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A room full of scientists and technology transfer professionals may not be everyone's idea of a fun filled afternoon but anyone who attended the first Poppyfish Biodecision Simulation Workshop earlier this month would hopefully agree with me when I say that what was shared that afternoon was informative, fun and filled with learning.   This proof of concept workshop for Biodecision was the first time that this particular workshop had been held and took place at Rothamsted Research with the support of  InCrops .  Aims The aim of the Biodecision workshop is to create a system in miniature and to explore how people and organisations within the system interact and make decisions. The system in question is the commercialisation system for new technology. In this instance we chose fictional patented developments associated with the fictional biofuel, 'Cropanol', but this topic could vary depending on the audience. We split the fifteen delegates into s...

We are pleased to announce that our new simulation, BIODECISION , is now at the pilot stage. Commercialisation strategy is one of the key decisions faced by start up companies in the biotech arena. This simulation aims to demonstrate the various decision points and processes that biotech start up companies and entrepreneurs may face when developing their technology. It also aims to raise awareness of individuals own mental models and how they may shape our behaviours, our perceptions of others and, most crucially, the decisions we make.   Thanks to support from the Incrops project, Poppyfish will be running a free to attend pilot version of this latest workshop at Rothamsted Research on 12 th December 2012. Anyone wishing to attend is invited to contact enquiries@poppyfish.co.uk or contact Rothamsted Research . Additional information is available on the main Poppyfish website     What form will the simulation take? The simulation takes the form o...