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Hooshmand: Intelligence and Emotion Entangled in a Simulation Game

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In Persian “Hooshmand” means intelligence. The simulation Hoosmand-1 creates a clash between intellectual objectivity and emotional reactions to unexpected events. The simulated environment challenges skilled and experienced senior project managers to navigate their way through a set of complex decisions. Initial conditions are complicated but comprehensible, requiring application of knowledge and diligence. Then factors altering the context are introduced to create complex conditions in which standard responses no longer apply. We review outcomes of the project for which Hooshmand-1 was designed. In regard to project portfolio management, cost-benefit ratios and business strategies received more attention than resource availability. In regard to quality decision-making, the effectiveness of team cognition shows up as a key factor shaping performance under stress. “Black Swan” events, Groupthink traps, and Abilene Paradox thinking can all inhibit quality decisions, and Hooshmand-1 provides a context for their emergence and thoughtful analysis.

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  1. School of Built Environment, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Saeed Shalbafan

  2. Faculty of Education, University of Technology Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia

    Elyssebeth Leigh

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  1. Japan National Institute of Technology Asahikawa College, Hokkaido, Japan

    Ryoju Hamada

  2. Faculty of Liberal Arts, Mahidol University, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand

    Songsri Soranastaporn

  3. College of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University, Osaka, Japan

    Hidehiko Kanegae

  4. Faculty of Science, Chulalongkong University, Bangkok, Thailand

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  5. School of Information Technology, SPUC, Bangkok, Thailand

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  6. Architecture, Design & Urban Planning, University of Sassari, DADU, Alghero, Italy

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Shalbafan, S., Leigh, E. (2019). Hooshmand: Intelligence and Emotion Entangled in a Simulation Game. In: Hamada, R., et al. Neo-Simulation and Gaming Toward Active Learning. Translational Systems Sciences, vol 18. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8039-6_37

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