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Playful Pedagogies in the School of Business for Society
Playful Pedagogies in the School of Business for Society
Cards Against Business Ethics
Cards Against Business Ethics
What's the worst that could happen...
What's the worst that could happen...
This is a group online game, based on Cards Against Humanity. This game inverts the rules of a popular ‘fill in the blank’ style quiz by asking players to submit answer cards which are offensive (though sometimes, they may illustrate truths or failings in normal social behaviour). You can access and play this game using a personal computer, tablet or mobile device - everyone will need their own device and an internet connection to play.
Setup
Setup
This is a group online game, played simultaneously. One player runs the game and all players take turns to decide on the best ‘answers’. To play this online game, you need to go to Many Decks, an online simulator for games like Cards Against Humanity. It works on most mobile devices. You can find it here: https://md.rereadgames.com/
One person in the group will have to create a ‘new’ game and load the deck. Under ‘Decks’ select ‘Many Decks’ as the deck source, and enter the code WNG2J. Click on the + sign so that you see the deck has been loaded.
This is a multiplayer game, so one player will need to volunteer to ‘host’ the game, and other players will need to join a game using the code generated by the host. A game requires a minimum of three people.
You can also amend the rules if you wish, by clicking on the ‘Rules’ tab. I recommend you enable ‘comedy writer’ so players can write their own responses.
To be inclusive, use the settings wheel to enable text-to-speech. Using this as a player may require headphones or a speaker.
Now you are ready for people to join in! Tell other players to go to the Many Decks website. Share the joining code with other players in the group (this is shown in a black box, top right). Alternatively you can share a QR code.
Play
Play
The first player is the ‘card czar’. They judge what answer is the MOST WRONG.
If you are the first player, the cards in your ‘hand’ (the white cards) will be greyed out. You should read the black card out to other players to help them think about what cards in their hand they might play.
Other players will have a different view. They get to choose which answers to play from their 'hand' of cards. These players should select their chosen response card(s) and click on the orange tick-mark. Some cards require multiple answers.
When all the players have submitted their cards (and a word of warning, poor internet connectivity/ WiFi can cause real issues here!), the card czar should read out all the alternatives before choosing a winner! The winning card will be noted with an award cup icon. Note: many devices will allow you to use a 'read aloud' function too.
In the next turn, a different player will be chosen as 'card czar', so everyone will get a turn to be judge of the 'best' answer.
Notes for Educators
Notes for Educators
The game can be used as an initial mechanism for students to reflect on their perceptions of ethics in business. To do so, I usually request students take screenshots of the 'funniest' or 'most outrageous' questions and answers, and send these to a shared digital whiteboard, such as Miro or Padlet. The digital whiteboard then offers resources for group or personal reflection on questions such as:
What value or virtue do you believe in that this scenario contradicts?
If you had to design a rule for everyone that would stop this from happening, what would it be?
Everyone makes mistakes, and maybe hope to do better in the future - who could learn from this scenario and what should they change?
To support using the card deck to engage students more broadly in discussions in business ethics, a substantial proportion of cards in the deck refer to historical scandals or business practices and events, as well as key scholarly publications. This can support using the cards to identify topics , cases, or authors for further study. Educators can access a digital list of the connections or a printable card deck with visible references using the links below.
Creating some printed versions of the cards can also be more supportive for students with additional needs - the PPT is editable so you can amend the background colour or font, or build a reduced or themed deck by printing only a selection.
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