If you've ever drained your smartphone battery playing Pokémon Go, or found yourself procrastinating a work day away playing Pac-Man in your browser, you know just how addictive simple video games can be.
In most businesses there is a cycle that alternates between periods of crazy rush, periods of normalcy, and periods of down time. Companies generally opt for one of two choices during the down
Since video games were invented in the late 1960s, teachers, business leaders, and entrepreneurs have been looking for ways to incorporate the engagement and persistent attraction of the gaming experience into employee training,
Canadian Tire Corp. announced its second product launched to the mobile apps market and this time the effort supports its financial services division with the release of mPay & Play. The app, available
Instead of corporate training being a chore, Waterloo, Ont.-based Axonify is using gamification to not only make it fun, but help ensure that people actually retain the information imparted. With customers such as
With most business budgets renewed in the first quarter of the year, there's likely to be a lot of activity in the learning and development (L&D) procurement space at the moment. This means
Published on: January 16th, 2015
Roz Bahrami
@skyprep
Keeping employees satisfied with their work can be tough – so instead of asking them to grind through their tasks, why not make work more enjoyable with a little healthy competition? At least,
Published on: October 15th, 2014
Candice So
@candice_so
For today's edition of our #FollowFriday post, we've rounded up a list of three people we interviewed this week, in the course of writing our stories. Whether they tweet on good social media
Published on: January 30th, 2014
Candice So
@candice_so
Ayogo is a Vancouver company based on the application of game psychology to patient self-care. Its customizable social games and apps engage, educate, and empower patients with chronic conditions. Ayogo CEO and Founder,
Big data might be a flashy industry watchword, but marketers can make use of it in practical ways – that is, if they pay attention to the “signals of demand.” At least, that’s
Published on: October 25th, 2013
Candice So
@candice_so
A partnership between Basware's Commerce Network and MasterCard's global payment network is promising to deliver businesses payments on their electronic invoices more quickly while giving buyers a longer time to square up, the
Marketers now have another well-rounded solution for analyzing data and improving relationships with customers, thanks to IBM Corp.’s release of a digital marketing network. Launching its network on Sept. 19, IBM partnered with
Published on: September 24th, 2013
Candice So
@candice_so
Collaborative customer interfaces, social co-browsing, mobile virtual worlds, and social TV – these are all trends to watch for the next five to 10 years, according to a report from Stamford, Conn.-based IT
Published on: August 27th, 2013
Candice So
@candice_so
Diabetes management has undergone many transitions in the past two decades. While the portable and discreet blood glucose meters of today make it easier for diabetics to manage their condition, there is much
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