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Aesop for a digital age

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The author is an organizational development practitioner, speaker, blogger and podcaster on the topic of life and leadership lessons that can be learned from video games. He is currently writing a book and developing a training curriculum for business professionals who also enjoy video games.

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  1. Classically Trained consultancy, USA

    Jonathan Harrison

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Harrison, J. Aesop for a digital age. Comput Game J 3, 196–199 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03395955

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