I had a chance to try out an interesting game online the other day. The game is at Cafe.com; It's not a complex game, however it does encourage players to cooperate with each other.
Games can be an idle way to pass the time, however, they can also be used to hone her skills at thinking, strategy, and in many other ways. While I was playing the game and learning a little bit about the cooperation required to succeed in the game, I thought that it might be a useful tool to help politicians learn how to help and work with each other a little bit better.
I'm not saying that every politician should go out and play this game in order to become or be an effective leader. I do think though that it provide some interesting insights into the human condition.
From a purely fun perspective it's also an interesting way to let off a little steam while you're surfing the Internet, and earned some points for a free gifts of various different types like an iPod shuffle or tickets to a movie. It is a little bit addictive too, so I would have some concerns of politicians started playing it and got hooked and couldn't let it go. The duty to get some work done!
That said, I have a lot of experience and training in efficiency, and I know that if you take regular and creative mind relaxing breaks. You will be more effective than anything that you do. There's often talk about the productivity lost in the workplace when people surf the Internet. I would counter that argument with the concept that many times that surfing activity is actually giving employees a break such that they can work at the very high level of demand that is required of the information worker these days.
So the next time your boss catches you playing a great game online just tell them that you're working on improving your efficiency and your ability to cooperate with your fellow coworkers. Then put it into a PowerPoint presentation and offer to train the rest of the staff on it next month during the recurring training Day!
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