Analyse Asia with Bernard Leong
Business:Management
Fresh out of the studio, George Kesselman joined us to discuss his new book "The Power of Play". He shares the main themes and key takeaways on how games will drive the future of work. We began the conversation with George providing an overview of how work has evolved from a craftsman environment to the industrial age and explained why we need a re-thinking of work using game play. He dived deep into the different personas of gamers in work life and offered what success would mean for his book in redefining the workplace.
Episode Highlights:
[0:44] QOTD
[2:02] Introduction: George Kesselman
[3:31] Inspiration behind “The Power of Play” book
[4:47] How George convinced Wiley of the book deal
[5:41] The intended audience for “The Power of Play”
[6:38] Main Themes & Key Takeaways behind “The Power of Play”
[9:31] Remote Work vs Return to Office
[12:02] The legacy of work 1.0
[17:24] Work 3.0 world
[21:04] Introduction to Gamification and Game Design in Workplace
[26:58] Different Personas in Games and how they map into real-world work
[29:42] The different motivations that draw people to work
[34:22] How to apply game development principles and design to work
[38:22] Predictors of Success in Matching People to Work
[40:40] Gauging Performances of Workers in remote and distributed environments
[43:13] Things not in the book and is a sequel in the works?
[44:58] What does success mean for “The Power of Play” book?
[46:13] Closing
Podcast Information: Bernard Leong (@bernardleong, Linkedin) hosts and produces the show. Proper credits for the intro and end music: "Energetic Sports Drive" and the episode is mixed & edited in both video and audio format by G.Thomas Craig (@gthomascraig, LinkedIn).
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