Live sessions
1000 Blank White Cards – Ideation Session
Games are a ‘safe space to fail’. We often hear this in Games-based Learning circles. On 19th April, I definitely found myself hoping this was true. […]
Workplace Learning
1000 Blank White Cards – Ideation Session
design process
Learning Games – The Challenge of House Rules
It is in overcoming ‘unnecessary’ obstacles that the ‘fun’ of playing is to be had – pleasure derived from overcoming and prevailing. […]
Ideas
Andragogy Through a Games-based Learning Lens
What might an Andragogical game (based on Knowles principles) look like, and what existing examples can be drawn upon for inspiration? […]
design process
Rule Co-creation in Play -1000 Blank White Cards
Rule modification is the central mechanic and the purpose of the game, creating a chaos of action and reaction – impossible to settle on a strategy for success. […]
Ideas
Why Learning Makes Great Games
Well-designed games are great for creating learning, but maybe we should rather be thinking that well-designed learning is a great way to make compelling games. […]
Live sessions
Live Play Sessions – March 2022
Demo of a gamified learning platform and a card game designed to help players to go beyond Agile tools and processes to an Agile Mindset […]
Live sessions
Game Playtest Sessions – February 2022
Ludogogy aims to put play back into your life – really important if you’re in the business of greating games for great learning. […]
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GAME BASED LEARNING – As Easy as ABC (and D)
Most Behavioural skills, leadership competencies, organisational values, and so on, are pure common sense. […]
Ideas
Winning is Overrated (in Educational Games)
Do educational games need winners? You probably know about the benefits of educational games, but may feel strongly about the need for winning outcomes. […]
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Acquiring Real-Life Economics Skills from Games
What many people mean when they say ‘teach economics’ is ‘teach people the skills to operate well in an economic system’. This, Monopoly is not very good at. […]
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Applying Agile Practices to Create an Agile Serious Game
Creating games is also a way to apply the agile approach in different contexts. If you are thinking if agile is just for IT, you are wrong! […]
design process
So Farm So Good – from zero to ‘done’ in 21 days
Building a multi-player training simulation game for Change Management based on an organic farm – from scratch and against many odds […]
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Feedback – Creation and Delivery through Live Experience
At the end of a training serial, tank commanders will conduct a ‘hot-debrief’, discussing what went well, what went badly and how they can improve next time. […]
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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 […]
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How to Make Your Learners Feel Like Rockstars
How do you really become a rockstar? Practice. Lots of practice. But for most people practising the same songs and notes over and over can get pretty tedious. […]