The simulation is excellent and is one way I’ve found to pull the importance of cross-functionality in business into every decision. It definitely helps students have a better understanding.

Deborah Finch

I have been using an Interpretive Simulation at both the undergraduate and the graduate level at the University of Connecticut for a number of years. I think every semester the students have walked away with knowledge and practical application of the concepts that will serve them well as they pursue their careers. The vast majority of my students have stated that the simulation made their education more real for them and they learned more about how things worked in the “real” world. In many cases, they did not want the simulation to be over. I like the simulation and all it brings to the educational experience of the students.

Ralph R. Braithwaite - University of Connecticut

Simulations inject competition, consequences and the critical temporal variable into traditional case study analysis. It is as close to the real world business environment as you can get in a classroom. And it is fun. Today’s students are gamers. They love this online, competitive gaming situation. Simulations are a win-win for all.

Grace Zimmerman - Brandeis University

NewShoes simulation allowed me to introduce something extraordinarily valuable to the classroom, experiential learning. Students end the course with a real appreciation of a well-developed marketing plan, the value of marketing research, the importance of consistency, and real life challenges business executives encounter every day.

Ellen F. Thomas

By using Airline simulation, my students get hands-on experience of making exact strategic decisions they have to make as executives of real-world companies. To win the game they become critical thinkers, not just college students majoring in business. The simulation also provides students a tactful way to fill the gaps of theory and practical experience. Students are given a real-life environment in which they may practice what they learn in the business classes and advance their analytical, planning and evaluating skills.

Wei He - Purdue University - Northwest

I have used the StratSimMarketing simulation for several terms now in my MBA Marketing Strategy course at the University of South Florida Muma College of Business and students have been very pleased with it, especially as it helps them to apply the marketing management principles they learned in other courses.

James R. Stock - University of South Florida

The simulation is terrific in that it provides class members the opportunity to experience the role of a Marketing manager – considering all of the aspects of leading a brand – both internal factors (4Ps) and also the external environment with the ability to purchase marketing research and track the results of competitors. The simulation doesn’t just reinforce the topics we cover in class; rather by involving students in the decisions, the simulation provides both a rational and emotional connection which will yield in longer term benefits in subsequent classes and their careers.

Jim Thompson

Thanks for all of the work that you and others on the team put in throughout this term, in my books it is impossible for the other simulations to compete with you.

Douglas Olsen - Arizona State University

The CountryManager simulation is an adventure in experiential learning. It provides students with all the skills they would need to take a firm and a product suite to Latin America or Asia. It is versatile enough that students can implement a variety of strategies. More abstractly, it provides students with the experience of competing on innovation. They create innovation, introduce it to a new system that reacts to it, and compete with it. The Interpretive staff are like collaborative partners. And even better, you work with the same people over the semesters and years.

Yorgos Marinakis - University of New Mexico

I just wanted to say that your company's support is the quickest, friendliest and most efficient I've ever encountered. I know that several other faculty here have said the same thing. We sincerely appreciate it!

David Kaiser - Temple University