READY TO LAUNCH

For my SBIZ 704: Innovator’s Mindset course, I collaborated with a multidisciplinary team of designers and strategists to develop Ready to Launch, an immersive board game designed to cultivate creative leadership through play. The project challenged us to define "innovation" in a teamwork context, resulting in a game that simulates the pressures of modern space exploration to teach critical skills like ethical decision-making, adaptability, and high-stakes communication. Aligned with the United Nations’ Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), the experience guides graduate students and new professionals through five phases of collaborative problem-solving, concluding with a "founding law" exercise that reflects their collective values. By bridging technical performance with lifestyle-driven storytelling, Ready to Launch serves as a pedagogical tool for organizational contexts, demonstrating how intrinsic motivation and curiosity can transform abstract possibilities into tangible impact.