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Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes: The Communication Training Game Your Team Needs
You can watch a team's communication skills collapse in real time. One person stares at a bomb covered in wires, buttons, and symbols. Everyone else holds a manual explaining how to defuse it. Nobody can see what the others see. The clock is ticking. Within two minutes, you'll hear the breakdown. "Cut the red wire." "Which red wire?" "The one on the left." "Left of what?" "Just, the red one!" Then the bomb explodes. That's Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes, and it is one of th
Justin Matheson
Dec 14 min read


Apex Legends Teaches Leadership Better Than Your Last Management Course
If your team can land hot, loot under pressure, and rotate to zone without turning into a imploding when things go wrong, they can probably handle your next sprint deadline without falling apart. On the surface, Apex looks like just another battle royale, teenagers screaming about shield cracks and third parties. But watch an actual coordinated squad for five minutes and you'll see something L&D departments spend thousands trying to teach: distributed leadership, decisive com
Justin Matheson
Nov 36 min read


League of Legends: The Strategic Team Building Game L&D Professionals Need
You're the ADC. Your support just went down. The enemy jungler is closing in from the river while their mid-laner rotates bot. Your...
Justin Matheson
Oct 65 min read


Portal 2: The Surprising Team Building Game L&D Professionals Need
Portal 2 develops precise team communication skills through cooperative puzzle-solving that mirrors real workplace challenges—perfect for corporate soft skills workshops.
Justin Matheson
Sep 15 min read


Rocket League: The Surprising Team Building Game L&D Professionals Need
Have you ever watched a colleague completely lose their cool during a "simple" project meeting? That meltdown probably had nothing to do...
Justin Matheson
Aug 115 min read


Minecraft: Creative Mode
Your team lead just dropped a bombshell project requirement in the Monday meeting. "We need to redesign the entire client onboarding...
Justin Matheson
Jul 146 min read


When Kitchen Chaos Creates Communication Champions: The Overcooked Series for Game-Based Learning
You're a chef. A sushi chef. Your kitchen is a pirate ship that flies. All your countertops move if it's too windy. Your teammate is a...
Justin Matheson
Jun 25 min read
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