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The Murder Mystery is a 30 minute discussion activity that enhances a variety of training programs.
Use the Murder Mystery to:
- Make discussions more productive
- Enhance problem solving skills
- Increase clarity of communications
- Discover productive team behaviors
- Improve listening and questioning skills
- Add participation and involvement
- Increase awareness of the contributions of others
Everyone has something to contribute to a discussion. By sharing information using the 27 clue cards you can solve the Murder Mystery: identify the victim, the murder weapon, the time and place of the murder, the murderer and the motive.
Discussion Activity - Purchase $44.95 (Item#PDDC-TTCMM)
You may purchase Murder Mystery II Card Discussion Game for $44.95.
Game Theory: Lost in New York
What if twelve strangers were deposited in separate locations all over New York City and ordered to find each other—without being told where to look? This ABC News program presents an intriguing psychological puzzle involving participants who must join up—somehow, somewhere—in a city of eight million people. Incorporating principles from the mathematical discipline known as game theory, the program shows how envisioning the plans and intentions of others, even when utilizing the scantiest of evidence and the most basic of inferences, can produce a viable strategy. Commentary from Yale management professor and renowned game theory expert Barry Nalebuff is featured. (41 minutes)
DVD with Sub-titles - Item# PDDC-BVL36260
Copyright 2006
Prices include public performance rights.
Only available in the US and Canada.
To purchase Game Theory: Lost in New York on DVD - 300.00
Spotlight on Careers in Entrepreneurship
Since its founding, Paul Orfalea’s Kinko’s empire has grown to more than 1,500 stores and 23,000 employees worldwide. And Pleasant Rowland’s American Girl dolls, second only to Barbie in U.S. sales, made her $700 million when she sold her company to Mattel. How did these incredible entrepreneurs do it? Section one of this program profiles Orfalea, who talks about overcoming dyslexia while growing up and his business philosophy, which is based on his freethinking, creative style. In section two, Rowland describes her motivation in creating the American Girls and how her special approach to marketing and distribution has helped make them so popular. (20 minutes)
DVD with sub-titles - Item# PDDC-BVL36918
Copyright 2007
Prices include public performance rights.
Only available in the US, Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Malaysia and Japan.
To purchase Spotlight on Careers in Entrepreneurship on DVD - $270.00
Big Mac: Inside the McDonald’s Empire
Despite the low-wage, low-prestige reputation of the typical “McJob,” a McDonald’s franchise owner often manages budgets and income in the millions of dollars. This NBC News program looks at the history and working philosophy behind the world’s largest food-service corporation, featuring a number of interviews and concise case studies. Operations manager Tyrone Davis runs six Connecticut restaurants and hopes to become an owner. A once-struggling store in the same state has built newfound profitability on frequent tour bus crowds. And former Four Seasons chef Dan Coudreaut talks about his mid-career move to the McDonald’s test kitchen, while the company’s future in China—and nutrition-conscious America—is also explored. (60 minutes)
DVD with sub-titles - Item# PDDC-BVL39094
Copyright 2007
Prices include public performance rights.
Only available in the US and Canada.
To purchase Big Mac: Inside the McDonald’s Empire on DVD - $300.00
The Timebank: An Economy for Everyone
Transactions that use “time dollars,” or currency offered and consumed in the form of services, have become more than just a novelty. This program looks at organized systems known as time banks, through which thousands of people—many of whom would likely subsist on charity or government aid in the traditional cash economy—now maintain rewarding and productive lives. Taking a global approach, the program examines two institutions that were created independently of each other but which have developed along similar lines: Timebank, in the U.S. and Great Britain, and the LETS system in Germany. Interviews with Timebank USA chairman Edgar S. Cahn, Timebank London chairman Martin Farrell, and several participants and administrators from both systems illustrate their innovative, community-based approach. (47 minutes)
DVD with sub-titles - Item# PDDC-BVL38711
Copyright 2007
Prices include public performance rights.
Only available in the US and Canada.
To purchase The Timebank: An Economy for Everyone on DVD - $300.00
The Clios 2007
This program tallies up 2007’s winners of the gold, silver, and bronze Clio Awards. Entries include Combos’ “Heart to Heart,” Honda’s “Brand New,” Camelot Lottery’s “Bag of Smiles,” Coca-Cola’s “Video Game,” Reale Mutua’s “The Family,” Skittles’ “Leak,” Nike Air Max’s “Defy,” Altoids’ “Fruit Pants,” BBC Radio 2’s “Elvis,” Minority Forum’s “Black Soccer Star,” Axe Dry’s “Mother Hen,” Volkswagen’s “Like,” Propel Fitness Water’s “Stress Monster,” Nokia’s “Jeans,” Guinness’ “Hands,” Johnny Walker’s “Human,” National Breast Cancer Center’s “Finding Changes,” and AIDS Awareness PSA “Sugar Baby Love.” Some content may be objectionable. (96 minutes)
DVD - Item# PDDC-BVL37403
Copyright 2007
Prices include public performance rights.
Only available in the US and Canada.
To purchase The Clios 2007 on DVD - $460.00
Global Economics
According to most experts, globalization is increasing with unstoppable momentum. But the resulting debate is heating up just as quickly—and anyone who participates needs a thorough grounding in the issues. This four-part series provides a foundation for studying the political economy of international trade, finance, development, and natural resource competition. Using concise case studies, straightforward explanations of complex financial concepts, and interviews with renowned experts—including Dr. Jeffrey Sachs of Columbia University, Bank of Israel Governor Dr. Stanley Fischer, and former World Bank president James Wolfensohn—this series gives viewers the wide-ranging subject coverage necessary for sustained class dialogue and discussion. 4-part series, 33-39 minutes each.
DVD - Item# PDDC-BVL34990
Copyright 2007
Prices include public performance rights.
Only available in the US and Canada.
To purchase Global Economics on DVD - $1200.00
Key Functions of Business: A Case Study
Which part of a company has the most impact on product design? On employee training? On forming relationships with customers? This business case study addresses those questions by examining the needs, strategies, and goals of a major corporation’s departments. Going behind the scenes at Holden, a thriving General Motors subsidiary, the program features interviews with managers and directors in Finance, Human Resources, Manufacturing, and Sales and Marketing. From the challenges of efficient assembly to the demands of accurate budget forecasting, a dynamic portrait of the company emerges, emphasizing dependence on teamwork as well as on expertise. An instructor’s guide accompanies the DVD. (29 minutes)
DVD - Item# PDDC-BVL35946
Copyright 2005
Prices include public performance rights.
Only available in the US and Canada.
To purchase Key Functions of Business: A Case Study on DVD - $270.00
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