Gaming at Together We Can

Drew Mackie and I ran two sessions of the Engagement Game yesterday at the Together We Can conference organised by the Home Office - and generally felt that it went pretty well with about 15 people in one workshop and 20 in the other. As usual, we invented scenarios before pitching in to discussion about who to involve and how, assisted by sets of cards. In one session we tackled illegal use of motorbikes and in the other "youth nuisance". It could as well have been adding a lane to the M1 or neighbourhood management, which both figured as possible scenarios. We were please the format and cards seemed to work well for both, suggesting we have a robust framework. The game is still very much under construction, supported by an innovation grant from the Deparment for Constitutional Affairs. You can read more about yesterday - and other games - on Useful Games.