What is a business game, and what is it for?

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70 coaches, business leaders, startup founders, and executives from large companies. More than 150 students expected. They all come together each year for a single challenge: JITCAM, a business game organized by the Arts et Métiers campus Arts et Métiers in conjunction with the Junior Enterprise.

What is a business game?

Propose a project on an innovative product or service related to themes proposed by partner companies:

  • Moving from idea to project in a short period of time (2 or 3 days)
  • A team of 5
  • Support from experts and professionals
  • Conferences and workshops on key aspects of project creation
  • Pitches in front of juries
  • Awards

A role-play exercise—what for?

To raise awareness among students about promoting and developing their entrepreneurial skills, which are essential talents for engineers.

Societal themes to address the challenges of tomorrow

  • Comfort: improving the comfort or ergonomics of a system or environment
  • Energy: reducing energy requirements, increasing energy self-sufficiency, ensuring energy independence
  • Environment: reducing the environmental impact of a system (noise, vibrations, light, pollutant emissions, etc.), reducing the material resources required to build or operate a system, using recycled resources to build a new system.
  • Health: protecting health, improving health, or compensating for a disability
  • Mobility: improving user mobility
  • Protection: protecting an environment from natural hazards, protecting an environment or system from attempts at damage or intrusion
  • Development assistance: providing resources or equipment needed in an environment that lacks them (water, energy, food, materials, etc.)

Sponsors and partners

The event is supported by Pépite PACA Ouest and major groups based in the region.

Check out the aftermovie of the JITCAM 2018 business game!

JITCAM 2018 Aftermovie
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