This year for our Christmas party we decided to do more than just a lunch and a few drinks and put our game solving skills to the test. Let’s face it, we know we can make great games, but can we win them? Especially when they are time limited, under some serious pressure and we are locked in rooms…. which we have to escape. That’s right!! We decided to try our hand at a couple of room escape games.
Read MoreIn light of Totem’s launch of Unlock: Project Management, we thought we’d step into Sir Alan’s shoes to set this week’s task - between Team Totem and Team Apprentice.
Read MoreWhether you’re officially a project manager or not, the chances are that you’ll still be carrying out tasks that could constitute a project. There are a number of core project management skills that will help you with this.
Read MoreExciting times for TeamTotem this week - we're officially the Creative Communications & Digital Business of the Year!
Read MoreThe 2016 Mosaic Enterprise Challenge Finals took place on the 4th of May at Hogan Lovell’s International in London, which myself and Richard had the pleasure in attending.
This year has been bigger and was more fiercely contested than any of the previous years. The challenge this year reached 4898 students in 105 schools across six regions in the United Kingdom, and these students were supported by 531 volunteer mentors. 2016 was the first year to have a winning school from Scotland, the first year in which Scottish schools have entered.
Read MoreToo much of learning is top down, trainer led, sage on the stage – these are the traditional models of imparting knowledge into a mass audience. Originally designed for educating workers during the industrial revolution the classroom seems to be a concept we are holding onto for dear life. But why does formal learning have to be this way?
Read MoreHere is a list of awards for serious games, its a work in progress so please contact us if you know of any more we can add - or any more detail about submission deadlines for next year's awards...
Read MoreIt seems there are new risks to our health being discovered every week. Everything is a risk, from stuttering car exhausts to the calming flicker of a candle! Our bodies are under constant attack and it us up to each of us to protect ourselves from these risks as best we can.
I can hear some of you guys sighing right now. Don’t worry. . .
Read MoreDoes the thought of an away day building a raft with your colleagues leave you feeling excited or nauseous?
Does a new concept in leadership training; (a 3D multiplayer online puzzle-based game, set on a tropical island), float your boat or sink your sandbags?!
We compare leadership development serious game “Unlock: Leadership” with traditional ‘outward bound’ style leadership activities.
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