Play & Games – Why of Gamification(TPMA Gamification Panel)

@MichaelSahota

About Michael

STRATEGIC PLAY®

The Importance of Play

The Science of Play

See alsoTED Talk: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHwXlcHcTHc

Why Games?

Games

Play

Flow

A Guided Tour of Games and Play

Innovation Games® - Fast, Actionable Market Research

Innovation Games® for Lean Startup

• Inconsistent governance standards

• Decision making model needs to focus on prioritization and sequence

• Need better alignment and a way to resolve conflicts

• Too many customers (who is most important?) - where does money come from and what priority does it take?

• Too many captains, no captains

• Unclear organizational expectation setting

• Short attention span and inconsistent priorities

Challenge: Leadership

VP Product Management

Little foundation

Disparate teams

Disadvantage from get-go

Unstable and hazardous environment

SVP Product

Challenging Environment

Forces Arrayed against Team

Strategic Play® with Lego®

VP Product Management

Little foundation

Disparate teams

Disadvantage from get-go

Unstable and hazardous environment

Shared Vision