Tag Archives: Gamification

Weekly bits of interest – 20 August 2012

Some recent developments and articles of interest: Dan Hill from the Helsinki Design Lab has recently written an exploration of strategic design and what it means for the public sector. You can also watch him talk about the subject Interested in learning more about design or gamification? The University of Pennsylvania is […]

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Weekly bits of interest – 30 January 2012

Some developments and articles of interest: How many times have you been warned about reinventing the wheel? Tim Kastelle identifies some circumstances where innovation is aided by doing so. In another post Tim Kastelle discusses some opportunities for business model innovation within the higher education sector. “There are a few issues in […]

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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 […]

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