"Gamification of Corporate Training" - Anders Gronstedt, CEO, Gronstedt Group
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A new breed of hyper connected, game-savvy employees is pouring into the workforce. They want to be engaged, in control, and part of a dynamic storyline. Yet, the best that can be said about most online learning programs is that they give people the sensation of a coma without all the worry and inconvenience.
Anders Grondstedt, PhD, Founder and CEO of the Grondstedt Group (gronstedtgroup.com), will demonstrate how forward-thinking companies help their people solve real-world problems via games that thrive on a sense of engagement, immersion, problem solving, control, and feeling of accomplishmens
The Gronstedt Group’s customized learning programs employ next-generation games, digital simulations, podcasts, television-style video dramas, animated whiteboard “scribe video,” and 3D virtual worlds, teaching people the skills they need in a context that’s immersive and energizing. Gronstedt Group's client include global companies like Microsoft, Google, Intuit, Boeing, Hewlett-Packard, United Healthcare, Dell, Avaya, American Eagle Outfitters, Kimberly-Clark, and government clients like the U.S. Department of Transportation and the City of New York improve performance with innovative learning approaches, including next-generation digital simulations, gaming, transmedia storytelling, immersive 3D virtual worlds, and virtual and augmented reality
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