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How Fantasy Sports Enhance Critical Thinking and Strategic Planning

Fantasy sports have transformed into sophisticated platforms that enhance critical thinking and strategic planning skills. Participants analyze player statistics, historical performance, and matchup projections to make informed decisions. Roster management requires balancing player potential and injury risks, while trading involves assessing team needs and negotiating effectively. Developing a long-term strategy emphasizes adaptability and foresight. Additionally, real-time updates from sports news influence decision-making. Understanding opponents' strategies is vital, as is managing the psychological aspects of losses and expectations. Overall, fantasy sports cultivate valuable skills like analytical thinking and data-driven decision-making, which extend into real-life scenarios.

strategy, contributed article, analysisDave EngOctober 16, 2024strategy, contributed article, analysisComment

‘Strategy games’ in Senegal engage economic actors in reconciling biodiversity and development

The project is engaging all stakeholders, and particularly the economic actors across the country's priority sectors, by deploying an innovative mobilization approach based on strategy games, also called serious games.

Biodiversity, strategyDave EngJanuary 15, 2023Strategy games, biodiversity, development, economic, Senegal. Assessment, newsComment

14 Best Strategy Board Games For Teaching Employees Strategic Thinking

Another reason why board games are so popular is that there is a board game for everybody, no matter what age or gender. For this discussion, we will focus on 14 of the most highly recommended and effective strategy board games that can actually teach strategic thinking to employees, entrepreneurs and business people.