This book explores how organizations can proactively reimagine their learning strategies along with technological advancements. Authored by prominent thinkers, practitioners, and academics, this book balances theoretical perspectives with real-world examples, providing readers with tools to build holistic and human-centric learning ecosystems amid digital acceleration.
Part 1 illustrates how organizations can create future-ready (physical, virtual, and spiritual) spaces where learning is a shared experience rooted in mutual meaning-making, collaboration, and exploration. Topics include designing communal spaces for collaboration and innovation, fostering meaningful conversations that expand knowledge capacities and leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance human insight.
Part 2 focuses on purposeful engagement and edutainment, examining how storytelling, gamification, design thinking, and playful discovery can transform learning experiences. From crafting ethical gamification strategies to using aesthetic storytelling in corporate training, this section showcases approaches that deepen engagement and cultivate a culture of playful learning.
This book presents complex ideas in an accessible and practical manner for today’s corporate leaders, learning and development professionals, and educators.
Nikolina Dragičević Rogge is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business (University of Zagreb, Croatia). Previously, she worked at the Knowledge Management and Innovation Research Centre at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her research interests include service innovation, design thinking, digital work, and knowledge dynamics. She has published in prominent journals, including the European Journal of Work and Organizational
Psychology, Creativity and Innovation Management, and Business Horizons. Her scholarly interests are rooted in service innovation, design thinking, and understanding the evolving work and knowledge dynamics influenced by digital technologies. She is committed to promoting topics around human-centricity as critical in the narrative of technological progress.
Dr. Alex Bennet is Professor on the Faculty of Bangkok University’s Institute for Knowledge and Innovation Southeast Asia (IKI-SEA) and Co-Founder and Director of the Mountain Quest Institute. She served as Chief Knowledge Officer and Deputy Chief Information Officer for Enterprise Integration for the U.S. Department of the Navy and was Co-Chair of the Federal Knowledge Management Working Group. Prior to that, she served as Acquisition Reform Executive and Standards Improvement Executive for the DoN Acquisition Workforce. Dr. Bennet is Recipient of the Distinguished and Superior Public Service Awards from the U.S. government for her work in the Federal Sector. She is Delta Epsilon Sigma and Golden Key National Honor Society Graduate with a Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Systems. With her partner Dr. David Bennet and respected colleagues, Alex has authored over 40 books. Alex believes in the multidimensionality and interconnectedness of humanity as we move out of infancy into full consciousness.
Rongbin W.B. Lee is Esteemed Professor Emeritus in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He is Founding Director of the Knowledge Management and Innovation Research Centre and was Head of the Partner State Key Laboratory at the university. Currently, Prof. Lee coordinates the Global MIKE Award and Study. He has been Pioneer in the research and practice of knowledge management across various industrial sectors in Hong Kong, including manufacturing, trading, public utilities, and health care. His editorial contributions include serving as Chief Editor of the Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Systems (Emerald) and as Editor Emeritus of the International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science (IGI Publishing). Under his leadership, Prof. Lee and his team launched Asia's first online MSc. program in knowledge management and the Global MAKE Award in Asia.
