Customer Stories

Hundreds of teams have participated in SmoothTeam simulations. Below are customer testimonials on the benefits achieved.

The simulation makes visible in a variety of ways how we see each other and ourselves, perhaps in different ways.

We develop our own team on a regular basis. It is part of our strategy. We look for new ways of understanding each other through SmoothTeam simulation. It was fun! Reflecting on each other's strengths through the story worked very well.

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Piritta van der Beek

Managing Director, Grape People Finland Oy

Solutions for wellbeing at work with SmoothTeam

Tussitaikurit is Finland's leading creator of animated videos Tussitaikurit conducted an annual well-being survey, which showed that things were reasonably good, but on the other hand, a few things emerged as areas for improvement. Tussitaikurit decided to use SmoothTeam's discussion tool to address the results of the well-being survey in a solution-oriented way.

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I recommend SmoothTeam to boost your management team

When I heard about the simulation, I assumed it was an MBTI-type psychoanalysis. I was therefore very sceptical as even Myers and Briggs themselves have said that the assessment was not originally intended to analyse workers, but that their work was misinterpreted after the fact.

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Fredrik Rönnlund

Chairman of the Board, Leadoo

SmoothTeam is innovative teamwork development

Kalmar provides cargo handling solutions and services for ports, terminals, distribution centres and heavy industry. We use SmoothTeam in our software development unit with about 160 employees.

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Andrew Cox

Veli-Pekka Jaakkola, Risto Lintinen Kalmar Global

SmoothTeam simulation improves cooperation between the board and the management team

FP Products recently changed its CEO and a new one came from within. We have been doing interaction training for years and wanted to give the new management a good start. During the simulation we had a lot of discussions.

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Matti Salonen

Chairman of the Board, FP-Tuotteet Oy

We developed leadership and teamwork with SmoothTeam simulations

Leadership development is a very important area for us. SmoothTeam and Roima collaborated on a series of seven simulations for Roima's management team and business steering groups in Finland, Sweden and Denmark.

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Heli Jelonen HR Director, Roima

SmoothTeam simulation helped reduce production silos

Our excellent team works in Lempäälä in the production of fusible adhesive and in the mortar and levelling plant. The different shifts have hardly seen each other at all during the high season, when we have been working separately.

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Joni Leppänen Foreman, Kiilto

Joonas Kupiainen Manufacturing Manager, Kiilto

SmoothTeam stands out as a method of team development

Several SmoothTeam simulations have been played at LähiTapiola with different teams. The simulation has always been a positive experience and left me with the feeling that it could be used more.

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Kirsi Leskelä-Kelkka

Business Director, LähiTapiola

It is important to understand your own and others' natural ways of working

Teleworking has challenged the entire Dista. We do hybrid work but we are mostly remote. How do we feed the culture and foster a sense of belonging? How do we recognise situations when someone starts to feel exhausted?

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Jasmiina Karvinen

Operations Manager, Dista Oy

Organisations suffer from a lack of dialogue and trust

Although Sweden and Finland are neighbours, there are differences in working culture. I find it easier to have a dialogue with Swedish companies. We are more used to talking, and Swedes are perhaps a bit more extroverted. Our contact at LOVAK recommended us to check out SmoothTeam.

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Lars Svorse

LOVAK

Good teamwork requires good communication

ImproveIT Solutions is a Ukrainian company. We provide software development services mainly to European and US customers. As our management team was not very close to each other before, we decided to try the Team at Work simulation.

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Denys Romanov

Director of Customer Management ImproveIT Solutions

Getting to know your team mates has a huge impact on your ability to cope at work

Soldem is a multi-purpose sales house established in 2003. We are a well-known employer, especially among young people, and for some it is their first job. Our teams are constantly evolving: new teams are joining us,

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Sauli Nissinen

Welfare Director, Soldem Oy

SmoothTeam simulation are energising

Vincit is a 600-employee company that designs and implements web services, mobile applications and embedded systems. Social isolation is a major threat to employee well-being.

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Ville Houttu

CEO, Vincit USA

SmoothTeam simulation to strengthen corporate culture

Right Left Agency is a digital marketing agency, and we work entirely remotely. We have experts around the world - in the US, UK, New Zealand, Philippines, Bangladesh...

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Alex Pujji Founder and CEO, Right Left Agency

Courtney Wasserburger Chair of the Board, Right Left Agency

SmoothTeam simulations in use at Jamki

We were inspired by SmoothTeam's simulations because they offer an easy and engaging way to engage in goal-oriented dialogue in a relatively short time. In addition, simulations can be conducted remotely, in-person or hybrid. We chose the SmoothTeam Team Building Power Package, which means that the service is free to use and we are responsible for

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Hilkka Heikkilä Certified Project Manager IPMA Level C® - Business Unit, JAMK

Tarja Moilanen Online Pedagogy Designer - Technology Unit, JAMK Sirpa Tuomi PhD, Head of Educational Development - Higher Education Services, JAMK

SmoothTeam simulation helped prevent siloing

The Aka Urban Development Department wanted to try a new way of developing teams remotely. The aim was to get to know our own and others' strengths better, to develop team dynamics and to prevent silos.

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Lasse Silván

Director of Urban Development, City of Aka

We can work smarter when team members understand each other's perspectives and needs

Our team was put together five years ago, and many team members have already changed along the way. We've only met physically a few times as a team, and for the last few years we've worked completely remotely..

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Miia Niittymäki

Project Manager, Insta Advance Oy

What it takes for a team to achieve the best individual performance

We played a SmoothTeam simulation just before the big tournament and it was a good set. The exercises and questions were varied and well thought out, and the whole thing ran smoothly. The simulation opened channels of communication and we were able to open up conversations and go over various things.

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Eetu "sAw" Saha

Coach, CS:GO, ENCE Sports

We got to the level of team chemistry in the discussions

The SmoothTeam simulation was a really good starting point for the development of team chemistry. I've been involved many times myself in different tests to help us understand our teammates. They never achieved the same - we got to the level of team chemistry in the discussions.

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Antero Lehto

Captain, BC Nokia

SmoothTeam simulation brought quick insights into teamwork

For us, it is essential that everyone in the organisation knows each other, knows each other's strengths and roles, and knows how to make the most of this. In a small and fast-growing team, there needs to be a strong level of trust,

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Elisa Kitunen

Country Manager, EEX Oy

After the simulation, my first word was WAU!

Our Swedish partner company LOVAK mentioned to me that they had introduced an interesting team development service in Sweden, developed in Finland, and invited us to check it out. Although I am enthusiastic about anything new and innovative

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Paul Choi

Founder, Paul&Mark

The SmoothTeam simulation allowed for open and genuine discussion between the whole team

From SmoothTeam's wide range of offerings, we found a simulation that suited our situation. The simulation was gamified, which made the exercise even more interesting and effective. The simulation allowed for an open and genuine discussion between the whole team.

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Pekka Mäki-Kuutti

Head of Marketing

The simulation gave the chaperone an understanding of the team and helped her to lead

We have had very limited opportunities to get to know each other. As new people come in and the front-line staff change, the team is always re-formed. The SmoothTeam concept sounded really nice and interesting.

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Kirsi-Marja Ura

SVP HR, Brand & Communications, Sustainability Ensto

The best thing about the SmoothTeam simulation was the genuine reactions and encouragement of the team members

Our business is quite new and the whole team is completely new. Our team works very little with each other, as everyone has their own responsibilities. However, we are united and have started to create habits,

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Arton Ibrahimi

Head of Solutions Management Kiilto

SmoothTeam simulation supports collaboration, motivation and enthusiasm

Our simulation was attended by very experienced coaches. That's why we chose the Thinking Biases simulation, because this group needed a thinking challenge and as coaches we were already familiar with other topics.

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Jarmo Annala

Netvisor Product Line Manager Visma

SmoothTeam also opened up difficult topics for discussion

As a tool, SmoothTeam is clear and can be used well by the less experienced. The simulation generated good discussion even among a group that is sometimes harder to get to speak out.

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Juho Uutela

Product Owner and executive Visma Enterprise Oy

SmoothTeam also involved the doubters

I chose SmoothTeam on the recommendation of a colleague. I found the approach interesting: it's both playful and useful, helping the team find ways to work even better. Some of our team

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Svea Paju

Marketing Manager, Brands Tikkurila Oyj

The simulation was one of the most natural remote meetings

My manager had heard about SmoothTeam and urged me to try it. I was immediately attracted to the service; it's not too serious but not a game. And SmoothTeam worked very well as an introduction for new team members.

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Simo Kuutti

Planning Manager, Team Leader

SmoothTeam brought our global team together

SmoothTeam helped the team come up with new solutions together to improve the way we work together. Engagement is much better this way. It's not just about the solutions, it's also about the fact that we had the opportunity to come up with them together. The simulation also gave me a platform as a leader,

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Filip Nyman

Process Portfolio Manager

The simulation worked better than we dared hope for in terms of team building

We work on customer projects in very diverse teams, but on the other hand we have teamed people more permanently in our business operations. The Solutions team that has just played often works on different projects, so there is no daily grouping. Especially when working remotely like this is a challenge,

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Milla Tulkki

Organiser of the event, Data Analyst Nordic Healthcare Group

SmoothTeam helps you tell what people are really thinking

We have worked hard to ensure that people have the opportunity to get to know and keep in touch with their team and colleagues, even when they are working remotely. However, distance is particularly visible in teamwork. So this is where it felt very natural to jump into the world of SmoothTeam simulations.

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Satu Niinimäki

I can definitely recommend SmoothTeam to various organisations

We consciously work for the benefit of the work community and we have already used SmoothTeam three times. We have chosen it in particular because of its simulation-based approach. The simulation creates a basis for discussion and keeps the workshop meaningful for the participants, even remotely.

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Secretary-General

Union of Students' Unions of Finland SYL

SmoothTeam simulation brought transparency and trust

I'm really glad that the simulation got the different participants to talk openly and fairly. The simulation guided everyone to participate, it's a good way to force equal participation. In many other methods, success depends a lot on what each person brings up or stays in the background.

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Sanna Hughes

Managing Director Finnish Landlords

SmoothTeam gave us a whole new perspective

Teamwork in software projects has many aspects: the technological perspective, the processes, and the people and communication side. SmoothTeam helps to improve the latter. The session was attended by Finns, Read the full story!

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Ilkka Seppälä

Technical Project Manager Gofore Oyj

The openness of the debate created by SmoothTeam was striking

The discussion brought by SmoothTeam was startling. We had been through identically similar issues before. When we went through the simulation, the same people came up with completely different perspectives. The team members spoke openly in a completely different way.

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Tero Rinne

Founder, Chairman of the Board Iogen Oy

SmoothTeam brings efficiency to decentralised management team work

SmoothTeam helps develop the way management teams work in a globally distributed team

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Jarmo Suoranta

Managing Director

The better we know each other, the smarter we act

SmoothTeam helped our team to better understand why the other person behaves in a certain way - and how I can behave smarter with them. Serve him, interact or lead.

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Jarno Anttalainen

Managing Director Viafin GAS Oy

I recommend SmoothTeam to anyone who works in a team

The SmoothTeam tool is great for supporting the progress of an event, but it doesn't take the lead. The main focus is on the conversation between people. The simulations guide us to pay more attention to the fact that we are all individuals.

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Veli-Pekka Eloranta

Agile coach, Vincit Oyj

Kalmar uses SmoothTeam as a SaaS service

Kalmar provides cargo handling solutions and services for ports, terminals, distribution centres and heavy industry. We use SmoothTeam in our software development unit with approximately 160 employees.
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Andrew Cox, Veli-Pekka Jaakkola, Risto Lintinen Kalmar Global

Pussycats process wellbeing survey results in a solution-oriented way with SmoothTeam

SmoothTeam simulation supported collaboration between the board and the management team

Matti Salonen
Chairman of the Board, FP-Tuotteet Oy

We developed leadership and teamwork with SmoothTeam simulation

Heli Jelonen
HR Director, Roima

SmoothTeam stands out as a method for team development

Several SmoothTeam simulations have been played at LähiTapiola with different teams. The simulation has always been a positive experience and has left me with the feeling that it could be used more.
Read the full story!

Kirsi Leskelä-Kelkka
Business Director, LähiTapiola

It is important to understand your own and others' natural ways of working

Jasmiina Karvinen
Operations Manager, Dista Oy

It was a pleasant surprise that SmoothTeam does not assign colours to people

Fredrik Rönnlund
Chairman of the Board, Leadoo

Organisations suffer from a lack of dialogue and trust

Lars Svorse
LOVAK

Good teamwork requires good communication

ImproveIT Solutions is a Ukrainian company. We provide software development services mainly to European and US customers. As our management team was not in close contact with each other before, we decided to try Team on leave -simulation.
Read the full story!

Denys Romanov
Head of Customer Management
ImproveIT Solutions

Getting to know your team mates has a huge impact on your ability to cope at work

Sauli Nissinen
Wellbeing Director, Soldem Oy

SmoothTeam simulations are energising

Vincit is a 600-employee company that designs and implements web services, mobile applications and embedded systems. Social isolation is a major threat to employee well-being.
Read the full story!

Ville Houttu
CEO, Vincit USA

Right Left Agency promoted corporate culture with a simulation

Right Left Agency is a digital marketing agency, and we work entirely remotely. We have experts around the world - in the US, UK, New Zealand, Philippines, Bangladesh...
Read the full story!

Alex Pujji
Founder and CEO, Right Left Agency

Courtney Wasserburger
Chairman of the Board, Right Left Agency

We rolled out SmoothTeam across JAMK

We were inspired by SmoothTeam's simulations because they offer an easy and engaging way to engage in goal-oriented dialogue in a relatively short time. In addition, simulations can be conducted remotely, in-person or hybrid. We chose SmoothTeam Team Development Power Package, which means that the service is free to use and we are responsible for
Read the full story!

Hilkka Heikkilä
Certified Project Manager IPMA Level C® - Business Unit, JAMK

Tarja Moilanen
Online Pedagogy Designer - Technology Unit, JAMK

Sirpa Tuomi
PhD, Education Development Manager - Higher Education Services, JAMK

The city of Aka would prevent fragmentation with SmoothTeam simulation

Lasse Silván
Director of Urban Development, City of Aka

We can work smarter when team members understand each other's perspectives and needs

Miia Niittymäki
Project Manager, Insta Advance Oy

SmoothTeam simulation helped reduce production silos

Joni Leppänen
Labour Director, Kiilto

Joonas Kupiainen
Manufacturing Manager, Kiilto

It's hard to imagine how else we could have had the same insights in such a short time.

Elisa Kitunen
Country Manager, EEX Oy

After the simulation, my first word was WAU!

Our Swedish partner company LOVAK mentioned to me that they had introduced an interesting team development service in Sweden, developed in Finland, and invited us to check it out. While I am enthusiastic about anything new and innovative,
Read the full story!

Paul Choi
Founder, Paul&Mark

The simulation gave the chaperone an understanding of the team and helped her to lead

Kirsi-Marja Ura
SVP HR, Brand & Communications, Sustainability, Ensto

The best thing about the SmoothTeam simulation was the immediate and genuine reactions and encouragement of the team members.

Arton Ibrahimi
Head of Solutions Management, Kiilto

SmoothTeam simulation supports collaboration, motivation and enthusiasm

Our simulation was attended by very experienced coaches. That's why we chose Distortions of thinking simulation because this group needed a thinking challenge and as coaches we were already familiar with other topics.
Read the full story!

Jarmo Annala
Netvisor Product Line Manager, Visma Solutions Oy

SmoothTeam also opened up difficult topics for discussion

As a tool, SmoothTeam is clear and can be used well by the less experienced. The simulation generated good discussion even among a group that is sometimes harder to get to speak up.
Read the full story!

Juho Uutela
Product Owner and executive, Visma Enterprise Oy

I recommend SmoothTeam to anyone who works in a team

Veli-Pekka Eloranta
Agile coach, Vincit Oyj

SmoothTeam also involved the doubters

I chose SmoothTeam on the recommendation of a colleague. I found the approach interesting: it's both playful and useful, helping the team find ways to work even better. Some of our team
Read the full story!

Svea Paju
Marketing Manager, Brands, Tikkurila Oyj

The simulation was one of the most natural remote meetings I have participated in

My manager had heard about SmoothTeam and urged me to try it. I was immediately attracted to the service; it's not too serious but it's not playful either. And SmoothTeam was a great way to break in new team members.
Read the full story!

Simo Kuutti
Planning Manager, Sandvik

SmoothTeam brought our global team together

Filip Nyman
Process Portfolio Manager

The simulation worked better than we dared hope for in terms of team building

We work on customer projects in very diverse teams, but on the other hand we have teamed people more permanently in our business operations. The Solutions team that has just played often works on different projects, so there is no daily grouping. It's a challenge, especially when working remotely like this,
Read the full story!

Annika Turunen
HR Manager, Nordic Healthcare Group

SmoothTeam helps you tell what people are really thinking

We have worked hard to ensure that people have the opportunity to get to know and keep in touch with their team and colleagues, even when they are working remotely. However, distance is particularly visible in teamwork. So it seemed a natural point to jump into the world of SmoothTeam simulations.
Read the full story!

Satu Niinimäki
Welfare and whites, Integrata

SmoothTeam helped people to share their thoughts openly

Sanna Hughes
Managing Director, Finnish Landlords

SmoothTeam gave us a whole new perspective

Ilkka Seppälä
Technical Project Manager, Gofore Corporation

The better we know each other, the smarter we can behave towards each other

SmoothTeam helped our team to better understand why the other person behaves in a certain way - and how I can behave smarter with them. Serve him, interact or lead.
Read the full story!

Jarno Anttalainen
Managing Director, Viafin GAS Oy

I can definitely recommend SmoothTeam to various organisations

We consciously work for the benefit of the work community and we have already used SmoothTeam three times. We have chosen it in particular because of its simulation-based approach. The simulation sets the stage for discussion and keeps the workshop meaningful for participants, even remotely.
Read the full story!

Sonja Raitamäki
Secretary General, Federation of Finnish Student Unions

The openness of the debate created by SmoothTeam was striking

Tero Rinne
Founder and Chairman of the Board, Iogen Oy

The simulation makes visible in a variety of ways how we see each other and ourselves, perhaps in different ways.

Piritta van der Beek
Managing Director, Grape People Finland Oy

SmoothTeam helps develop the way management teams work in a globally distributed team

Some of our employees meet regularly at our offices in Zug and Helsinki, Switzerland. We also have people from Australia, America, Spain and other countries. A few people mentioned that they were very sceptical beforehand about whether it was worth wasting time on something like this.
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Jarmo Suoranta
CEO, TX

Customer Stories

The simulation makes visible in a variety of ways how we see each other and ourselves, perhaps in different ways.

Solutions for wellbeing at work with SmoothTeam

I recommend SmoothTeam to boost your management team

SmoothTeam is innovative teamwork development

SmoothTeam simulation improves cooperation between the board and the management team

We developed leadership and teamwork with SmoothTeam simulations

SmoothTeam simulation helped reduce production silos

SmoothTeam stands out as a method of team development

It is important to understand your own and others' natural ways of working

Organisations suffer from a lack of dialogue and trust

Good teamwork requires good communication

Getting to know your team mates has a huge impact on your ability to cope at work

SmoothTeam simulation are energising

SmoothTeam simulation to strengthen corporate culture

SmoothTeam simulations in use at Jamki

SmoothTeam simulation helped prevent siloing

We can work smarter when team members understand each other's perspectives and needs

What it takes for a team to achieve the best individual performance

We got to the level of team chemistry in the discussions

SmoothTeam simulation brought quick insights into teamwork

After the simulation, my first word was WAU!

The SmoothTeam simulation allowed for open and genuine discussion between the whole team

The simulation gave the chaperone an understanding of the team and helped her to lead

The best thing about the SmoothTeam simulation was the genuine reactions and encouragement of the team members

SmoothTeam simulation supports collaboration, motivation and enthusiasm

SmoothTeam also opened up difficult topics for discussion

SmoothTeam also involved the doubters

The simulation was one of the most natural remote meetings

SmoothTeam brought our global team together

The simulation worked better than we dared hope for in terms of team building

SmoothTeam helps you tell what people are really thinking

I can definitely recommend SmoothTeam to various organisations

SmoothTeam simulation brought transparency and trust

SmoothTeam gave us a whole new perspective

The openness of the debate created by SmoothTeam was striking

SmoothTeam brings efficiency to decentralised management team work

The better we know each other, the smarter we act

I recommend SmoothTeam to anyone who works in a team

Kalmar uses SmoothTeam as a SaaS service

Pussycats process wellbeing survey results in a solution-oriented way with SmoothTeam

SmoothTeam simulation supported collaboration between the board and the management team

We developed leadership and teamwork with SmoothTeam simulation

SmoothTeam stands out as a method for team development

It is important to understand your own and others' natural ways of working

It was a pleasant surprise that SmoothTeam does not assign colours to people

Organisations suffer from a lack of dialogue and trust

Good teamwork requires good communication

Getting to know your team mates has a huge impact on your ability to cope at work

SmoothTeam simulations are energising

Right Left Agency promoted corporate culture with a simulation

We rolled out SmoothTeam across JAMK

The city of Aka would prevent fragmentation with SmoothTeam simulation

We can work smarter when team members understand each other's perspectives and needs

SmoothTeam simulation helped reduce production silos

It's hard to imagine how else we could have had the same insights in such a short time.

After the simulation, my first word was WAU!

The simulation gave the chaperone an understanding of the team and helped her to lead

The best thing about the SmoothTeam simulation was the immediate and genuine reactions and encouragement of the team members.

SmoothTeam simulation supports collaboration, motivation and enthusiasm

SmoothTeam also opened up difficult topics for discussion

I recommend SmoothTeam to anyone who works in a team

SmoothTeam also involved the doubters

The simulation was one of the most natural remote meetings I have participated in

SmoothTeam brought our global team together

The simulation worked better than we dared hope for in terms of team building

SmoothTeam helps you tell what people are really thinking

SmoothTeam helped people to share their thoughts openly

SmoothTeam gave us a whole new perspective

The better we know each other, the smarter we can behave towards each other

I can definitely recommend SmoothTeam to various organisations

The openness of the debate created by SmoothTeam was striking

The simulation makes visible in a variety of ways how we see each other and ourselves, perhaps in different ways.

SmoothTeam helps develop the way management teams work in a globally distributed team

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