Harry Potter and the Artificially Intelligent Wand: Learning Team Communication in a Simulation Environment

Payal Mehra Indian Institute of Management Lucknow ; Gaurav Lavanya ; Rishab Chauhan Indian Institute of Management Lucknow

Abstract

Communication scholars have done an excellent work in creating business simulations to engage the students in learning communication concepts. However, more can be done to foster interactive business and professional communication pedagogy. Instructors must continue to devise new ways to enable the students to apply business communication concepts. In response to these calls, this article presents an example of a simulation based within the Harry Potter universe that emphasizes the ways team communication and proposal presentation manifest themselves in business speaking practices. This simulation enables students to engage with team communication issues by understanding persuasion and influence as an essential part of business and professional communication.

Journal
Business and Professional Communication Quarterly
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2025-12-01
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10.1177/23294906231223602
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