Category Archives: Marketplace Live

Marketplace Live business simulation updates and product releases.

Marketplace Simulations Wins Silver at International Serious Play Awards

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Marketplace Simulations has received international acclaim for its efforts to develop more conscientious, purpose-driven business leaders. The company’s Conscious Capitalism – Bikes simulation won a silver medal at the 2022 International Serious Play Awards.  In the one-of-a-kind simulation, students work in teams to build competing carbon fiber bicycle companies. Together, they manage marketing efforts, production… Read More »

Marketplace Product Updates

We at Marketplace Simulations have been working hard to roll out some major product enhancements to make your teaching experience even better! Check out what we’ve got in store for you! High Level Games We have released our two most advanced simulations in the bikes edition, and more are on the way! Find out more… Read More »

How a Brazilian Marketplace distributor is using creativity and innovation to adapt in a changing world

Dr. Claudio Manassero is the Founder and CEO of TecTrain, a Brazilian-based training company that uses tech to improve business learning. He is also a distributor of Marketplace Simulations in Brazil. Before the Covid-19 crisis, Claudio had started a new venture integrating Marketplace’s “Introduction to Marketing” simulation into a fully, stand-alone, online business class. It was… Read More »

Five Quick Tips for Amping Up Online Student Engagement with Marketplace Simulations

“Tell me and I will forget, show me and I may remember; involve me and I will understand.”  -Benjamin Franklin One of the most important, but difficult, aspects of teaching is finding ways to truly engage students in the learning experience. This challenge can be even harder to tackle in an online classroom, where your students’ attention… Read More »

Conscious Capitalism is the Next Step Towards a Greater Planet

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These days, more and more consumers are demanding that companies have a higher purpose than just pursuing profit. They want to see their favorite companies incorporate practices that support environmental sustainability, non-profits, and the well-being of others into their business model. What exactly does that mean for businesses, and how can a conscious business model… Read More »

Hope Springs Eternal with Simulation Learning

Discover the latest news, updates, and articles with the Marketplace Simulations seasonal newsletter. Learn about the release of our newest serious business games. Understand the pedagogy behind simulation learning and how it can impact your course. Read news and articles that influence higher education today. Click to Read More  

6 Tough Lessons for Entrepreneurs That Can Be Learned from Simulations

New entrepreneurs encounter some of the toughest lessons in the business world. Failing early and often helps expedite the learning curve, but many entrepreneurs struggle to recover from such setbacks. Here are six hard lessons that your students can and should learn in the safety of a business simulation game and not in the real… Read More »

Providing a Level Playing Field for All: Part 2 of 3

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The new standards in accessibility call on everyone from website coders, to content creators, to administrators to make their courses useable for as many students as possible. These design guidelines were thought out very carefully, and, interestingly enough, they standardize, organize, and actually improve the technology experience for many people who didn’t realize there was… Read More »