Goal
After reading this article you'll:
- understand when to use Positions, Roles and
Groups
- be able to assign Positions and Roles
- be able to move player to Role based on player Question action
- be able to move players to Groups and Conditional
Groups
- be able to name Groups and Roles
Summary
Roles, Positions and Groups are different ways of determining
which messages players receive.
Positions are also used
to establish permissions to edit an
organisation's news articles.
Name | Positions, Roles and Groups |
Benefit | Send different content to
different players to create
information asymmetry which
encourages communication and
collaboration. |
Features |
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When Should I Use
Roles, Positions and
Groups?
Roles and Positions ought
to be determined by the team or
organisation structure, whereas Groups are determined by player
actions.
There is no requirement to
use Roles, Positions or Groups unless your training objective demands it.
Only use them if it's necessary to send
specific content to specific
players.
| In the example
shown, the training
audience is made up of two
teams -
Legal and
HR. Positions are
unique designations. A Position can only be
assigned to one person but one
person can have multiple Positions. In
contrast, many people can
have
the
same Role but any
specific
player can only have one Role. Hence in
the example shown, Positions have been
used for Head of HR
and Head of Legal whereas Roles have been used
for two players
in the role of
Administrator. |
How To Assign
Roles and Positions
Roles and Positions can be
assigned with the Scenario
Editor or the Facilitator
Dashboard.
In the Scenario Editor, go to Players > Teams to populate the Team
Table.
In the Facilitator Dashboard, navigate to Teams followed
by:
- Manage Teams to change Roles.
- Manage Positions to change Positions.
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Move to Role Action
Using the Whiteboard, players can be moved into a Role based on clicking a Question button.
- Click the question button
- Select Move to Role Action
This feature can be useful when used with a Click to Play registration type and you'd like players to select their own Roles.
How to Use
Groups
Use Groups when you need to send
messages to players based on their
actions or inaction.
Groups can only be created and
assigned in the Scenario Editor and using
the Whiteboard.
Groups are not
accessible using the MEL.
There are two types of Group:
- Group - players are moved into a
Group based on player clicking a Question button
- Conditional Group - players are moved into a Group based on the
condition of a player variable.
The move action is triggered by the Inject
and affects all
You have three Groups of each type.
Group 1 is the default Group that all players are a member of at the start of the exercise.
Moving players into a Group on Question Action
Players can be moved into a Group as
the consequence of clicking a Question button.
- Click the question button and select Move to
Group Action
- Select the group
Renaming Groups
- Use Players > Roles &
Groups
- Click pencil icon to edit