Show & Tell
Agile SWOT – A Game to Introduce Agile
This game is intended not only for Agile coaches, but for people who may be new to Agile, and looks at the main concepts through the lens of a SWOT analysis. […]
Project Management
Application
RPGs to Level Up in Life
While D&D is not a Quantified Self (QS) game, you’re not playing yourself, the mechanisms and experiences within RPGs have definitely informed the QS movement. […]
design process
“Hack & jaM”: The birth of a Role Playing Game
I had the idea to hack Arduino boards, the sensors and actuators to make my own instruments. The concept of the role-playing game “Hack and jaM” was born. […]
how to
Engaging and Relevant Feedback from Online Agile Workshops
One of the most effective ways to demonstrate tricky real-world, Agile concepts is to run a game that strips away any complexity […]
learning topics
Pizza KATA II Retrospect is a Mindset and Not an Action
Teams need to retrospect to get better, not just to celebrate wins. If teams want to improve they need to change what was wrong, or even not quite perfect. […]
learning topics
Time to get serious about Stakeholder Engagement
HOW MUST-WIN BATTLES FAIL In an ever more complex world, large organisations rely on their ability to react or proactively change through large scale strategic initiatives, or as they are sometimes called, Must Win Battles. […]
how to
To Play at Work, See What You Do as a Game
One of the most prominent personalities in gamification, Andrzej Marczewski, wrote in his well-received book Even Ninja Monkeys Like to Play: Unicorn Edition, “Work is actually very similar to play and even more like games. […]
learning topics
How board games can achieve behaviour change in the workplace
Scavenger hunts, blindfold exercises, tower building… are you familiar with any of these workplace team building activities? These are examples of how organisations might try to encourage collaboration and team-building skills in a learning environment. […]