Actee

In Short

Practice leadership decisions in a safe simulated environment
Best for: Simulation-based learning platform
Actee is a structured tool for coaching and facilitation. Practice leadership decisions in a safe simulated environment. It provides a repeatable framework that can be adapted to individual, team, and leadership development contexts.
Type of tool: Simulation-based learning platform
Expected outcomes:
- Improved ability to practice leadership decisions in a safe simulated environment
- Improved capacity to using sense-making: what did you learn about leading change?

A concrete action or development plan to take forward from the Actee process

In Detail

Actee is an experiential exercise designed to help coaches, leaders, and facilitators practice leadership decisions in a safe simulated environment. It sits within the category of Simulation-based learning platform, making it particularly useful for practitioners working on capability development, team performance, and individual growth in organisational settings.

In practice, Actee is delivered as a 6-step process. The process begins by introduce the digital simulation: participants play as middle managers implementing a new CRM system in a resistant orga. The session closes by debrief using sense-making: what did you learn about leading change?

. The structured approach ensures that participants move through a consistent experience while leaving room for the facilitator to adapt pacing and depth to the group's needs.

Actee is most effective when used to break existing patterns of thinking or interaction. The experiential format creates a low-stakes environment where participants can experiment, make mistakes, and draw direct parallels to real workplace dynamics through the debrief process.

How to Use

From ActeeChange Facilitation Guide PDF. 1. Introduce the digital simulation: participants play as middle managers implementing a new CRM system in a resistant organisation. 2. Complete the case introduction -- meet the team characters and their positions on the Change Board. 3. Work through Chapter 1 (initial actions), Chapter 2 (managing resistance mid-change), Chapter 3 (anchoring and embedding). 4. Make leadership and management choices at each decision point. 5. Experience balanced consequences -- every choice has a side-effect. 6. Debrief using sense-making: what did you learn about leading change?

Pros and Cons

Pros	Cons
Creates immediate, memorable experiences that accelerate learning compared to instruction alone Low-stakes environment allows participants to experiment with new behaviours safely Generates rich debrief material directly relevant to real workplace dynamics	Effectiveness depends heavily on the quality of the debrief — poor facilitation wastes the investment Some participants resist "games" as lacking seriousness, requiring careful framing Time investment in setup and debrief limits how many tools can be used in a single session

Created by Actee (Danish company)

When to Use

This tool is suited to the following coaching and facilitation contexts:

Context	Relevant
Individual Coaching
Team Coaching	✓
Leadership Development	✓
Facilitation / Workshop	✓
Online / Virtual	✓

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