{"id":49317,"date":"2019-09-04T13:22:00","date_gmt":"2019-09-04T20:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/world.edu\/?p=49317"},"modified":"2019-09-04T13:22:00","modified_gmt":"2019-09-04T20:22:00","slug":"how-gamification-could-revolutionise-creative-thinking-in-the-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.edu\/how-gamification-could-revolutionise-creative-thinking-in-the-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"How \u2018gamification\u2019 could revolutionise creative thinking in the workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Coming up with a good creative idea is hard. We do not fully understand how this process works, but there are certain techniques that have proved successful in fostering creativity, such as\u00a0mind-mapping<\/a>, brainstorming or creating conditions for free experimentation. Many big companies (such as\u00a0design agencies<\/a>) embrace these practices in the way they work.<\/p>\n

The rapid acceleration of information technologies has led to a huge boom in the video game industry. Curious as to what exactly makes games so engaging, many are keen to test it out in non-gaming contexts. This process is called \u201cgamification<\/a>\u201d (not to be\u00a0confused<\/a>\u00a0with\u00a0game theory<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Playing games, literally, is a powerful way of facilitating creative thinking, because it can lower the barriers of established behavioural norms and routines by offering new rules and sometimes even new realities.
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