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4 Tips for Creating Successful Client Relationships

We’ve had a lot of amazing clients over the years here at Filament. When your day-to-day job is to design creative projects that help people, you wind up meeting a ton of incredible people. But it’s not always rosy- making learning games is a risky, strange process with a lots of twists and turns. Ideas…

November 9, 2016 // Dan Norton

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Video: Who We Are

We’re often asked what it’s like to work at Filament Games. Our answers normally fall somewhere on a spectrum between “it’s amazing because we get to work with wonderful people” to “it’s rewarding because we create learning experiences that improve people’s lives.” To give you a more precise idea of what makes Filament great, we…

November 3, 2016 // Kat Shanahan

Speed Sketch! Happy Hallowbee

It’s my favorite time of year! The leaves are turning, cinnamon and spices are a-brewin’, and I get to break out my infinity scarves and sweaters! There’s something cozy, innocent, and nostalgic about fall, from Back-to-School all the way through Thanksgiving into winter, and Halloween is no exception. I wanted to capture that essence in…

October 31, 2016 // Natasha Soglin

How Game-Based Learning Develops 21st Century Skills

What are 21st Century Skills? If you’ve been watching the K-12 space for the past few years, you’re probably aware that the rapid advance of education technology and the increasing centrality of the service economy in has prompted a re-orientation of education institutions’ goals and benchmarks for success. New standards, new media, and new skillsets…

October 26, 2016 // Brandon Pittser

Appealing to your Buyer with Games: Tips for Educational Publishers

As an educational publisher, you are most likely keeping a close eye on the digital educational publishing landscape and see that game-based learning is an important component of it. Whether you have already implemented game-based learning into your product strategy or are just starting to think about it, I encourage you to visit Digital Game-Based…

October 24, 2016 // Jennifer Javornik

A Principal Experience: Key Takeaways from Sennett Middle School

Last week I had the incredible opportunity to shadow a principal for Madison Metropolitan School District’s A Principal Experience Program. I spent my day at Sennett Middle School on the east side of Madison, Wisconsin where I shadowed Dr. Tremayne Clardy, a talented principal who viewed each and every student as a “Sennett Scholar” and…

October 19, 2016 // Elle Jacobson

Building Creative Practices: Holacracy

The last installment of this Building Creative Practices series talked about employing sound strategies for communication in the context of some common organizational structures and challenging dispositions. Since you’ve all read that article and are at this point colleague-whisperers and conjurers of consensus, I thought today’s installment could focus on an uncommon organizational structure – namely,…

October 13, 2016 // Brandon Pittser

Incorporating VR into Your Business Strategy

Virtual Reality (VR) is an exciting new technology with a lot of potential, and we’ve spoken to a number of folks who are already exploring ways to augment their businesses with VR. As a technology that provides new modes of interaction and information consumption, VR is highly attractive to corporate trainers, nonprofits with a message,…

October 12, 2016 // Brandon Pittser

5 Reasons Why Game-based Learning Should Be Your Educator’s Next PD Day

Research shows that teachers play a critical role in successful game-based learning programs. There’s no better way to see if a game-based learning program is right for your district than hosting a GBL professional development day! Game-based learning professional development invites teachers to try out games in a safe and supported environment, learn about game-based pedagogy,…

October 10, 2016 // Kat Shanahan

5 Ways to Get the Most Out of Your EdTech Pilot

EdTech purchasing is a complex process with many stakeholders. Administrators, educators, students and the surrounding community all have a vested interest in knowing that your next purchase will offer real value to your institution, whether you’re purchasing at the school or district level. It’s tough to weather that level of scrutiny! You can certainly ask…

September 26, 2016 // Brandon Pittser

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