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Would you believe that making
paper planes will improve
your team's effectiveness?
"The participant response to Paper Planes, Inc. is overwhelmingly positive because it brings forth an awareness of the power they possess to change systems in their work life."
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Paper Planes, Inc.® helps participants experience the powerful effects of system reengineering and process improvement, gain first-hand knowledge about the cost and waste inherent in a dysfunctional system, recognize barriers to change, develop new paths to continuous improvement, see the impact of redesign and reengineering on quality, perceive the critical connection between systems thinking, total quality, and customer orientation.
Scenario
Participants are employed by a plane manufacturing company that has the opportunity to sell as many planes as they can manufacture that meet specific quality standards. Each participant plays an individual role in the production process, i.e., inspector, tester, etc.
The simulation consists of three production runs. After each run, group members discuss and evaluate their efforts measured by production cost, quality, customer satisfaction, delivery time and worker satisfaction. After evaluating effectiveness of their efforts, workers are allowed to redesign the production process to their own specifications. Serial interventions from the manufacturing company’s customer complicate the work redesign and production process.
Production Runs:
Run #1 - A Functionally Designed System: Participants manufacture planes using an established production design.
Run #2 - A Group-Designed System: Participants experience first-hand the impact of employee involvement on quality, cost, commitment and morale by working within a system they helped designed.
Run #3 - A Continuously Improving System: Participants learn that through collaboration and continuous improvement efforts, significant changes can take place. These changes are easier to implement and maintain because of the participants' ownership of the change process.
Outcome
Awareness of the problems inherent in compartmentalized work and just how effective a team can become.
- How participation affects work ownership
- Innovation of continuous improvement.
- Elements of successful work redesign and re-engineering are identified.
- Critical connections between systems, quality and an organizational customer orientation.
- Effects of work redesign on cost, quality and overall team productivity.
In addition the business simulation:
- Quickly reveals barriers to organizational success
- Provides insights into creative solutions.
- Effectively transfers workshop learning to the workplace
More Information
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Guide
Specifications
| Participant Level: |
All |
Space Required: |
25 sq. feet per participant |
| Program Length: |
.5 day |
Equipment Required: |
Digital projector, Tool kit |
Recommended number
of facilitators: |
1; 2 desirable |
Certification Required?: |
Available, but not required |
| Facilitator Guide Required?: |
Yes |
Normative Data: |
Yes |
| Simulation Level : |
2 |
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Certification and Qualification
Certification is not required for trainers using this business simulation, although it is recommended for those looking to enhance their skill set. Experience with level 2 simulations, good group facilitation and debrief skills, team development and organizational development experience provide a solid foundation for faciltation. If you are interested in learning more about available certification, learn more here.
Cost
- Supply Kit for 15 participants $515
- Supply Kit for 20 participants $672.00
- Supply Kit for 25 participants $830
- Supply Kit for 30 participants $987
- Facilitator Guide $125.00
- Tool Kit $125.00
- Starter Kit (Tool Kit & Facilitator Guide) $205
Minimum participants: 15
Maximum participants: 30
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