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How World of Warcraft Promotes Innovation
This video game demonstrates in its structure and scoring some fundamental principles for training employees to think creatively By John Hagel and John Seely Brown We are caught in a pincer grip between intensifying competitive pressure and accelerating change in the landscape around us, ...
World of Warcraft 3.0.8 Patch Notes
World of Warcraft 3.0.8 Patch Notes
wowinsider.com — We've got the patch notes for the official version of patch 3.0.8 after the break. Patch 3.0.8... will be the first patch to the game after Blizzard's record breaking second expansion, Wrath of the Lich King . In addition to the patch notes, we ... (more) World of Warcraft 3.0.8 Patch Notes
World of Warcraft listed as one of the 30 most offensive games
World of Warcraft listed as one of the 30 most offensive games
wowinsider.com — The conservative Christian investment firm, the Timothy Plan, has released a list of the 30 most offensive... games on the market ( Warning: link is to a PDF file ). This list details the areas of sex, nudity, gay / lesbian, violence, cartoon violence, ... (more) World of Warcraft listed as one of the 30 most offensive ...
WoW, Casually: Returning to WoW as a casual (Reader Mail)
WoW, Casually: Returning to WoW as a casual (Reader Mail)
wowinsider.com — Robin Torres writes WoW, Casually for the player with limited playtime. Of course, you people with lots... of playtime can read this too, but you may get annoyed by the fact that we are unashamed, even proud, of the fact that beating WoW isn't our ... (more) WoW, Casually: Returning to WoW as a casual (Reader Mail)
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How Can World Of Warcraft Help Train Your Employees? [World Of Workcraft]
Kotaku — ... concepts like providing experience points to encourage advancement, custom "dashboards" that display employees' progress in real time, or the various team-building tips that can be garnered from looking at the player-created guild structure of the title. Of course most of the concepts they bring up apply to almost any MMORPG, but odds are World of Warcraft is the only one business executives are likely to have heard of. "Let's take a look at the lessons of Saga of Ryzom." See? No. How World of Warcraft Promotes Innovation

BusinessWeek thinks corporate execs can learn from WoW
WoW.com — ... , BusinessWeek wrote an interesting piece about how World of Warcraft promotes innovation. The articles examines how Blizzard had designed a game that could probably be mimicked by any corporation looking to innovate. It's an interesting analysis of the game, with BusinessWeek saying that its players are motivated to achieve and solve tasks. ...

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