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Fixing Broke(n) Governments Through Serious Games

“I am not a fan of being a customer of my government” – Luke Hohmann Luke Hohmann, CEO of The Innovation Games Company, creates games that corporations use to make better decisions when it comes to their budgets. Now he is bringing this same innovative and surpirsing approach to budget management from the corporate world […]

Joss Whedon is the mastermind behind Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Firefly, Serenity, and Dr. Horrible’s Sing-a-long Blog (NPH’s finest work). His brand spanking new movie Cabin in the Woods debuted at SXSW yesterday at the Paramount. In an interview on Saturday he said it’s one of the most unbridled projects he’s ever had the […]

Preview: Can Gaming Make the World Better?

For decades, video games have been a way for many to relax, and escape the day-to-day reality. A place you can immerse yourself in a fantasy world, where the impossible is possible. Thanks to technology and accessibility, gaming has garnered a much larger “casual” audience over the last few years. Now, with smart phones, users […]

Preview: Big Social Media Results at Small Organizations

Move over television, because social media has become the go-to platform for companies to reach their target audience. Whether it’s the tailor-made advertisements Facebook puts all over your news feed, or a Twitter campaign asking followers to “retweet to win,” companies, both big and small, have to find new ways to connect with an audience. […]

Big Bird has taken over the news. Gary Knell, Vivian Schiller’s replacement as president and CEO of NPR, was promoted in December from his position with the Sesame Workshop. Having launched numerous non-profit children’s education programs through the Sesame Workshop, Knell is no stranger to taking a long-standing public staple and breathing new life into […]