We are ReAlliance, and our goal is to rebuild gender alliances in the workplace. Our
engagement with research papers and empirical data identified three core issues with existing gender training programs: they were unengaging, polarizing, and short-term. So, our task was to create a solution that would keep engagement, bring people together against discrimination, and be memorable. Extensive research into the science of learning, gamification, and gender issues in the workplace inspired us to take a fresh and new twist, prompting our challenge question: “How can we use the science of interactive group training, social learning, and gamified concepts to create a transformative gender equality training program in medium to large companies?” Our solution is a game that will allow us to reflect on the challenges genders face in the workplace so we can think of ways men and women can be allies to each other. Throughout the game and group debrief, we educate people about gender issues in the workplace, ranging from micro-aggressions to pay gaps. This training program connects people in healthy competition and unifies different genders to reduce inequality in the workplace, which makes our Lego-style, team-based game ideal for engaging, in-person training led by HR managers.