Innovation Games: Going Beyond the Traditional Creativity and Analytical Tools and Methods

Innovation games have become popular means for fostering workplace social intelligence and enhancing innovation practices. They use game mechanisms to stimulate talent and creativity, making it easier for employees to engage in problem-solving and knowledge-sharing. Games are part of growing and educational processes and can be the most efficient methods to bridge the gap of natural creativity loss. By 2015, more than 50% of organizations that manage innovation processes will gamify those processes. Adopting new applications based on games is a global trend among innovation-driven organizations. Besides, gaming elements allow to build a growth path where employees feel progress and take up new challenges, leading to achievements and pleasure loops.