Dear Colleague, The upcoming generations prefer a different, advanced way of learning that might include interactive movies, for example. However, one thing doesn’t change: the need for grading and evaluation of progress and learning – especially at the end of an academic course or training.Here comes the question: how should I grade students based on FLIGBY?…
FLIGBY at KIMEP Business School – Interview
Interview with Dr. Zoltan Buzady, Associate Professor of Leadership, Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary Conducted by Dr. Alma Alpeissova, Interim Director, Executive Education Centre, KIMEP Alma Alpeissova: Good morning, Dr. Zoltan Buzady, welcome as our visiting professor. My first question is: what was the main purpose of your visit this time to KIMEP? Zoltan Buzady: I…
Exploring the Impact of a Serious Game in the Academic Success of Entrepreneurship Students
By: Almeida, F., & Buzady, Z. (2023).In: Journal of Educational Technology Systems, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00472395231153187 Abstract: This study presents mainly practical implications for higher education institutions that offer courses in the entrepreneurship field, and that intend to promote the develop-ment of soft skills competencies in their students. Serious games are increasingly present in higher education and…
30 Years Jubilee: Super Bowl, Flow, Creativity & You!
Today, 30 years ago, in 1993, in February, a set of rather extraordinary and important events happened. Many people have been inspired to creativity by the ideas of Prof. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. But only a few people know that the widespread use of the Flow theory is the result of “an unusual association. In 1993 Jimmy Johnson, coach…
Let me recommend to you the following process for success!
HOW TO CONDUCT YOUR OWN ANNUAL REVIEW Maybe you are like me a bit!? For many years I’ve spent the better part of a week in late December planning my life for the next year. Overall, this is probably the best decision I’ve made in terms of working towards multiple goals simultaneously. The idea…
29 Leadership Skills Analysis of Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia – DEC 2022
COUNTRY-LEVEL LEADERSHIP SKILLS ANALYSIS FOR KAZAKHSTAN KAZAKHSTAN Skill name GLOBAL BENCHMARK% Average NATIONAL TOP Skills Scores % Difference in % points MALEDifference % points to Global Benchmark Av. FEMALEDifference % points to Global Benchmark Av. Top skill 1 Involvement 70.96 69.49 -1.47 -1.48 -1.46 Top skill 2 Information gathering 72.02 69.46 -2.56 -2.35 -2.81 Top…
FLIGBY: the Serious Game Harnessing Flow Experience for Leadership Development
By: Kristina Risley, University of Westminster, London, UK [orcid: 0000-0002-4368-6175] and Zoltan Buzady Corvinus University of Budapest, Budapest, Hungary [orcid: 0000-0001-5553-7583] presented at GALA Games and Learning Alliance Conference, Tampere, Finland Risley, K., Buzady, Z. (2022). FLIGBY: The Serious Game Harnessing Flow Experience for Leadership Development. In: Kiili, K., Antti, K., de Rosa, F., Dindar,…
The Power Behind Your Mission
As a fresh and happy graduate from the Executive EMBA Program at the CORVINUS University of Budapest, I would like to share my great experience with using the theory of FLOW in my final MBA thesis and the outcomes. Already since the first class on “Leading People” with our professor Dr. Zoltan Buzady (Academic Director…
Developing Entrepreneurial Competencies among Tourism Students using FLIGBY
By: Ana Ferro (ISPGAYA), Zoltan Buzady (Corvinus University of Budapest) & Fernando Almeida (University of Porto & INESCTEC) In: Journal of Hospitality& Tourism Education – Scopus cite score: 3.2, (Q2)DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10963758.2022.2109475 AbstractThis article seeks to present an initiative to integrate a serious game into an entrepreneurship course, attended by tourism students, which enables them to…
Exploring flow-promoting management and leadership skills via serious gaming
By: Zoltan Buzady, Agnes Wimmer, Anita Csesznak & Peter Szentesi at Corvinus University of Budapest, Hungary In: Interactive Learning Environments Scopus cite score: 7.2, (Q1)DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2022.2098775 AbstractThe considerable proliferation of serious games (SG) in management education necessitates an academic foundation grounded in the concepts and practice of leadership, Flow, learning and development theory. Going beyond…