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Game Thinking

ACADEMY

where product leaders build

RAPID INNOVATION SKILLS

Welcome to the Game Thinking Academy, where we synthesize modern product development with world-class game design.

If you’re familiar with Design Thinking and Agile/Lean, you’ve got a head start.  Game Thinking builds on these methods, adding powerful techniques from Game Design and Systems Thinking.

The result is a step-by-step system that helps you accelerate product/market fit, reduce risk, and boost retention. 

Now used by leading companies and brands worldwide, this system has been successfully deployed in education, enterprise,  entertainment, finance, gaming, healthcare, and manufacturing. 

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Our hands-on training programs will help you drive retention – find product/market fit – and build customer relationships that last.

When you’re ready to accelerate, we’ve got the rocket fuel.

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Level-up your skills & 10X your outcomes

 

5-day Crash Course

Innovation Bootcamp

12-week innovation sprint

Team Accelerator

24-week training intensive

Certification Masterclass

GET WORLD-CLASS SUPPORT
from expert VIP mentors like…

Lean UX Expert

Cindy Alvarez

Lean UX Expert
Investor & Entrepreneur

Siqi Chen

Investor & Entrepreneur
Lead Game Designer, Spry Fox

Dan Cook

Lead Game Designer, Spry Fox
UX Strategy and Design

Erika Hall

UX Strategy and Design
Behavioral Economics

Jason Hreha

Behavioral Economics
Entrepreneur & Seed-stage VC

Charles Hudson

Entrepreneur & Seed-stage VC
Games-based learning

Karl Kapp

Games-based learning
Lean UX Design

Laura Klein

Lean UX Design
A Theory of Fun

Raph Koster

A Theory of Fun
Jobs-to-be-done

Bob Moesta

Jobs-to-be-done
Business& Lean UX

Barry O'Reilly

Business& Lean UX
Lean Product Development

Jeff Patton

Lean Product Development
The Art of Game Design

Jesse Schell

The Art of Game Design
Gaming System Design

Mike Sellers

Gaming System Design
Founder, CMX & VP Community, Bevy

David Spinks

Founder, CMX & VP Community, Bevy
Founder, UIE

Jared Spool

Founder, UIE
Entrepreneur & Seed-stage VC

Garry Tan

Entrepreneur & Seed-stage VC
Professor, Wharton Business School

Kevin Werbach

Professor, Wharton Business School

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