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Master of Wizards
Designing Motivation Through Play, Challenge, and Game-Based Dynamics
Date:Â Wednesday, July 22
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon CDT
With:Â Thiago Barrinuevo
Winner of Best Use of Technology
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Course Overview
Most workplace learning struggles with the same challenge:
How do you create genuine engagement without relying on gimmicks, forced competition, or superficial “fun”?
In this highly interactive Toolbox Tutorial, Thiago Barrionuevo will guide participants through a hands-on exploration of how game-based dynamics can be used to influence motivation, engagement, and behavior in meaningful ways.
Participants will experience a fast-paced game designed to reveal how different motivational forces shape participation, decision-making, and engagement. From there, the session moves into practical application as participants analyze those dynamics and apply the insights to real workplace learning, leadership, or change challenges.
This is not a lecture about gamification theory.
It is an immersive working session where participants experience motivation through play, reflection, and design. You’ll leave with a clearer understanding of the differences between games, gamification, and game-based learning, along with practical strategies you can immediately apply in learning design, facilitation, leadership development, and organizational engagement initiatives.
Who Should Attend?
This session is designed for professionals who want to create more engaging and motivating learning or workplace experiences.
It is especially valuable for instructional designers, corporate trainers, facilitators, learning experience designers, leadership development professionals, organizational development consultants, HR and talent development professionals, team leaders, managers, gamification designers, and change management professionals.
No prior gamification or game design experience is required.
What You’ll Take Away
By the end of this Toolbox Tutorial, you will have a stronger understanding of how game-based dynamics influence motivation and behavior. You will be able to identify the difference between surface-level engagement and meaningful participation, recognize how challenge and feedback shape learner decisions, and apply motivational design principles to real workplace situations.
Most importantly, you will leave with practical ideas you can use right away in your learning programs, team sessions, leadership development work, or change initiatives.
 Testimonials
“This session helped me see engagement differently. It was not about adding more activity or entertainment. It was about designing the experience so people actually want to participate.” - Bernardo Letayf, Founder, BLUERABBIT
“Thiago’s approach made the concepts immediately usable. I left with ideas I could apply to my next workshop.” - Leah Carrubba, Global Lead for Sales Enablement
“The gameplay made the learning stick. I understood the motivation principles because I experienced them first.” - Keith Lillico,  Strategic Learning & Development LeaderÂ
Why Choose This Course?
Many learning programs focus heavily on content while overlooking the human experience of motivation.
As a result, learners may complete training without feeling engaged, challenged, or invested.
This course focuses on a different approach. Instead of asking how to “make training fun,” participants will learn how to intentionally design experiences that activate curiosity, participation, ownership, and engagement.
You’ll experience the principles firsthand through gameplay, reflection, and collaborative discussion, then apply them directly to your own professional challenges.
This is a practical, interactive session designed to help you think differently about learning and engagement design.
To Register
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$99 for Individual Registration
FREE for Game Garage Members
Includes live session + full access to the recording and downloadable tools
Date:Â Wednesday, July, 22
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 Noon CDT
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