasible @ work..


By Dinesh Kumar Radhakrishnan, Manager - Business Strategies, OLiVEiNDiA  | 12 24 2011 09:19:14 +0000
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Effective.. Provided the indirect traits in game and work are properly linked and the trainees are educated clearly how should be perceived and applied at work.
By Dinesh Kumar Radhakrishnan, Manager - Business Strategies, OLiVEiNDiA  | 12 23 2011 12:15:29 +0000
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I think Simulation is better for training a manager coz this avoids the risks involved in direct exposure to the real job. This risk is more for a manager job. Marketing and Finance managers may find it helpful in dealing with simulated situations on how to handle the job. Advertisement managers can deal with mock ads and its effects can be evaluated. But when it comes to technical training, I think better is Job traiaing. Coz there's a drastic difference between object and concept..
By Arun Shan S, Associate Senior Engineer, Procsys  | 11 30 2011 07:19:45 +0000
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I think Simulation is better for training a manager coz this avoids the risks involved in direct exposure to the real job. This risk is more for a manager job. Marketing and Finance managers may find it helpful in dealing with simulated situations on how to handle the job. Advertisement managers can deal with mock ads and its effects can be evaluated. But when it comes to technical training, I think better is Job traiaing. Coz there's a drastic difference between object and concept..
By Arun Shan S, Associate Senior Engineer, Procsys  | 11 30 2011 07:19:18 +0000
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Now a days we have to try this type of training to implement or input in the minds of employees to get output what the company or organization or institution need to achieve their target
By VIMALAN , DIRECTOR, VIRGIN ENGINEERS  | 06 23 2011 14:56:42 +0000
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It is not like that companies plannig game as training programme and you have participate and play. There is specific motive behind it like team work, timely implementation of stratagy, leadership quality devlopment, situation handling, goal setting and many maore as per requirement of organisation. How many are attentive in class room training for hall session? Hardly few. Game will increase your intrest becose you are doing something diffrent and teach you the lession very easily.This technique is adopted in number of organisation and they have got success. We can consider it different than same boring class room training.
By Vrushank Bharatkumar Dave, Area Business Manager, Elder Pharmaceutical Ltd  | 06 22 2011 14:36:09 +0000
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Thats as novel as it can get. Alternate methods of training are always a hit.
By Jaygopal Raghavan, Marketing Manager, Landmark Group  | 06 21 2011 18:35:19 +0000
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Depends how well you have been trained for the previous job or what is the requirement for the next job.
By sandesh saboo, Research Associate/Analyst, saboo associates  | 06 13 2011 12:25:38 +0000
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yes, normally it happen in Bharat.
By Anil Kumar Garg, Freelancer, Publishing  | 06 12 2011 09:22:15 +0000
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Every idea has some good and bad, till it gets implemented we cant make any conclusion though it sounds interesting.


By Gurleen Kaur, CMD, GKM IT & Engineering  | 06 10 2011 19:04:10 +0000
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Every idea has some good and bad, till it gets implemented we cant make any conclusion.
By Gurleen Kaur, CMD, GKM IT & Engineering  | 06 10 2011 19:02:17 +0000
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Yes, such innovative training programs not only enhance productivity but helps employees understand the company and its objectives, working culture etc.


By Amit Kumar, Program Manager, EduMark Realty Education Services  | 06 09 2011 19:22:11 +0000
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Yes, such innovative training programs not only enhance productivity but helps employees understand the company and its objectives, working culture etc.


By Amit Kumar, Program Manager, EduMark Realty Education Services  | 06 09 2011 19:18:24 +0000
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Yes, such innovative training programs not only enhance productivity but helps employees understand the company and its objectives, working culture etc.


By Amit Kumar, Program Manager, EduMark Realty Education Services  | 06 09 2011 19:12:40 +0000
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Yes, such innovative training programs not only enhance productivity but helps employees understand the company and its objectives, working culture etc.


By Amit Kumar, Program Manager, EduMark Realty Education Services  | 06 09 2011 19:11:58 +0000
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Yes, such innovative training programs not only enhance productivity but helps employees understand the company and its objectives, working culture etc.
By Amit Kumar, Program Manager, EduMark Realty Education Services  | 06 09 2011 19:11:22 +0000
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Yes, such innovative training programs not only enhance productivity but helps employees understand the company and its objectives, working culture etc.
By Amit Kumar, Program Manager, EduMark Realty Education Services  | 06 09 2011 19:04:55 +0000
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Yes, such innovative training programs not only enhance productivity but helps employees understand the company and its objectives, working culture etc.
By Amit Kumar, Program Manager, EduMark Realty Education Services  | 06 09 2011 19:03:51 +0000
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Yes, such innovative training programs not only enhance productivity but helps employees understand the company and its objectives, working culture etc.
By Amit Kumar, Program Manager, EduMark Realty Education Services  | 06 09 2011 19:03:15 +0000
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Yes, such innovative training programs not only enhance productivity but helps employees understand the company and its objectives, working culture etc.
By Amit Kumar, Program Manager, EduMark Realty Education Services  | 06 09 2011 19:02:46 +0000
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Yes, such innovative training programs not only enhance productivity but helps employees understand the company and its objectives, working culture etc.
By Amit Kumar, Program Manager, EduMark Realty Education Services  | 06 09 2011 19:02:04 +0000
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Yes, such innovative training programs not only enhance productivity but helps employees understand the company and its objectives, working culture etc.
By Amit Kumar, Program Manager, EduMark Realty Education Services  | 06 09 2011 19:01:13 +0000
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Sorry Ms. Garhi,

Recently I have seen a Toy," Drone" thats' expensive & needs little bit mental  understanding . However, it develop the cognitive skill in " Problem solving" &  "Decision making". It flies at a height of 60 foot & is controlled by a console from the ground. It teaches the children the ability to know the  manaevouring of helicopter(Drone is an unmanned copter designed by military to carry surveillance). Now-a-days, the toy makers does not remain, just producing the toy for money. They, also, put in scientific ideas & skills to be learned by the players.

Similarly, the Farmville is offering various kind of Games that can obviously ,be aimed to develop the skills of the employees in their Work. When, it is appropriately planned & designed, it can be used to develop the skills of the employees.


By KALIYAMOORTHY , Oil & Gas Area Coordinator, Undisclosed  | 06 09 2011 11:18:51 +0000
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We are always try to find a new method to train people and expect it will work.
By kumar chiman sinha, Research Scholar  | 06 09 2011 05:24:23 +0000
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It is easy to train without teaching and save other expenses.It most be related to work which to perform otherwise it will be entertainment for the trainee.


By LAXMAN KESHWALA, Freelancer, Telecom/ISP  | 06 08 2011 22:23:19 +0000
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To train employee on regular interval is very much essantial now a day. Audio visual activities, games and indoor and outdoor activity seems to be more effective than only class room training. Success and failur of any trining depend on trainer method to present the things and employees involvement during the training. But this will impact much better on employee than any class room trianing becose employee's involment in activity will be better than classroom training only.
By Vrushank Bharatkumar Dave, Area Business Manager, Elder Pharmaceutical Ltd  | 06 08 2011 15:12:04 +0000
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Appreciate your point of view on this. But it largely depends on the facilitator, his/her selection of the activities and delivery style . If the message is relevant and solves the purpose in an interesting manner, I suppose this can prove to be effective. 


By Rohit Bhatia, L&D Specialist (Trainer), FedEx  | 06 08 2011 10:04:17 +0000
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Well, if we keep on experimenting with the training techniques without sacrificing its basics then it can make the training much more easy, intresting, and practical approch based,,,,,and ultimatly a nice training program leads to better use of available resources..
By Gurpreet Singh, Team Associate, BA Continuum Solutions  | 06 08 2011 09:02:36 +0000
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A different approach is always appreciated by the employers provided, it shouldn't be tough to comprehend. While developing such new techniques to train the people the management should make sure that they have a scale or tool to measure the outcome of the training. without that its of no use.
By VIJAYAN M, Project Lead, Millward Brown  | 06 08 2011 08:54:12 +0000
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Corporate may have included this method but as many of todays technologies and practices this methodology was initially adopted by Defense forces to train their professional for different scenarios it is a low cost option to train you employees plus it offers advanced simulations of scenarios and primarily this have been practically proven that audio-visual mode is best to train oneself.
By Arunabh , Sr. Engineer, R&D (Ballistics)  | 06 08 2011 08:30:45 +0000
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well ... depends on what you are being trained on ... sometimes the direct way don't focus on the practical aspects ... Technical training always requires the old school approach ...
By Prateek Jain, Principal Consultant, SAP Labs India  | 06 08 2011 07:03:19 +0000
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Afer a Long time A Job In a regular than in the same path if you learn something so it a add otherwise it a mins for futher
By DEEPAK MITTAL, GENERAL MANGAR,  | 07 26 2011 10:49:59 +0000
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Games are developed for single motive that is fun and any profession is not a matter of joke so job can be fun if you take interest but fun can never be a job unless profession like comedian or joker. I agree that there are some real time strategy games available but that too is concerned with a particular profession, the games like Microsoft Flight Simulator is actually developed keeping the pilots in mind and games like Delta Force gives soldiers to plan their next move but still about a corporate world or ministerial job these things are just trash and has no positive output. Time wasting stuff for grown ups.
By Ardhendu Pal, Technical Support Officer, Convergys India Services  | 06 13 2011 13:21:16 +0000
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if someone get the idea of how a company works, especially companies engaged in the service sector.....why would he look for a job..........any bunch of intelligent people can form a group and start up a new corporation.Moreover too many unwanted people will know about how such companies works and may conduct their dealings in unethical way......compounding problems for the company.
By Satadru Shastri, Partner, Mukherjee & Shastri  | 06 10 2011 19:44:05 +0000
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ya, things become mre critical by this way, gargi i agree with u.


By puneet , Manager Admin  | 06 10 2011 12:07:27 +0000
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different in the sense that the method followed by all others is not followed blindly,there must be a right approach however boring or etc.
By mallikarjuna , networking, 3i  | 06 10 2011 05:42:10 +0000
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Not exactly.. There are many other ways in which you can train your employees. Though this method may lift up the briskness and learning abilities of the employee, this is not exactly the potential way to train. I suspect that this training becomes boring after some time.
By Deepak B Kadamanahalli, Hydraulic Design Engineer, Infotech Enterprises  | 06 09 2011 19:54:26 +0000
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I dont think in INDIA and specially all fields can handle such activities.Like Miss sinha explained...
By Rohit Thakur, Electrical Engineer-Industrial, Quality Engineering and Software Technologies  | 06 09 2011 04:36:03 +0000
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It is no doubt about your words


By LAXMAN KESHWALA, Freelancer, Telecom/ISP  | 06 08 2011 22:24:39 +0000
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Unfortunately i feel here lack of option. I would like to say only the thing that whatever you will choose the game for training, you must have to make change the way or style for training on regular interval. Because now a days, people want change something. Whatever you follow the game for training, you should need to make it update. Ultimately, training is also a game in which trainee need to learn and after that go ahead.. Thanks Gargi for referal..
By Virag Shah, Confidential  | 06 08 2011 15:57:02 +0000
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Curiosity will die down once they become monotonous, then there is a danger of addiction, if not checked, as mentioned by Gargi. I endorse her views.
By S. Muralidharan, Executive Director, Knowledge Foundation & Campus Around the Corner  | 06 08 2011 09:00:22 +0000
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I agree with Gargi !
By Suryanarayan Murthy, Free lancer  | 06 08 2011 08:59:04 +0000
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Gargi I ditto your views on the subject.


By Rathin Deb, Advisor and retail consultant, currently as Branch Manager, Tower Infotech Ltd  | 06 08 2011 08:45:22 +0000
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Traditional methods like classroom training and on-the-job training will be of greater use!
By suhaschandra deshpande, Marketing Associate  | 06 08 2011 08:27:58 +0000
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