Game On! Using Gamification To Teach Stakeholder Collaboration

Gamification in education has flourished in recent years, particularly online gamification. With students back in the classroom post pandemic, there is opportunity to engage students in tactile learning experiences. The Sustainable Island board game is an exercise that helps students explore the benefits and challenges of stakeholder collaboration as a management strategy to work towards sustainable practices. Set within the context of tourism, Sustainable Island challenges students to consider various impacts of tourism from a range of stakeholder perspectives; make decisions about the most appropriate solution; and apply the consequences. While Sustainable Island - Tourism Edition is explained here, the exercise can be adapted to any context where stakeholder collaboration is appropriate.