Tower Building


Page 171 - Developments in Business Simulation and Experiential Learning, volume 42, 2015 

 

ABSTRACT 

 
In this 90 min session we will experience the Tower Building 

Simulation and debrief the experience.  The first 50 people to 

attend this session will participate directly in the simulation 

with additional session attendees serving as observers.  Tower 

Building is a practical, hands-on, interactive, and high energy 

experiential learning activity. Working at tables in teams con-

sisting of 1 leader and 3-4 workers, teams compete to become 

the world’s best Tower Builder. Over 3 simulated years, and 

using 50 blocks of various size/shape/color, teams annually 

develop a strategy, determine roles, align people to roles, fore-

cast results, and execute their strategy.  Teams are measured on 

their results, continuously improve their strategy each year, and 

similar to the real world, teams encounter a wrinkle(s) each 

year 

 

TOWER BUILDING 
 

Brent Pederson 

Hay Group’s Practice Leader, Leadership & Talent, Western Canada 

brent.pederson@haygroup.com 

mailto:brent.pederson@haygroup.com