Playing Games at Work -- With Adam Wootton, Towers Watson
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Adam Wootton is an all-things expert on the topic of playing games at work. The Australian native dovetails game theory, social media and behavioral economics to create new approaches to motivating and educating employees. Wootton, the director of social media and games at Towers Watson, recently patented the online game Swift-ee to educate employees about their health and well-being. He'll join us to talk about Swift-ee, the 5 types of corporate game players (no, not the political kind) and what's unique about corporate game design. For more information: http://storify.com/carolharnett/playing-games-at-work-with-adam-wootton    
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