This page is dedicated to the outcomes of a project “Changing the Game: Developing a Culture of Peace in Organisations''. During the project a team of creative and playful non-formal education trainers and peace activists developed a game about the Culture of Peace (CoP), accompanied by a Guide describing main concepts and methodologies.

(https://radividipats.lv/spele/par-speli)

We develop projects and facilitate trainings dealing with conflict transformation and civic education.

Developed by KAICIID, Dialogo! is for all those who want to develop their skills and inspire others to join the dialogue. KAICIID "designed the Dialogo! game to support youth leaders and peace builders. … The game teaches skills in dialogue, teamwork, speaking, and social emotional learning."

As a social business, we invest time, talent, and money in initiatives and individuals that make creative use of games and play to bring people together to build a more peaceful world. We measure our success by the amount of time and funding we invest in curating innovative initiatives that make a clear contribution to conflict resolution.

From the author:

The Ore Wars simulation is a two-team, iterated prisoners dilemma situation, designed to work with groups of 6-12 participants. It revolves around an interplanetary conflict set in a sci-fi setting, with enough of a Star Wars-y theme in the background for students to latch on to for motivational purposes – or ignore if they are not the type.

The simulation is free to download and includes a teacher’s guide.

For a simulation with larger groups, see The Pasta Wars.

Abstract:

The PASTA WARS is a four-party negotiation/conflict simulation-game, in which participants must decide recurrently whether to adopt a cooperative stance or a competitive strategy towards one another. Participants are formed into four groups, each of which manages a flour mill that is attempting to sell its produce to a single purchaser, the local pasta restaurant, over a series of rounds. Each mill’s profitability is dependent not only on its own manufacturing strategy but also on that of the three other mills. In this way, they are subtly placed in an iterated four-way Prisoner's Dilemma, and they must maneuver, in an environment of limited communication, to develop relationships with each other and to build trust as a means of enabling personal and joint gain.

This document contains all materials needed to conduct the simulation-game, as well as notes for teachers on game-management and debrief.

For a similar activity with smaller groups see Ore Wars.

USIP shares a number of simulation activities that can be used in peacebuilding trainings.