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The working world seems to change more every day. If it’s not tweeting, it’s pinging. If it’s not sharing, it’s poking. And more and more people – young and young at heart – are spending hours on Playstations, Wiis, XBoxes, DSes, and the web.
They’re not wasting time, though it may look like it. They’re learning. And they’re assimilating lessons about work, leadership, motivation, innovation and collaboration.
What if you could get an insight into that virtual world, and what it means for working with people of different generations? What if you had access to someone who really understands that world, and someone who really understands business?
TO BOOK: Call Lizzy Mafalo on (011) 880-9749 or email Lizzy with your contact details.
Attend this presentation and discover:
- What a game really is
- What gaming can teach you about motivating yourself and your team
- What young people know about working together – and you don’t
- How video games can teach you about strategy
- How the lessons of video games can enrich companies, innovation and learning
- The implications of Gaming for how we lead, manage and train
- How to take cutting-edge lessons from a virtual world
“This presentation showed me how gaming can build bonds and expand horizons” Mokgadi Mawila, Director: Business Relationship Management, Office of the Chief Information Officer
City of Johannesburg
Note: This presentation can be facilitated in-house.
When and where
Johannesburg
DATE: Wednesday 26 October 2011
VENUE: Hyatt Regency Hotel, Rosebank, Johannesburg
TIME: 07h00 – 07h15 Registration
07h15 – 08h00 Breakfast
08h00 – 09h00 Presentation
COST: R495 excl vat
TO BOOK: Call Lizzy Mafalo on (011) 880-9749 or email Lizzy with your contact details.
§ “Tens of millions of people are honing their.skills in multiplayer games. The tools and techniques they’re using will change how leaders function tomorrow – and could make them more effective today.” – Harvard Business Review
§ The average young person in the UK will have spent 10 000 hours gaming by the age of 21, says renowned game designer Jane McGonigal. And in doing so, they’re sharpening their leadership skills – and getting ready to change the world.
§ The benefits of gaming made global news last month when gamers deciphered, in only 3 weeks, the structure of a virus that had baffled scientists for a decade.
Presenters
Debby Edelstein
Serial entrepreneur and co-founder of QualityLife Company, Debby has acquired a reputation for hosting the most dynamic learning conversations in the country. A long-time champion of women’s leadership, her latest focus is on the leadership lessons we can learn from the digital economy.
“Debby brings a fresh perspective, a broad sweep of theory and practical anecdote and a boundless enthusiasm that energizes the group.” Professor Margaret Orr, Director, Centre for Learning, Teaching and Development, Wits
Adam Edelstein
A Grade 10 pupil at King David Victory Park, Adam is a keen gamer who claimed from an early age that video games were improving his leadership skills. His theory was vindicated when an article about gaming and leadership appeared in the Harvard Business Review – in the same year he was elected to the Mini City Council.
“Adam held the audience with his confidence and evident imagination as he shared with them his world of video games. Very impressive!” Michelle Lissoos, MD Think Ahead Solutions
“Adam’s ability as a speaker and insights around gaming are impressive – hard to believe he’s still in high school!” Pippa Tshabalala presenter of The Verge and PlayR, South Africa’s only gaming television shows.
