Gamification in Talent Development

Prof. Shermon Cruz will be the resource speaker for the Philippine Society for Talent Development webinar entitled “Gamification for Talent Development” on May 14, 2021. To register, this is the link.

What exactly is gamification in talent development? Can games or gamification designs and systems amplify your capacity to learn and generate insights at the individual, collaborative and institutional levels? Can it increase your cognitive stamina and capability to process information and synthesize complex experiences in creative, fun, and playful ways? Can games deepen and diversify your ways of learning and understanding complexity and identifying wicked opportunities? Can intuitive or serious play processes empower you to learn deeper and co-create knowledge and insights better and faster? Can games increase your capacity for social influence and relatedness? What is the futures of talent development when gamified? The gamification in talent development webinar aims to discuss some foundational concepts, core drivers, principles of games, and case studies in learning and talent development.

SESSION OBJECTIVE: At the end of this two-hour session, participants will be able to learn: – Game-based theories and foundational concepts. – Case studies on what works or not in gamification as applied in learning and talent development. – Play and experience the Thing from the Future Game as a tool to experience the power games to facilitate creativity and feedback.

SESSION OUTLINE- The Big Picture: What is and why gaming? – Game Applications in the Field: Empowerment and Creativity in the Corporate Learning and Talent Development Space- Great! So now what? Let’s Play the Thing from the Future Game Talent Development Edition.