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- ItemExploring the potential of participatory games as an experiential learning approach for responding to SDG challenges in Namibia(Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2021-12) Mangundu, Reinhold; Preiser, Rika; Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences. School of Public Leadership.ENGLISH SUMMARY: This thesis explores participatory games as an experiential approach for responding to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) challenges in Namibia. The Sustainable Development Goals are a set of goals under the Global Agenda 2030. Their well-defined targets call for radical transformation of business as usual. The backdrop of the study is provided by the Games for the SDGs Project. This project was established to support the realisation of capacity and knowledge enhancement for Agenda 2030 by engaging young Namibians in games, offering a platform to freely and openly discuss the SDGs. We have entered a new epoch of emerging complex and interwoven challenges. As these problems emerge, they are subsequently leading to great uncertainty over the future of the planet. In developing countries like Namibia in particular we face critically intricate and interconnected problems. As an attempt to address our current global challenges, Namibia has committed to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It is in this respect that this thesis seeks to explore the potential of participatory games as novel and innovative approaches for responding to complex and emerging challenges affecting sustainability. Through an exploratory research approach, this research captures the reflections of five (5) participants who have been part of such participatory games and the reflections of six (6) different experts, sharing their insights on the role of games in promoting transformative spaces for learning and how they can best prepare us to engage with complexity. The reflections are captured through semi-structured interviews and the results were interpreted by means of thematic analysis. What emerges are opportunities offered by the games, that allow us to promote transformation, by learning to engage and better deal with complex adaptive systems. The form of critical thinking and collaborative skills often dictated by the games could significantly shape sustainable decisions in anticipation of our common future.