Tag Archives: games
Weekly bits of interest – 7 November 2011
And we’re back with a bumper weekly bits of interest post. Recent developments and articles of interest: “Can you get things done without making people hate you?” is a post on some psychology research looking at the assertiveness “sweet spot”. “So the tacit belief that you get the best results in business […]
Weekly bits of interest – 30 May 2011
Developments and articles of interest from the last week: Deloitte Canada recently released Innovation in government: Conversations with Canada’s public service leaders. The report is based on conversations with nearly 100 public sector leaders in Canada about the challenges facing Canada’s public service, measures being taken to innovate, and obstacles […]
Play with Purpose: Gamification
Last year I highlighted the potential usefulness of games in the innovation process including for increasing productivity. I would like to continue that conversation and introduce the concept of ‘gamification’. Gamification represents the process of blending games, or perhaps more accurately ‘game mechanics’, with real life, everyday processes. As per […]
Play with Purpose: Games and Innovation
Games. Now that’s a topic I can get excited about! When we think of games, there is usually a specific type that leaps to mind, and this may cause us to either grin or cringe. Board games, video games, role playing games, card games, get-to-know you games, sports, simulation games […]
Weekly bits of interest – 1 November 2010
Developments and articles of interest from the past week: Tim Kastelle, from the University of Queensland, asks whether your organisation can pass the bus test for innovation. The Victorian Public Service is holding its VPS Hack Day, an initiative under its Gov 2.0 Action Plan, on 18 November.
Weekly bits of Interest – 26 July 2010
Developments and articles of interest from the past week: In this interview Dave Gray, an author of upcoming book Gamestorming, explains the value of a game approach for collaborating and innovating. “Gamestorming is a set of collaboration practices that originated in Silicon Valley in the 1970s and has been evolving ever […]