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title: 'Toward more engaging learning: OpenSesame wants to rethink organizational development through a Training Jam'
date: '2016-04-18T17:16:11-07:00'
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# Toward more engaging learning: OpenSesame wants to rethink organizational development through a Training Jam

We’ve all sat through them—or at least seen them made fun of—the dreaded corporate on-boarding, training, and organizational development curricula. But what if those learning experiences were more, well, fun? What if we actually enjoyed them? I mean, without the snark. Call them optimistic, but Portland startup [OpenSesame](http://opensesame.com "OpenSesame") thinks that there’s an opportunity there. To reinvent the medium. That’s why they’re throwing a [Training Jam](http://www.training-jam.com/ "Training Jam").

> This jam is a hackathon for games. Our goal is to foster new ideas, exploring the creation of more engaging and entertaining content for the corporate training world. This isn’t about gamification, where game-like elements are layered onto traditionally designed courses. Rather, we want to foster innovation by having independent game designers, experts in entertaining and engaging the users, create game-like courses that have the necessary educational elements for valid training. We want these games to leave participants with a positive experience, and wanting more.

The event will be held the weekend of April 22-24 at [DeskHub Portland](http://www.deskhub.com/portland "DeskHub Portland"). It’s free to attend and features cash prizes for the winners. All skills and roles are invited to attend.

Who’s mentoring the participants? It’s [an eclectic mix](http://www.training-jam.com/mentors--judges.html "Training Jam Mentors and Judges") of corporate organizational development types and people from the indie gaming world.

For more information or to RSVP, visit [Training Jam](http://www.training-jam.com/ "Training Jam").