{"product_id":"the-power-of-play-9781394228010","title":"The Power of Play","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLevel-up employee productivity, creativity, and inspiration at your workplace\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Power of Play: The Game Design Approach to Transforming Employee Engagement\u003c\/i\u003e, the Managing Director for Willow Ventures a global insurance innovation leaderGeorge Kesselman, delivers a one-of-a-kind and exciting take on employee productivity and engagement. He dives deep into increasing divergence between work and how we approach motivation, and moving beyond the gamification of work, exploring the motivational and behavioural elements behind the fun kind of problem solving we find in games and showing you how to apply them to your workplace. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the book, you'll discover how to apply the principles of game design to the professional environment so you can realize higher levels of motivation, productivity, and creativity from your teams. You'll also find: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eStrategies to make your workplace more enjoyable and improve talent recruitment and retention\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical insigh\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Let’s Press Start ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Work- Off: the Brief History of Work and a Sneak Peek Inside Our Heads 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Trapped in the Cycle: The Woes of Enforced Gamification 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Journey to Work 1.0 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Industrial Revolution: Hello, Work 2.0 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Work 2.5 and Getting Stuck 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Work 3.0: The Internet Work Revolution 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Who Said It Can’t Be All Fun and Games? 63\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Designing Fun: The Magic of Games 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Games Give Us a Ray of Hope 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Game Time, Game Type 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III the Science of Motivation 117\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Motivations 119\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Forced Mindfulness: Why It Removes the Power of Freedom and Choice in Enjoyment 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV the Intersection Between Games And Work 153\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 How We Learn 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Embracing Open Source: Unleashing the Power of Collaboration 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Esports Work: Blurring the Lines between Play and Profession 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Level- Up Work 185\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Level 1 Skills: Breaking Free from the Skills Trap 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Level 2 Skills: Testing 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Level 3 Skills: And the Future of Work Is. 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Author 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Book 225\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 229\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407609143639,"sku":"9781394228010","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781394228010.jpg?v=1730499931","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-power-of-play-9781394228010","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}