This exciting/entertaining and explanatory business game, with three training levels, leads you across what you need to know about performing well in China. Find out whether you and your team have the experience and wit to navigate this fiercely competitive market adequately. Not only will your knowledge and understanding of China be quizzed, your experience too will be put to the test during this thrilling and challenging game.
“Victory usually goes to the army that has better trained officers and men” (Sun Tzu)”
Quick Booster
Are you still China proof? And what about your team? Refreshing knowledge and business acumen vis a vis China seems the obvious thing to do after all this time of travel restrictions – but are you and your team indeed equipped to beat the other teams on China experience, skills and know-how?
Get to know the current China business environment. What has changed? Learn from each other’s experiences and real-life cases. Find out how to successfully build relations with Chinese partners. And, obtain practical tips for presenting your business.
Compete against the other teams and kick-start your business in China again.
Be smart, be prepared!
Playing the full-fledged Challenge – what’s involved
Three rounds
Deep-dive in navigating Chinese business situations and teambuilding. The game will get more complex on the go as you acquire relevant, key knowledge points in each round. By means of presentations and videos you will delve deeper into the Chinese soul of ‘doing business’. After each round, your team capabilities will be put to the test in quizzes, scans, business challenges and pitches.
Gamified elements
Correct steps and smart decision-making will be rewarded with currency (¥) with which building blocks can be bought for your own skyscraper! But you may need to tome in your ambitions too and be prepared to save some money as the game can has a few surprising turnabouts, just like in China-business……. Eventually, the team with the highest skyscraper is the winner! Discover your strengths and weaknesses in this upbeat game and find out whether the sky is the limit!
This training game can cater to people relatively new to Chinese business culture yet is equally suitable and relevant to professisonals who have worked in China for many years: students/trainees, start-ups and experienced entrepreneurs and managers who handle international teams. Content of our gaming-trainings can even be moderately finetuned to suit individual company’s specific requirements or market sector.
Sandy Barkowsky
Municipality of Tilburg
Jorrit de Graaf
Student
Nicole Severijns
Citymarketing Tilburg
“De China Culture Challenge laat zien hoe oude patronen in China nog steeds doorwerken in de zakelijke praktijk van nu. Het is voor het eerst dat ik er op deze manier over nadenk en ik kan het meteen toepassen in mijn werk. Een goede opfrisbeurt!”
Emile Schürmann
manager China department, Incentive Europe
“Ik heb zeer genoten van ’the China Culture Challenge’, het combineert theorie en praktijk op en leuke manier. Als een startende professional in China denk ik dat het me zeker gaat helpen in de toekomst en ik zou het iedereen aanraden!”.
Robert van Kasteel
Financial Coordinator, DeVere Shanghai
“I really thought that I knew a lot about China after having lived there for 12 years, but this game actually revealed why things happen the way they do. You learn about China’s cultural background and apply this knowledge during the game”.
Jorge van den Hove
CEO Orange Branding, Amsterdam & Guangzhou
“During a pleasant and fun afternoon, you gain many new insights that help you to sharpen your thoughts about doing business in China.”
Lolke Ket
GroupA Architects, Rotterdam
“The game challenged my trading skills in working with Chinese enterprises because it presented different angles from realtime cases. It easily exposed my strenghts and weaknesses. The game also connects the group in a dynamic way. I really enjoyed the learning by doing, never a dull moment!”
Leontine Wagenaar
Owner trend & design studio Spizes
Lilian Kranenburg – savvy China watcher and communications expert, sinologist. Chairperson of Guanxi, the knowledge network in the Netherlands for Dutch businesses active in China.
http://www.chinamoves.com/
Lianne Baaij – ultimate go-between between Dutch and Chinese businesses, certified interpreter-translator Mandarin, trainer and sinologist.
http://www.china-access.nl/
Esther Janssen – longtime bridge-builder between EU and China governments and businesses, crosscultural expert and trainer, political scientist.
http://culture-inc.com/
Monique Groeneveld – China explorer and allround guide for economic and cultural exchanges, sinologist and trainer.
http://www.china-inside.com
Each of us has been active in China on behalf of Dutch government and businesses for over 25 years. We have joined forces to enrich our spectrum of skills to the benefit of our clients. Our services are directed towards western businesses that are active in China. We consult and train, guide and coach.
In short, playing the China culture challenge will help you to:
info@chinaculturechallenge.com
Call us in China: + 86 135 2010 3215
Or in the Netherlands: + 31 (0) 6 25560818 / + 31 (0) 6 22115486
