Sivasailam Thiagarajan

As the resident Mad Scientist at the Thiagi Group, Thiagarajan and his organization aim to help people accomplish more through interactive strategies for improving performance. He is Internationally recognized as an expert in human performance technology. His specialties include training design, online learning, virtual classroom, web-based games, workshops, training games and simulations design, facilitation. He is also a game designer, and writer. He has authored 40 books and hundreds of professional articles. He has designed 220 popular training games and simulations. He publishes a monthly newsletter on creative learning activities, facilitation, and training.

Thiagarajan has been elected the president of the International Society for Performance Improvement (ISPI), in 1979 and 2006. He has also been the five-time president of the North American Simulation and Gaming Associating (NASAGA).

His most highly rated books include:

• Thiagarajan, S. (1998). Barnga: A Simulation Game on Cultural Clashes. Intercultural Press.

• Thiagarajan, S. (2006). Thiagi’s 100 favorite games. Jossey-Bass.

• Thiagarajan, S. (2005). Thiagi’s interactive lectures: Power up your training with interactive games and exercises. Jossey-Bass.

• Thiagarajan, S. (1999). Teamwork and teamplay: Games and activities for building and training teams. Jossey-Bass.

• Thiagarajan, S. (2011). Jolts! Activities to wake up and engage your participants. John Wiley & Sons.

• Thiagarajan, S. (2003). Design your own games and activities: Thiagi’s templates for performance improvement. Jossey-Bass.

Websites:

• LinkedIn

• Thiagi Group

• YouTube Channel