The main page for StarPower can be found here for business. These supplemental articles, presentations and resources are designed to help you better understand the dynamics and effectiveness of our simulation StarPower. Call (858) 450-3400 or email us with questions or for additional information.
StarPower Simulation – How & Why it Works (Video).
Visit the main information page for the Business version of StarPower, or the Schools/Charities version of StarPower, or the new Virtual Live Online version of StarPower to learn more. Feel free to Contact us with questions or for ordering information. Watch the video below to take a tour of our Use/Abuse of Power – Leadership experiential training program StarPower. Dr. Garry Shirts developed StarPower with the intention to develop a simulation game to help students understand racism. Since it’s inception, StarPower has been used in countless settings with a wide range of focuses including Leadership, Use & Abuse of Power, […]
The Creation of StarPower
By R. Garry Shirts, Ph.D. In 1969 I was asked by the National Council of Social Studies to develop a simulation game to help students understand racism. They wanted me to introduce the new game at their national convention. I felt invincible in those days, so I agreed to do it in the short amount of time that was available to me. In my first attempt, I developed a scenario, based on an actual incident, in which a black high school student and a white student got in an argument over a supposed racial slur by the white student. The incident […]