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HOU SDP MONTHLY CHAPTER MEETING
Decision Frameworks Offices| 1102 Fugate St. Houston, TX 77009
SPECIAL THANKS TO DECISION FRAMEWORKS FOR THEIR GENEROSITY IN HOSTING THIS MEETING!
February 20, 2025| 3:00pm-5:00pm
COMPLIMENTARY IN-PERSON MEETING - REGISTRATION REQUIRED
The Society of Decision Professionals HOU Chapter cordially invites both Members & Non-Members to attend the chapter's monthly meeting on Thursday, FeB 20, 2025 from 3:00-5:00PM.
MARK YOUR CALENDAR | WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU!
ABSTRACT:
It’s All Fun and Games: Making Game Theory Fun & Practical
A central question in business strategy is whether and how we should compete or cooperate with others in making an investment, acquiring an asset, buying a company or partnering with others. This “frenemies” situation exists in many industries; it is very prevalent in the energy sector. The inevitable competitive-cooperative dilemmas that arise can best be addressed using game theory, and Strategic Gaming is a very practical approach and a natural extension of traditional DA/DQ.
Are you ready to play? In this interactive session, participants will engage in fun, competitive exercises that demonstrate how to think like a game theorist. Through experiential learning activities (and prizes!), you’ll gain practical insights and tools you can use in your organization. Join us for an afternoon of strategic gameplay and learn when and how to apply game theory to real-world dilemmas.
AGENDA (Central Time):
3:00 PM - Introductions & Meeting Opening
3:15 PM - Join Dr. Paul Papayoanou as he leads an interactive session on Strategic Gaming, a hands-on extension of traditional DA/DQ, to navigate the “frenemies” dilemmas of competing and cooperating in business strategy. Through engaging exercises, prizes, and practical insights, you’ll discover how and when to apply game theory in real-world scenarios.
3:00 PM - Close Meeting & HAPPY HOUR
Paul is Senior Advisor at Decision Frameworks and developed Strategic Gaming, the novel and practical game theory approach for business strategy and negotiations. With more than 20 years of strategy consulting experience, he has worked on nearly 200 strategy and negotiation engagements, helping large and small companies in various industries to capture billions of dollars in value. He also helped to instill game theory capabilities at Chevron and to lead efforts to improve DA/DQ and the use of game theory at Shell. He has delivered training to over a thousand business professionals and lectured on game theory and business at Harvard, Rice, Stanford, and several other universities. Dr. Papayoanou has been a Fellow of the Society of Decision Professionals since 2011 and is the author of Game Theory for Business, as well as several articles in business publications. His most recent, “Addressing Value Drain in Dealmaking,” appeared in the Fall 2023 issue of Management and Business Review.