Conference D

D2：“Crossroad”: An innovative tool for facilitation
Presenter: Toshiko Kikkawa, Ph.D.; Natsu Iwaki, CPF
IAF Core Competencies: B, C, D
Number of participants: unlimited

“Crossroad” is a simulation game and was originally developed as a table top exercise designed to enhance the awareness of the necessity of disaster responsiveness.

The dilemmas shown in the game, in turn, suggest variations that can be used in other domains (e.g., food safety, corporate social responsibility, interpersonal relationships, etc.).The main concept of “Crossroad” provides the basic framework of high applicability for promoting communications among those with common interest. This nature of the game of “Crossroad” has been the reason for its popularity. This workshop is designed to experience and learn “Crossroad” which is easy to use but could be a breakthrough for those who look for innovative facilitation tools.