GameLets: Taking a Playful Tack in Group Support
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چکیده
This paper reports on two different approaches to combine two bodies of knowledge—collaboration design and simulation & gaming—in order to expand the ‘toolbox’ for designers and facilitators of group processes in the context of public policymaking. The first approach involves embedding collaboration tools in a policy exercise. The second, more innovative approach is based on the gameLet concept: a building block for group processes that combines features of thinkLets and serious role playing games. Both approaches are illustrated with an example, and the practical application of gameLets in the context of health policy and innovation is described and evaluated in more detail.
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