Cooperation, competition, and communication without a screen: using games in soft skills development 2600-KKK-OG

ONLY STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE THE UW FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE WORKSHOP – these classes are intended as a substantive continuation and development of the "Games in Personal and Professional Development" workshop, but participation is also possible without prior completion of that course.

This workshop is an advanced social skills laboratory, serving as a substantive continuation and deepening of the topics covered in the "Games in Personal and Professional Development" course. While the classes are standalone and open to those who did not participate in the first part, the program emphasizes the increased complexity of the mechanisms analyzed. We focus on "off-screen" games (board, card, narrative), treating them as precise models of social and economic reality, in which mistakes do not entail real losses but provide important lessons.

Topic Scope
Particular attention is paid to the dynamics between individuals and groups and to analyzing the costs of choices and decisions made during gameplay:
• Decision Economics and Risk Management: Participants learn to value resources in changing market conditions (games based on trade and the stock market). We analyze the concept of opportunity cost – what do we lose by choosing a given development path?
• Strategy vs. Tactics: Developing the ability to flexibly change plans in response to opponents' moves or random events. How can we maintain a long-term vision while extinguishing current fires?
• The Psychology of Success and Delayed Gratification: Developing patience in building economic engines and understanding why short-term gains often lead to ultimate failure.
• Ethics and Cooperation: Exploring the limits of trust in conflict-of-interest situations. We analyze the impact of ethics on building alliances.
• Resource Allocation Under Pressure: Improving time and people management effectiveness in fast-paced gameplay scenarios.

Course Methodology: From Action to Reflection.
The course is held in a workshop format. Each session consists of:
• Analytical Module: A brief theoretical introduction combining learning with game mechanics.
• Operational Module (Gameplay): A practical challenge – the game serves as a research tool that forces participants to interact and make quick decisions.
• 3. In-Depth Debriefing: A moderated discussion during which we deconstruct the gameplay. We combine game mechanisms with real-world applications in business, teamwork, and self-development.