Where
Delaware Biotechnology Institute15 Innovation Way
Delaware Technology Park
Newark, DE 19711
Driving Directions
Contact
Dr. Seetha Coleman-Kammula
Simply Sustain LLC
skammula@simplysustain.com
TRILEMMA Game Night
A Leaders in Change for Sustainability Program
As follow-on to our recent Learning From Successful Pollution Prevention Programs event, we are hosting a TRILEMMA Game Night on March 12th featuring a role-playing game which we developed in partnership with Dr. Curt Gervich of SUNY Plattsburgh.
Having played this engaging and eco-educational game with a wide variety of people, we believe the conversations it generates will be productive and impactful.
About TRILEMMA:
Inside TRILEMMA is a System Dynamics model of a refinery based on US EPA TRI data. The game plays out the dynamics between three teams that represent common stakeholders in sustainability conflicts: industry, environmental and human health activists/NGOs, and government regulators. Each team is given their guiding principles - their values, concerns, positions and rewards. Each team has a set of decisions to make, the company team around profits, the activists around benefits to society and regulators enforce rules. Their decisions are fed into the model which then simulates the outcomes of the teams' decisions.
After the teams make their annual decisions, they receive feedback about how their group is faring. Nearly every decision a team makes has cascading effects throughout the system and has consequences for other teams. How teams interact - whether they take collaborative or competitive approaches, how they negotiate, and the ways they go about managing conflict determines the overall outcome to the system as a whole. More details can be found here.
Registration is FREE, but is limited to 20 players.
Pizza and beverages will be provided.
Register early to claim your seat!
About the Series:
Sustainability is a broad concept that calls for holistic and systems-wide solutions that are green and profitable, as well as acceptable to society. The Leaders in Change for Sustainability program is designed to educate, engage and move our community towards actions that will enhance our region. The year-long series will offer perspectives from businesses and organizations that are advancing sustainability and leading change at many levels.
Who Should Attend:
- Companies that make, buy, use, formulate and distribute chemicals
- Business leaders with responsibilities in social responsibility, environmental compliance, supply chain, sustainable product development and marketing, and product stewardship
- Students, researchers and educators in STEM fields, environmental and natural resource management, public policy, business, communication, and marketing
- Environmental professionals, community leaders and NGOs
- Regulatory agencies, municipal government officials in guidance, policy development roles
What To Expect:
Speakers in the year-long program will share stories including roadblocks and successes covering topics of importance for our region. Each lecture will be followed by roundtable sessions to enlist change leaders and form learning circles by topic to advance our regions’ sustainability. Upcoming lectures will include:
- Corporate Responsibility
- Water Quality
- Safer Consumer Products (In Me, On Me, Around Me)
- Soil, Climate, Food Nexus
