1. Dungeons & Dragons in the workplace
IT’s Not Just Fun and Games
Stuart Turner & Gina Duello

2. Some definitions
D&D – Dungeons and Dragons. The grand-daddy of tabletop RPG games.
Player – the person playing a specific character.
Character – the in-game avatar that represents a version of “you”.
DM – Dungeon Master – the narrator, world-builder, adjudicator

3. Roll initiative!

4. Roll initiative!

5. Roll initiative!

6. You have my bow. And my axe.

7. You have my bow. And my axe.

8. You have my bow! And my axe!

9. So what?

10. The thief: what’s in it for me?
Benefits to players
Creative thinking
Solution development
Coordination / collaboration
All of us is more than each of us
Thinking on the fly
The dragon doesn’t wait for you to draw the map
Empathy through roleplaying
“Wait, we don’t NEED to kill the goblin?”

11. Deus ex machina Benefits for the Dungeon Master Scenario development
“What if…”
Presentation Skills
Organizational skills
“Herding cats” - easy
“Herding gamers” - hard
Improvisation
“What are the goblin’s motivations?”
Contingency planning
consequences
Mentoring practice
Teaching new players about rules and systems.
Team Coordination
“Know your audience”

12. Protector of the realm Benefits to the organization Team Retention
Inviting atmosphere
Morale boosting
Team building
Silo busting
Line-Staff / Management Relations
“People” vs. minions
Skillset Extrapolation
Stronger communications
Work knowledge through table-talk
Social event streamlining

13. Follow my Lead! Leadership in IT Defensive calendaring ITLW
Making a commitment to yourself and your table
Treat it like any other meeting
But remember work comes first

14. Follow my Lead! All the world's a stage and we are merely players
What roles do you play at home? At Work?
Now change places!
How can you adjust your roles to be a better co-worker, leader, friend
Credit due: MOR Associates

15. Here there be dragons Challenges and Risks Diversity concerns
Time management
Letting the game spill into the real world
Management and leadership buy-in
Growth Potential
DM as Bottleneck
“Official” vs. “Unofficial”

16. Give me a knowledge check
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