About Business Simulations

Business Simulations is dedicated to developing people through psychologically safe, immersive experiences that bring lasting learning.

What we do

We deliver experiential leadership development for some of the world’s leading and most ambitious organisations. Through engaging, collaborative learning experiences, we help businesses unlock the full potential of their greatest asset: their people.

What we do

We deliver experiential leadership development for some of the world’s leading and most ambitious organisations. Through engaging, collaborative learning experiences, we help businesses unlock the full potential of their greatest asset: their people.

  • Business simulations designed to create lasting, impactful learning
  • Expert facilitators and trainers who bring sessions to life
  • Proven methodologies that drive measurable results
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Our story

For more than 20 years, our growth has been driven by client recommendations and long-standing relationships. Many of our customers return time and again - and refer us to others - because of the impact our simulations deliver to their bottom line. Today, we work with some of the world’s largest organisations, including those in the FTSE 250 and Fortune 500, across sectors such as healthcare, financial services, and technology.

  • 2004 – Founded by Ken Thompson as Redburn Consulting, renamed in 2014 to Dashboard Simulations
  • 2004 – Present day – Built a loyal customer base across the UK, Ireland, Europe, and North America
  • 2018 – Rebranded as Business Simulations to better represent our evolving focus and core expertise

Our culture and values

We’re passionate about designing engaging experiences that deliver meaningful learning and lasting value. Every simulation we create is built on deep subject matter expertise and years of design experience - carefully crafted to maximise impact and encourage real behavioural change.

Our unique discovery learning process guides the design process, ensuring each simulation is practical, socially engaging, and measurably effective.

Our culture and values

We’re passionate about designing engaging experiences that deliver meaningful learning and lasting value. Every simulation we create is built on deep subject matter expertise and years of design experience - carefully crafted to maximise impact and encourage real behavioural change.

Our unique discovery learning process guides the design process, ensuring each simulation is practical, socially engaging, and measurably effective.

  • Built with deep subject matter expertise
  • Designed by experienced specialists to maximise learning
  • Driven by discovery-based, socially-led learning principles
Ken Thompson facilitating a Simulation

Awards

Our simulations have recieved a number of awards:

  • Brandon Hall award
  • Skillsoft
  • BEX Institute
  • Skillsoft Compliance and Ethics Excellence Award for Innovation
  • Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development Organisational and Development Award

Certifications

  • In 2025 we were certified with ISO/IEC 27001:2022 (Information Security Management Systems)

Our team

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Scott Thompson

Managing Director

With a background in technology, Scott is responsible for overseeing the architecture, design and development of our platforms as well as managing the business.

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Ken Thompson

Founder

Ken is an expert practitioner, author and speaker on collaboration, high-performing teams and game based learning.

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John Barr

Head of Client Engagement

Based in the UK & Ireland, John is an experienced client engagement manager with a passion for personal and leadership development.

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Tom Parsons

Delivery and Engagement Coordinator

A former professional poker player, Tom brings his experience to help coordinate operational delivery and engagement priorities, as well as being responsible for managing our academy and social media.

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Jamie Thompson

Lead Engineer

Jamie is an experienced software engineer with a speciality in scalable and robust system design. Jamie is responsible for our platform architecture alongside simulation development.

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Lorna Walls

Client Engagement Manager

Lorna is an experienced CEM and is often the first point of contact with our new Clients, explaining who we are and what we do differently to set us apart.

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Juan Perez-Camacho

Simulation Facilitator

Juan is an expert on systematic innovation and the design of realistic and engaging content for custom business simulations using simulation “engine” frameworks.

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Kevin Quigley

Simulation Facilitator

Kevin specializes in leadership and management development, change management and leading high performing teams, facilitating simulations on these topics.

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Dave Kingston

Simulation Facilitator

With a background as a chartered accountant Dave specialises in “de-mystifying” finance and commercial concepts. He has also designed and employed business simulations to support ‘learning by doing’ in safe, engaging and memorable learning environments.

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Jean Vanhoegaerden

Simulation Facilitator

Jean is professor of practice specializing in leadership and management development, change management and facilitates simulations that promote these.

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Tony Campbell

Simulation Facilitator

Tony is a veteran cybersecurity specialist, with a focus on strategy, architecture, and innovation. He has written several books and many articles and works as a mentor, teacher, and facilitator of cybersecurity syllabi.

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Heather Borman

Simulation Facilitator

Heather is an experienced facilitator with an engaging and authentic style, easily connecting with participants and clients to create optimal conditions for learning and development.

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Shawn Devine

Simulation Facilitator

An experienced and insightful facilitator based in the southeastern United States, Shawn uses experiential facilitation, assessment tools and technology to connect with program participants and create engaging, lively environments for learners.

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George Ashby

Simulation Facilitator

A skilled facilitator, trainer and coach with deep practical business experience in key industries such as automotive. George facilitates business acumen simulations.

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Kieleigh Dixon

Simulation Facilitator

Kieleigh is an experienced learning and development consultant, qualified coach and advanced psychometric practitioner. She specialises in leadership development, team dynamics, and building high performing teams.

Contact us today to find out how we can help you

Where to find us

Business Simulations,
Unit 4,
212-218 Upper Newtownards Road,
Belfast,
Northern Ireland,
BT4 3ET