For the Win: How Game Thinking Can Revolutionize Your Business
by Kevin Werbach and Dan Hunter
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Pub Date Nov 08 2012 | Archive Date Dec 08 2013
Description
Take your business to the next level-for the win
Millions flock to their computers, consoles, mobile phones, tablets, and social networks each day to play World of Warcraft, Farmville,Scrabble, and countless other games, generating billions in sales each year. The careful and skillful construction of these games is built on decades of research into human motivation and psychology: A well-designed game goes right to the motivational heart of the human psyche.
In For the Win, authors Kevin Werbach and Dan Hunter argue persuasively that gamemakers need not be the only ones benefiting from game design. Werbach and Hunter are lawyers and World of Warcraft players who created the world's first course on gamification at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. In their book, they reveal how game thinking-addressing problems like a game designer-can motivate employees and customers and create engaging experiences that can transform your business.
For the Win reveals how a wide range of companies are successfully using game thinking. It also offers an explanation of when gamifying makes the most sense and a 6-step framework for using games for marketing, productivity enhancement, innovation, employee motivation, customer engagement, and more.
In this informative guide, Werbach and Hunter reveal how game thinking can yield winning solutions to real-world business problems. Let the games begin!
Advance Praise
“For the Win is a total win! In the 21st century, business must shift from push to pull to get the best out of their employees and to entice their customers. This book brilliantly explains how to design and use gamification techniques to that end. I highly recommend this useful and fun to read book.”
—John Seely Brown, Coauthor of The Power of Pull and A New Culture of Learning; Co-chairman, Deloitte Center for the Edge; Former Chief Scientist, Xerox Corporation and Director of its Palo Alto Research Center (PARC)
“At a time when so many of us have grown up with video games, game thinking belongs at the center of discussions about business and management. In For The Win, Werbach and Hunter eloquently and practically explain how to apply one of the most important shifts in our cognitive models.”
—Joichi Ito, Director, MIT Media Lab
“For the Win hits a home run in illustrating the business value of gamification for both small and large companies across the globe."
—Kris Duggan, CEO, Badgeville
Marketing Plan
Kevin Werbach is an associate professor of legal studies and business ethics at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He is also the founder of the Supernova Group, a technology analysis and consulting firm, and co-led the review of the Federal Communications Commission for the Obama Administration’s Presidential Transition Team. Werbach appears frequently in print and broadcast media including CNN, CNBC, NPR, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. His writing has appeared in Harvard Business Review, Fortune, Wired, and Slate, among other publications. He is coauthor of For the Win: How Game Thinking Can Revolutionize Your Business, and he blogs at http://werblog.com and tweets at @kwerb.
Dan Hunter is an expert in Internet law, intellectual property, and the application of games to public policy arenas. He is a professor of law at New York Law School and the director of the school’s Institute for Information Law & Policy. He is also an adjunct associate professor of legal studies at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He was one of the first scholars to examine the social significance of virtual worlds. His research has appeared in journals such as the California Law Review, the Texas Law Review, the William & Mary Law Review, and the Journal of Legal Education. He is coauthor of For the Win: How Game Thinking Can Revolutionize Your Business.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781613630228 |
| PRICE | $15.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 148 |
