• To change itself every organization needs a leader

    Business is changing faster than ever before.

  • We created Game Changers Academy to inspire and support those on whom success of business transformation depends.

    For whom?

    - strategy, innovation and growth oriented CEOs
    - leaders of organizational changes and strategic projects

    - people responsible for digital transformation

    - new business CEOs

    - managers responsible for HR and organizational culture

    - change managers

    - project managers

     

     

  • Game Changers Academy consists of

    Year-long support in conducting a change

    practical help for your organization.

     

    We define goals together. We will help you in identifying key people for successful project. We'll go together through a program that develops your competences and helps in mastering modern leadership skills.

    10 key competences

     

    developed through experience, not theory.

     

    Games and simulations will help you learn faster. Experienced business executives will share stories of their own projects.

    Set of practical instruments

    that you will gain after the Academy.

     

    During each module you will learn and experience skills used by leaders of change. You'll receive assets helping you in applying those skills to your organization.

    Club of leaders

    accompanying you in your journey through change.

     

    Brainstorm, inspire and exchange experiences in a group of leaders of change from different industries and organizations.

    Certificate

    "Master of Business Change"

  • Don't be alone with change!

    Build the team that you need.

    For each Game Changers Academy meeting the leader comes with a chosen team member. By doing so he/she creates a network of change ambassadors.

     

    In the whole program can participate from 2 to 11 company members combined.

  • To lead a company through complex changes one needs new competences.

    Leader's self-consciousness | Building resilient teams | Strategic thinking | Designing client experiences | Stakeholders mapping | Creating and managing network of contacts | Storytelling | Conflict management | Overcoming resistance | Building a culture of feedback

  • Complex Programme

    Edition 2018/19

  • Check the inauguration of the I Edition of

    Game Changers Academy

    18th May 2018

  • Participant opinions about previous editions of Game Changers Academy

    Why is it worth participating?

    "Taking part in GCA is a great opportunity to meet people from different environments, industries, sectors, experiences and to grab useful skills. Through lenses of mutual tasks, games, challenges and thoughts we learn from each other."

    "If I had to recommend GCA – I would recommend it to everyone responsible for managerial work. It's a universal program for business, NGOs and administration."

    "I recommend taking part in Game Changers Academy to brave and smart leaders who implement changes and are willing to take care of their teams. During GCA you will learn how to be with people during the whole process of change."

    "The biggest advantage of Game Changers Academy is fantastic people - both participants and coaches - with massive professional and life experience they're willing to share"

    "Spirit of learning, discovering truth about oneself, entering into much deeper regions of training than anywhere else."

    "Juxtapositioning such people and subjects opens eyes for new challenges and point of views. It inspires to look for solutions less obvious, roads less traveled."

    "Essential and valuable parts of each module are GAMES and SKILLS. Thanks to games we travel together through process of changes, surprises, dynamics of rules and cooperation. Skills we learned stay with us for much longer."

  • Schedule of

    Master of Business Change

    Leadership, Strategy, Communication, Cooperation

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    1. Game-changing Communication | Storytelling

    Storytelling | Selling your ideas

    How to tell about changes to engage people?

    How to communicate targets, vision and details of transformation?

     

    6th December 2019

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    2. Game-changing Strategies | Strategic Thinking

    Purpose & Vision | Strategic thinking | Disruptive business models

    How to create future vision of a company to subvert industry paradigm?

    How to use new trends in a creative way?

    How to implement beneficial business models taken from other industries?

     

    Additionally: Fuckup Night

     

    Offsite session: 16th January 2020

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    3. Game-changing Teams | Building Resilient Teams

    Talent dynamics | Talent development

    What talents are needed for successful transformation? Whom to include?

    How to use strenghts of individual team members?

     

    Offsite session: 17th January 2020

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    4. Game-changing Customer Experiences | Designing Client Experiences

    Design thinking | Customer focus

    How to design experiences that impress clients?

    How to discover unfullfilled needs?

    How to change habits and bind clients?

     

    7th February 2020

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    5. Game-changing Mindset | Leader's Self-consciousness

    Self-awareness | Culture change

    How to overcome old-thinking and attachment to status quo?

    How to spread such approach in the organization?

     

    13th March 2020

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    6. Change Politics | Stakeholders Mapping

    Buy-in | Engagement | Strategic Communication

    How to cope with uncertainness of transformation processes?

    How to make tough decisions?

    How to choose proper speed of implemented changes, yet not loose engagement?

     

    24th April 2020

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    7. Change Dynamics | Overcoming Resistance

    Leadership | Change momentum | Resistance

    How to elaborate and communicate vision of changes?
    How to quickly gain large group of change ambassadors?

    Whom, how and when to engage and include?

     

    22nd May 2020

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    8. Game-changing Structure & Networks |Creating and Managing Network of Contacts

    Structure & roles | Partners & ecosystem | Scaling change

    How to (re)organise to work differently?

    How to use the network of external resources?

    How to scale changes?

     

    19th June 2020

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    9. Continuous Improvements | Building a Culture of Feedback

    Roadmap thinking | Learning organization | Feedback loops

    How to learn from failures?
    How to build a culture of feedback in an organisation?
    How to compartmentalise transformation and create roadmap of changes?

    How to use agile methods in processes of changes?

     

    28th August 2020

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    10. Conflict Resolution | Conflict Management

    Trust | Dealing with culture clash | Courage

    How to build a culture of cooperation?

    How to use resistance in a productive manner?
    How to create rules that structure reality?

    How to boldly administer conflicts?

     

    18th September 2020

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    Graduation Gala

    Celebrating successes

    For the grand ending of Game Changers Academy each leader invites his/her guests - promoters and ambassadors. Together we present the most interesting stories of implemented changes.

     

    November 2020

  • Unique Format

    Intensive minimalism. For busy people that want to improve and develop themselves.

    1

    Learning by playing games

    Each of 12 meetings is based on the experience of participating in simulation games for managerial branch.

    2

    Leaders of change community

    Discussions and experience sharing in a circle of bussiness executives and invited guests.

    3

    Practical use

     

    Each company uses gained knowledge and skills to perfect process of transformation.

    4

    Each minute counts

     

    Combination of latest theories, intensive participation and useful skills during monthly meetings. It doesn't distract from everyday tasks so every leader can invest in his/her own development.

  • Develop your competences with team-oriented simulation games!

    Game Changers Academy includes games awarded in international competitions.

    • Competence Game
    • G-Game
    • Challenging Assumptions
    • Barnga
    • autoKOREKTA
    • Colourblind
    • Strike Fighter
    • The New Commons Game
    • Simbols
    • The Tree of Life
    • HEXgame
    • Sunflower

  • Skills

    Use skills learned on each session to work with your own team

    • Smashing Assumptions
    • Business Model Poker
    • Value Proposition Canvas
    • Reflected Best Self
    • Change Curve Mapping
    • 4MAT Communication Model
      ... and much more

  • Experts

    Experts who shared their knowledge and experience during all editions of Game Changers Academy:

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    Justyna Orzeł

    Company Secretary, Vice President Carrefour Polska

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    Beata Pawłowska

    CEO,

    Oriflame

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    PhD Joanna Heidtman

    Heidtman & Piasecki Business Doctors​

     

     

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    Prof. Piotr Płoszajski

    Expert,

    SGH Warsaw School of Economics

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    Cezary Smorszczewski

    Co-founder,
    Alior Bank

     

     

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    Aleksandra Paszkiewicz

    Chief HR Officer, Nationale Nederlanden

     

     

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    Magdalena Petryniak

    CEO,

    Story Seekers

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    Marcin Pilarski

    Managing Director, PAYBACK Poland

    Meet an expert - video

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    Julita Rudolf

    Director of Business Transformation,

    Ringier Axel Springer Polska

     

     

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    Iwona Wencel

    CEO,

    WNCL

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    Edyta Gałaszewska-Bogusz

    General Manager, Accenture Operations

     

     

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    Paula Bruszewska

    CEO,

    Social Wolves

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    Jan Kastory

    Founding Partner, astoryaVC

     

     

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    Joanna Średnicka

    CEO,

    Pracownia Gier Szkoleniowych

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    Tomasz Rudolf

    CEO,

    The Heart

     

     

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    PhD Magdalena

    Łużniak-Piecha

    Trainer, Expert in Managerial Psychology,

    SWPS University

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    Rafał Olejniczak​

    Long-time CEO of radio network; Executive Coach, Consultant

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    Joanna Jabłońska- Białowąs​

    Chief Customer Officer,

    Santander Bank Polska

     

     

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    Artur Rzepecki​

    Executive & Leadership Coach,

    Entrepreneur

     

     

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    Marzena Mazur

    Journalist, TOK FM radio; Klub Kobiet Mówiących na Głos

     

     

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    Jagoda Gandziarowska-Ziołecka​

    Program Director, Co-founder of Pracownia Gier Szkoleniowych;

    Co-founder of Fundacja Kosmos dla Dziewczynek

     

     

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    Justyn Czekański

    Trainer, Business Consultant,

    Pracownia Gier Szkoleniowych

     

     

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    Aleksandra Chudaś

    Managing Director, Zwolnieni z Teorii

     

     

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    Konrad Smuga​

    TV Director, Creator of popular TV shows

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    Elżbieta Opiła​

    Executive Coach, Business Consultant, Expert in Designing Processes and Managing

     

     

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    Tomasz Cichocki

    Consultant, Trainer, Expert in the Field of Innovation,

    Pracownia Gier Szkoleniowych

     

     

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    Agnieszka Szymańska

    Trainer, Coach, Pracownia Gier Szkoleniowych

     

     

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    Paweł Krzywicki

    Trainer, ICF coach, Associate Certified Coach™ (ACC),

    Pracownia Gier Szkoleniowych

     

     

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    Agnieszka Wrona

    Trainer, Coach, Pracownia Gier Szkoleniowych

     

     

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    Anna Zielińska-Wolfigiel

    Personal Consultant, Trainer, Coach,

    Pracownia Gier Szkoleniowych

     

     

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    Joanna Tonkowicz

    Partner at Absolvent Consulting

     

     

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    Tomasz Kosiorek

    Training Manager,

    CD PROJEKT S.A.

     

     

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    Barbara Walensa

    IT Strategy Office Manager,

    Credit Agricole Bank Polska S.A.

     

     

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    PhD Piotr Jakubik

    Mediator in Business and Administration, Negotiator

     

     

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    Tomasz

    Tosza

    Creator of Vision ZERO project, VP of Municipal Board of Roads and Bridges in Jaworzno

     

     

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    Tomasz

    Bienias

    Experienced expert in OKR, owner of OKRy.pl

     

     

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    Paweł

    Stężycki

    Director of Innovation Planning, Alior Bank

     

     

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    Bartłomiej

    Jedliński

    Head of Sales Quality Office, PKO BP

     

     

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    Patrycja

    Piekutowska

    Violinist-soloist, CEO of Fundacja K.I.D.S.

     

     

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    Monika Zwierko-Odachowska

    Program Director, Fundacja

    Uniwersytet Dzieci

     

     

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    Jędrzej

    Adryan

    New Business Model Category Manager,

    Unilever

     

     

  • Listent to the expert

    Professor Piotr Płoszajski, SGH Warsaw School of Economics

  • Venue

    The Heart
    Pl. Europejski 1, 38th floor
    Warsaw

  • Apply

    III Edition of Game Changers Academy starts November 2020

    Want to know more?

    Contact us or leave your details below!

    Patrycja Zielińska
    Pracownia Gier Szkoleniowych
    ul. Puławska 39/2
    02-508 Warszawa
    +48 694 855 447
    +48 694 855 447
    p.zielinska@pracowniagier.com

  • Price list

    *Early bird: ​​

    Order before 30 VI.2019 - discount 6000PLN+VAT​

    Order before 31.VIII.2019 - discount 4000PLN+VAT​

    Order before 30 IX.2019 - discount 2000PLN+VAT

    Bundle Impact11

    Leader + 1 coworker

    For smaller teams and organizations or to go through changes that require leader to include few people from the organization (from 2 to 10).

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    Regular price 35 000 PLN (17 500PLN per person)​

    Bundle Impact21

    Leader + 2 coworkers

    Recommended in cases of implementing changes in bigger organizations characterised by massive reach and scale. Useful for introducing changes which require leader to build strong network of partners, including up to 20 people.

    ​​​

    Regular price 45 000 PLN (15 000 PLN per person)

    Bundle Impact31​

    Leader + 3 coworkers​

    For vast organisations or those going through profound or constant transformation processes. When success requires changing entire culture of the organization and creating broad network of leaders and change ambassadors (up to 30 people). ​

    ​

    Regular price 55 000 PLN (13 750 PLN per person)

  • Grant for Non-Goverment Organizations

    We created a grant for NGOs and social innovators

    because helping leaders that help others is important.
     

    Companies that take part in Game Changers Academy have a possibility to nominate a known NGO to cost-free participation in the programme.

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    GAME CHANGERS ACADEMY ESSENTIALS

    ”GCA Essentials is a certain variation of original GCA which was introduced in 2019 after two successful editions of the programme. The idea was born as an answer to needs of organizations that seek new ways of developing Talents, HiPo, current and future leaders. It's a compact version, each time adapted to individual company business challenges.”

     

    Joanna Średnicka,

    CEO Pracownia Gier Szkoleniowych,

    Cofounder of Game Changers Academy

  • Are you looking for means to:

    1

    EXPAND CULTURE OF INNOVATIVENESS

    2

    BUILD A LEADERS OF CHANGE NETWORK

    3

    TAKE CARE OF TALENTS FOR WHICH THERE'S NO SIMPLE WAY OF GROWTH WITHIN THE ORGANIZATION

    4

    DEVELOP COMPETENCES OF FUTURE LEADERS IN AN INNOVATIVE WAY

    5

    KEEP THE ENGAGMENT OF THE MOST ENGAGED

  • TALENT EDITION

    EXAMPLE OF GAME CHANGERS ACADEMY ESSENTIALS

    COMBINATION OF UNIQUE COMPETENCE MODULES

    Time effective. Prepares for implementing digital transformation, initiating changes, leading creative projects.

    Based solely on practice, experience, simulations and exchange of knowledge among the best business leaders in Poland and worldwide.

    Tailored to meet the needs of young, dynamic, growth-oriented Talents.

  • TALENT EDITION

    We designed our program to fullfil individual needs of one of insurance companies. It's directed towards a group of Top Talents. Top Talents are people from different departments and places in the company structure, who are responsible for implementing innovations. Our client wants to build and support a group of Game Changers, employees engaged in company strategic projects.

    Hence the selection of the five most important competences for a modern company, developed by participants of the Game Changers Academy.

    1.  Storytelling – to talk about changes genuinely and with conviction
    2.  Strategic Thinking - to quickly become a partner in strategic talks 
    3.  Overcoming Resistance - to convince the unconvinced 
    4.  Designing Client Experiences – strategic area for the company
    5.  Stakeholders Mapping​ – key competence in a complex organization

    It takes five months.​

    It consists of the five intensive meetings and individual work in-between modules.

     

     

  • TEN COMPETENCES OF A LEADER OF CHANGES

    EACH COMPETENCE MAKES ONE MODULE

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    STRATEGY AND MARKET

    • Strategic Thinking
    • Designing Client Experiences
    • Stakeholders Mapping​
    • Building a Culture of Feedback
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    LEADING OTHERS

    • Building Resilient Teams - Gallup*
    • Overcoming Resistance
    • Conflict Management

    * Extended module; available in 3 variants: Strenghts based leadership, Streghts based teams, Strenghts based business development.

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    PERSONAL CRAFTSMANSHIP

    • Leader's Self-Consciousness
    • Storytelling
    • Creating and Managing a Network of Contacts

  • WHICH COMPETENCES DOES YOUR ORGANIZATION

    NEED THE MOST?


    PICK AND COMBINE MODULES ACCORDING TO

     

    Do participants manage teams?
    What's their scale of responsibility?
    Do they await promotion in the company structure?
    What business challenges the organization is facing?

     

    Contact us. We will help you pick

    the best solution for You and your company.

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