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LiquidAssets™
Catalyst created the LiquidAssets Simulation to address the importance of communication in
lateral and hierarchical organizations. The simulation, which is used as part of training
programs and offsite meetings, creates a context for groups to learn to share best practices
across an organization and to leverage resources for maximum effect.
LiquidAssets simulates a company that must deliver a new product - a valuable liquid substance -
to market within an ambitious time frame. Each level in the organization develops its own
perspective and typically forms a limited understanding of the efforts and concerns of other
parts of the organization. After a mid-session off-site meeting, in which all members begin to
understand the issues from various perspectives, the teams learn to share resources and work
towards a common goal. The dynamics generated in this simulation provide a basis for a group to
learn about - and understand - organizational learning and empowered responses in a hierarchy.
The four-hour program is held outdoors for groups ranging from 12 to 200 participants at all
levels of an organization.
Learning Objectives
- Share best practices across an entire organization
- Understand the importance of collaboration and communication across the organization
- Demonstrate the need for coordinating the roles of corporate leadership, mid-level management and work teams
- Demonstrate the complexity of leadership and teams in hierarchical organizations
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