Organizational-activity game
An organizational-activity game (OAG) is kind of game designed to facilitate organisational change. It is for this reason it is described as a development game, rather than a
Early examples
The first OAG was held in 1979. One of the first games was the Ural Region Game which was devised to formulating a plan as regards how best to achieve the target set forth in the state production plan. By 1987 50 large and more than 100 small games had been conducted.[1]
Post Soviet OAGs
OAGs were used substantially following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Use by non-governmental organisations
Non governmental organisations (NGOs) emerged in Russia in the mid 1990s and provided the context for the application of OAGs.[2] The International Research & Exchanges Board and the Feminist Orientation Center jointly organised some activity games in 1994-5. These were funded by the Eurasia Foundation and took place in Tomsk, Chelyabinsk, Yekaterinburg and Vladivostok.[2] There were also two sessions in Moscow at the beginning and the end of the project. There were over 150 participants drawn from over 80 NGOs.[2]
