In order to fulfill the companies' need, to increase the awareness and knowledge of diversity issues, there is a very successful and resourceful way that they can try. The Global Diversity Game can do just that. If you think that board games are just for children, think again. Adults too, it seems, love to play games. The only tool that is interactive is role-playing exercises, but many people find it extremely threatening.
Board games provide information to participants in an entertaining way.
Players learn while they compete. In addition, the interactive nature of games offers the opportunity for informal discussions. There are at least three board games addressing diversity issues have hit the training-products market since 1991. Games such as The Global Diversity Game, have the objectives to raise awareness about diversity topics in a non-threatening manner and stimulate conversations about these issues. A player can be an individual or a team comprising up to three people.