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Unpacking is one way to reduce bias in team planning. In a simulation game, a facilitator can ask a few questions before the game. Unpacking is occasionally a facilitator’s role, although it does not necessarily enhance team performance. This study adds a thought-provoking question that requests participants to disclose the reasoning behind the estimation. Such structured instructions generate serious discussion in a team. Individual levels of understanding and outcome prediction were examined and the effect of the structured instruction about the process of the participants’ estimations was analysed. To disclose the reasoning, participants needed to search for related information and perform calculations. This deepened their level of understanding, made their predictions reasonable and improved their team profit.
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Nakamura, M. (2022). The Effects of Structured Instruction on Team Performance. In: Dhar, U., Dubey, J., Dumblekar, V., Meijer, S., Lukosch, H. (eds) Gaming, Simulation and Innovations: Challenges and Opportunities. ISAGA 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13219. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-09959-5_2
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