Anything can be turned into a fun game, as described in the Self-Gamification Happiness Formula. Below you will find information on coaching and consultancy services tailored specifically towards turning project management and writing into fun games.
Gameful Project Management
These coaching and consulting services explicitly target how project management can be turned into a productive, fun, and engaging game.
What is it and is not about:
Many consider project management activities to be tedious and annoying, however necessary. But there is another possibility: these tasks can actually become fun, if you turn them into games, using the Self-Gamification approach.
It isn’t about buying a new software system or hiring personnel to do it for you. Nor is it a case of “fixing” you, by drastically changing what you are doing. Change is not the goal here; it is a by-product.
This service is about giving you the tools to address any challenges you might face in managing your projects, whilst helping you turn project management into not only a productive activity, but a fun one too. You can expect to see considerable improvements in your project management activities, without the need for significant investments in new technology or personnel.
By adopting a self-gamified approach to project management, you will become aware of what your work requires (and even life in general), and make conscious decisions about what to do next, finding that it is often possible with what you already have at your disposal, and with little additional effort. You will also acquire the skills of gameful resourcefulness and motivation in any situation, including tight deadlines (when increased motivation is hard to achieve but often needed).
Types of coaching:
- One-on-one coaching: An example: one two-hour session a week, for 4 weeks. This can be shortened or extended to include more sessions. At least two sessions are recommended so that you can get some practice, ask questions, and receive feedback. E-mail access in-between. The approach can be customized for your purposes. For one session, see “Crash course” below.
- Consultancy for small teams and management: An example: one two-hour session a week, for 6 weeks. This can be shortened or extended to include more sessions. At least two sessions are recommended so that you can get some practice, ask questions, and receive feedback. E-mail access in-between. The approach can be customized for your purposes. For one session, see “Crash course” below.
- Crash course: One two or three-hour session, to make you aware of the possibilities of gameful project management based on the self-gamification approach. Here we won’t be able to consider your specific challenges in detail, but you will become acquainted with what the approach is about. The course can be customized for your purposes. For more sessions, see above.
- E-Mail coaching: after one course of live-coaching, or along with you reading Self-Gamification Happiness Formula. Duration example: 1 month; answer/feedback from me at least once a week. The approach can be customized for your purposes.
To work out the details, please contact me at vib@optimistwriter.com.
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Gameful Writing
These coaching and consulting services are about how to turn writing and related activities (such as editing, self-publishing, and others) into productive, fun, and engaging games.
See “Types of coaching” above, for what is also possible in this area.
To work out the details, please contact me at vib@optimistwriter.com.