Tips & Tricks

Here we show how you can use business simulations to develop entrepreneurial skills, successfully use online concepts in teaching, or train employees and (junior) managers. In these articles, we also present current reading recommendations on business topics, practical digital tools and interesting platforms. 

Three Tips on How to Succeed in a Business Simulation

Three Tips on How to Succeed in a Business Simulation

You’re about to play a business simulation, you’ve read the participant’s manual and now you need more information on how to best proceed in the game? Then you’ve come to the right place, because we’re going to tell you a few tips and tricks to help you succeed in our business simulations!

VR Technologies in Adult Education and Continuing Training

VR Technologies in Adult Education and Continuing Training

Thanks to rapidly advancing technological developments, devices and programs that provide access to virtual reality (VR) are already being used successfully in many areas. Learn more about the enormous potential of VR technologies, especially in adult education and training, in this article.

E-learning – Current Trends and Possibilities

E-learning – Current Trends and Possibilities

Due to the rapidly advancing digitalization, e-learning experienced an upswing. Technological progress not only facilitates time- and location-independent learning, but also enables learners to take a self-responsible approach to their personal learning goals. We focus on current formats and possibilities around the topic of e-learning.

Boosting Business Acumen with Business Simulations

Boosting Business Acumen with Business Simulations

Business acumen is a decisive factor when it comes to a company’s success. Having strong developed business acumen and business savvy employees within an organization is proven to leverage a strategy’s potential and to improve the financial performance. The article illustrates why building business acumen is important and how TOPSIM – Business Simulations will support your organization in developing these skills.

Leadership Development through Business Simulations

Leadership Development through Business Simulations

Leadership development becomes more and more important as studies have proven that well trained leaders have a significant impact on a company’s success. This article illustrates why business simulations are especially effective when it comes to training (future) leaders and how TOPSIM – business games support your leadership development program.

Digital Tools for Online Seminars

Digital Tools for Online Seminars

Online learning was gaining traction even before the Covid-19 turned our lives upside down. In this article we would like to introduce you to a few tools for digital teaching that can support you in the design of your lectures, seminars and exercises!

Debriefing: 6 Phases of Reflection

Debriefing: 6 Phases of Reflection

By running through several simulation periods, making strategic management decisions and competing with other teams they expand their knowledge and improve skills such as teamwork and communication within the group. To ensure that the participants can process the experiences, thorough reflection phases after group tasks are particularly important. We have prepared 6 questions for you to ask your participants during the debriefing.

Boost the Power of your talent: Organizational Development with TOPSIM – Business Simulations

Boost the Power of your talent: Organizational Development with TOPSIM – Business Simulations

With our TOPSIM – Business Simulations you can address the central competences in the digital age. During the simulation, the participants learn how to think strategically, analyze complex facts and figures and make decisions within the team. What is special about TOPSIM – Business Simulations? In this post we will show you how you can develop you organization with our simulations.

Single-player Business Simulations

Single-player Business Simulations

In a business simulation, participants take on the role of management and make operational and strategic management decisions for their fictional company. In our single-player mode, participants do not play against each other in teams as usual, but against predefined computer competitors.

Stay Safe and Learn with TOPSIM – Seminars

Stay Safe and Learn with TOPSIM – Seminars

Our team is always here to support you for your employee training and organizational development initiatives – and to keep everyone safe and healthy. That is why we have developed the TOPSIM – Safety Concept for upcoming on-site seminars. In this article we would like to demonstrate how we can help you and your organization with our simulation-based seminars.