TY  - CONF
TI  - The Silo Game: A Simulation on Interdisciplinary Collaboration
C1  - Edmonton, Canada
C3  - Proc. 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
SP  - 1052
EP  - 1063
PY  - 2022
DO  - 10.24928/2022/0214
AU  - Alves, Thais da C. L. 
AD  -  Associate Professor, AGC – Paul S. Roel Chair in Construction Engineering and Management. Civ.,  Const. & Env. Eng. Dept., San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 92182, USA, +1 619 594-8289,  talves@sdsu.edu, orcid.org/0000-0002-3070-7109 
AB  - Collaboration is a highly valued skill in construction, and it has become essential considering the advent of more collaborative delivery methods (e.g., design-build, integrated project delivery). This paper introduces the Silo Game which is a teaching simulation developed to mimic the trade-offs made during the design process to meet client's requirements while also meeting project goals. This simulation mimics the development of an environmentally conscious building using two phases: one illustrating disciplines isolated in teams mimicking silos and another with multi-disciplinary teams. The facilitator assumes the role of an owner and participants are assigned one of the four roles defined for the game: architect, civil engineer, mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer to meet the project's conditions of satisfaction defined early in the game. Initially, the professionals are grouped by role and later assigned to multi-disciplinary teams. The game has been played with three undergraduate classes and also with the Administering and Playing Lean Simulations Online (APLSO) community and the instructions are easy to relay. The lessons learned can be directly translated to construction settings sparking discussions about various Lean tenets and systems including integrated project delivery contracts, target value design, collaboration, and conditions of satisfaction.
KW  - Collaboration
KW  - sustainability
KW  - design
KW  - conditions of satisfaction
KW  - serious games
KW  - simulation
PB  - 
T2  - Proc. 30th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC)
DA  - 2022/07/27
CY  - Edmonton, Canada
L1  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2030/pdf
L2  - http://iglc.net/Papers/Details/2030
N1  - Export Date: 27 April 2024
DB  - IGLC.net
DP  - IGLC
LA  - English
ER  -