Everything you need to know about business games
The so-called business games have become very popular. Whether at renowned universities or major multinationals, video games have become the perfect tool for teaching how to start up a business or manage product supply chains. While that’s all well and good, what are business games exactly? What are their benefits and most prominent examples? Business […]
The 4 main differences between training and development
Although they are often used together, there are important differences between “training” and “development”. So much so, that knowing the particularities of each one could help to set priorities and strategies within your company’s human resources department. These are the four differences that will help you to distinguish between these two concepts and which must […]
Gamelearn awarded ‘Accredited Learning Provider’ status by the prestigious Learning & Performance Institute
Gamelearn, the leading company in game-based corporate learning, has just been awarded official ‘Accredited Learning Provider’ status by the Learning & Performance Institute (LPI), one of the world’s leading institutes for e-learning, training and development. Gamelearn thus becomes an ‘Accredited Learning Provider’ for its “commitment to high quality and process improvement in the provision of […]
“Younger employees are more likely to engage with online learning if it is gamified”
Alexandra Levit: “The strongest teams will be those that leverage both human and machine strengths.” Alexandra Levit has become one of the most influential people on the future of work and trends in human resources. A self-described “business futurist”, she summarizes her work in just a few words: “I help organizations prepare to succeed and […]
The ultimate guide to improving customer service in your company
Without customers… what kind of a company would you have? It may seem obvious, but the customer (the person who buys our products or services) should be the number one priority for any business. Unfortunately, this has not always been the case and it is only recently that companies have begun to talk about “customer-centric” […]
There has never been a better time for a career in Human Resources
It is a well-known fact that we are immersed in a knowledge economy: companies are clamoring to attract the best engineers, products are becoming increasingly sophisticated and the most successful companies are the ones that stand out for their human capital. Less well-known, however, is the role that human resources departments are playing in this […]
Video: Gamelearn, in 4 minutes
Explaining what we do at Gamelearn, the world’s most awarded game-based learning platform, is no easy feat. However, our design and production team has managed to do an excellent job of describing it in just four minutes. The result is a video in which you will discover the secrets of game-based learning, Gamelearn’s different products […]
The 5 stages of game-based learning: from indifference to acceptance
New ideas aren’t always easy to accept. People have their routines and habits, they are used to working in a certain way and are often reluctant to change. New technologies are generally greeted with suspicion and skepticism because they involve uncertainty and breaking with the status quo. It has often taken society as a whole […]
We need motivation to learn
Whether in the US, Asia or Europe, new scientific studies all point in the same direction: we need excitement to learn. This is the conclusion that numerous researchers have reached after analyzing how the brain works while we study, work or engage in other intellectual pursuits. This new discipline is known as educational neuroscience or […]
Workplace training: let people choose their own path
Training and development leaders have become something of a Tom Cruise grappling with an impossible mission: to offer their hundreds or thousands of employees courses that allow them to grow personally and professionally. To achieve this, human resources departments study the wide array of training, Learning Management System (LMS) and Massive Online Open Courses (MOOC) […]