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  • 1.  Tanagrams?

    Posted 10-29-2013 15:35
    Hi folks,

    Does anyone have experience with this (old) leadership exercise?  Would it work with a group of (somewhat junior) EMBA students?  Any idea how I get ahold of it?

    I've heard it is great in a fleeting conversation....but I need to know more before deciding to use it!

    Thanks for any advice!

    Sue

    Susan J. Ashford 
    Michael and Susan Jandernoa Professor of Management and Organization

    Stephen M. Ross School of Business 
    University of Michigan 
    701 Tappan Street 
    Ann Arbor, Michigan 
    USA 48109-1234 
    Tel: 1.734.763.1091 
    Fax: 1.734.615.4323 

    Office: R4362



  • 2.  Tanagrams?

    Posted 10-29-2013 23:54
    Dear Susan,
    I have used this successfully for my MBA students. I am pasting below some references that might be useful reading for you.


    ·         Anno, Mitsumasa. Anno's Math Games (three volumes). New York: Philomel Books, 1987. ISBN 0399211519 (v. 1), ISBN 0698116720 (v. 2), ISBN 039922274X (v. 3).

    ·         Botermans, Jack, et al. The World of Games: Their Origins and History, How to Play Them, and How to Make Them (translation of Wereld vol spelletjes). New York: Facts on File, 1989. ISBN 0816021848.

    ·         Dudeney, H. E. Amusements in Mathematics. New York: Dover Publications, 1958.

    ·         Gardner, Martin. "Mathematical Games-on the Fanciful History and the Creative Challenges of the Puzzle Game of Tangrams", Scientific American Aug. 1974, p. 98–103.

    ·         Gardner, Martin. "More on Tangrams", Scientific American Sep. 1974, p. 187–191.

    ·         Gardner, Martin. The 2nd Scientific American Book of Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961. ISBN 0671245597.

    ·         Loyd, Sam. Sam Loyd's Book of Tangram Puzzles (The 8th Book of Tan Part I). Mineola, New York: Dover Publications, 1968.

    ·         Slocum, Jerry, et al. Puzzles of Old and New: How to Make and Solve Them. De Meern, Netherlands: Plenary Publications International (Europe); Amsterdam, Netherlands: ADM International; Seattle: Distributed by University of Washington Press, 1986. ISBN 0295963506.

    ·         Slocum, Jerry, et al. The Tangram Book: The Story of the Chinese Puzzle with Over 2000 Puzzles to Solve. New York: Sterling Publishing Company, 2003. ISBN 1-4027-0413-5.


    With regards,

    Payal


    (Ms) Payal Kumar
    Senior Research Coordinator and Managing Editor
    The Glocal University


    On 30 October 2013 01:05, Susan Ashford <sja@umich.edu> wrote:
    Hi folks,

    Does anyone have experience with this (old) leadership exercise?  Would it work with a group of (somewhat junior) EMBA students?  Any idea how I get ahold of it?

    I've heard it is great in a fleeting conversation....but I need to know more before deciding to use it!

    Thanks for any advice!

    Sue

    Susan J. Ashford 
    Michael and Susan Jandernoa Professor of Management and Organization

    Stephen M. Ross School of Business 
    University of Michigan 
    701 Tappan Street 
    Ann Arbor, Michigan 
    USA 48109-1234 
    Tel: 1.734.763.1091 
    Fax: 1.734.615.4323 

    Office: R4362