In the world of Alien Contact, the strength and depth of the information gained through relationships may hold the key to your survival! You begin the experience alone and you must link up with others, share information, form packs and then still connect with even more others. Or, you might not and the information that could have saved you slips by. Why do some people always seem to be getting just the right information at the right time? Why does the trader give some people preferential rates and not you? It just isn't fair, is it?

Participants in Alien Contact have the opportunity to gain valuable insights into the link between results and relationships. Whether they are struggling with how to become closer to customers, suppliers or internal cross-functional teams, participants will quickly and dramatically understand that until they get to know others, they cannot take advantage of the opportunities that present themselves. The experience imparts powerful lessons for building a deeper understanding of others and for creating support for individual, team and corporate success. Participants begin to see patterns within their own business and social networks that may be limiting their effectiveness. They develop plans to maximize the depth and breadth of these networks for the benefit of their organizations and for their own careers. Alien Contact brings to life the very real value of creating and maintaining relationships within and outside the organization in order to ensure successful results.

How do leaders leverage their network of contacts in order to resolve key challenges in the organization? What skills are required in order to be a "connector" of people?

LEARNING OUTCOMES
Alien Contact provides a vibrant and energizing learning experience. Key learning outcomes are:

• The link between people and results
• The need to deepen relationships within teams, across functions and within the customer's world
• The importance of being able to find, access and productively leverage information quickly and effectively
• Developing and maintaining a rich network of relationships
• The importance of being able to communicate effectively and efficiently
• The essential nature of learning and how it contributes to results
• The conscious (and sometimes unconscious) barriers that can interfere with developing broader networks

Confederacy of Stars
For a more complete look at the specific applications and learning outcomes of each individual simulation within Confederacy of Stars, launch yourself into one of the following worlds:

The Journey Home - First Light - The Aquanauts - Alien Contact
- World View