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Rod King, Ph.D. 1st Rod King, Ph.D. Red Ocean Disruptor; Pioneer and Top Expert on Business Model Gamification Fresno, California AreaManagement Consulting Current ROD University for Gamification Previous Ideal Solutions Management Education Universität Stuttgart 500+ connectionsSend a messageMore options Relationship Contact Info Connected 5 months ago Activity Recent updates Rod King, Ph.D. via SlideShare Liked 'Learning Game Design Workshop' on SlideShare Play Video Learning Game Design Workshop slideshare.net Slides for the Learning Game Design Workshop conducted at ASTD ICE 2013 conference Like Comment Send a message Share 13 hours ago Say congrats on the new job! Rod King, Ph.D. Rod King, Ph.D. President ROD University for Gamification Like (2) Say congrats (2) 16 hours ago Maria Thompson and Charles Prabakar Mike Plishka Mike Plishka Keep rocking,Rod! 8 hours ago Grant Millin Grant Millin Congrats! Excellent. 34 minutes ago Rod King, Ph.D. has an updated current title: President at ROD University for Gamification Like Comment Send a message 16 hours ago Rod King, Ph.D. via SlideShare Liked 'The Influence of Technology on the Future of Learning ' on SlideShare Play Video The Influence of Technology on the Future of Learning slideshare.net Keynote address to learning professionals at Ultimate software. 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Like Comment Send a message Share 2 days ago Rod King, Ph.D. via SlideShare Liked 'Kevin Werbach - Teaching Gamification: Astonishing Successes and Lessons from MOOCs' on SlideShare Play Video Kevin Werbach - Teaching Gamification: Astonishing Successes and... slideshare.net Gamification is a hot growth industry, with billions of dollars in revenue and thousands of new jobs set to be created in the next decade. To accomplish this, organizations of all kinds will need to train and educate leaders of tomorrow on this... Like (1) Comment Send a message Share 2 days ago Ravi Chandra Phani Thalupuru Rod King, Ph.D. via SlideShare Liked 'Lean Startup and Customer Development: Challenges & Obstacles that Founders Need to Face' on SlideShare Play Video Lean Startup and Customer Development: Challenges & Obstacles that... slideshare.net One of the problems of founders at their early stages is that they are making some leaps of faith on their business ideas. Knowing the most riskiest hypothesis and applying lean methods, help to test and validate the business model from the early... Like Comment (1) Send a message Share 2 days ago Hatem Kameli, MBA, PCT Hatem Kameli, MBA, PCT great 2 days ago Rod King, Ph.D. is now connected to Steve Pearson, Head of Strategy and Innovation; Founder of Pearson Strategy Group, LLC 2 days ago Rod King, Ph.D. joined the group The Rising Wave of Gamification ! Game Changer ! Change Join Group2 days ago See Less Background Summary About 90% of entrepreneurs and startups fail because of ineffective or poorly designed business models. Businesses are increasingly failing to engage, acquire, and retain customers. Any organization with a weak business model risks death in today's marketplace. Dr. Rod King, an entrepreneur, author, and inventor, founded 'Red Ocean Disruption (ROD) University' to help busy entrepreneurs, lean startups, and established organizations to cost-effectively improve and gamify products, services, business models, and brands especially under conditions of great uncertainty. ROD University achieves its objective by using tools such as 'The 5 Gamification Design Questions', Red Ocean Disruption (ROD) Game, ROD's Gamification Pyramid, and 3P-Business Model Gameboard. Our mission is to help you entertainingly and effectively discover as well as solve Big Urgent Market Problems. More information on ROD University is available at http://businessmodels.ning.com Specialties: * Red Ocean Disruption (ROD) Game * The 5 Gamification Design Questions * ROD's Gamification Pyramid * 3P-Business Model Gameboard * Red Ocean Disruption (ROD) Cycle: DB-MAIL * Red Ocean Disruption (ROD) Scorecard & Storyboard * Value Innovation Storydeck, Storyboards, and Storycards * 1-Minute Value Proposition Model (VPM) * Value Proposition Design * SEMPORCES Business Chain * Lean Startup Project Management (LSPM) * Leaner Startup Innovation * Wisdomsourcing 8 Steps for Lean Startup Project Management (LSPM) 8 Steps for Lean Startup Project Management (LSPM) One-Page Abundance Plan: How to Transform the Lives of 1 Billion Customers in 10 Years One-Page Abundance Plan: How to Transform the Lives of 1 Billion Customers in 10 Years Silicon Valley's POST for Lean Startup Project Management: Reinventing How Entrepreneurs Learn and Grow Insanely Great Companies Silicon Valley's POST for Lean Startup Project Management: Reinventing How Entrepreneurs Learn and Grow Insanely Great Companies Steve Jobs' LEAN STARTUP PROJECT MANAGEMENT: How Steve Jobs Planned, Organized, and Executed Lean Startup Projects Steve Jobs' LEAN STARTUP PROJECT MANAGEMENT: How Steve Jobs Planned, Organized, and Executed Lean Startup Projects Apple's ONE-PAGE CUSTOMER PLAN: How Steve Jobs/Apple Dream Up and Execute Magical Ideas That Positively Change the World Apple's ONE-PAGE CUSTOMER PLAN: How Steve Jobs/Apple Dream Up and Execute Magical Ideas That Positively Change the World SEE MORE Experience President ROD University for Gamification October 2012 – Present (1 year 3 months)http://businessmodels.ning.com Master the Art and Science of Business Model Gamification Speaker, Consultant, and Trainer on * Business Model Gamification * The 5 Gamification Design Questions * The 4 Red Ocean Disruption (ROD) Questions, Scorecard, and Storyboard * Cost-effectively Improving and Disrupt Products, Services, Business Models, and Brands (Open)6 recommendations, including: Mac Dixon-Fyle Mac Dixon-Fyle Professor at DePauw University Dr. King is one of the most innovative thinkers around today, with great capacities at conceptualizing phenomena in...View Thomas Chalmers Thomas Chalmers Partner at Leading Figures Rod King has been a colleague and friend of mine for more than 12 years and is, without question, a global thought leader....View 4 more recommendations President Ideal Solutions Management 2004 – 2007 (3 years) Management Consulting on Business Model Performance Improvement and Innovation (Open)4 recommendations, including: Hap Wood Hap Wood Precision Technology-Owner/President in precision manufacturing & PROTECTIVE PACKAGING for Critical Parts. Rod and I have been friends for many years I am delighted to report meeting Dr. Rod King very soon after he joined our...View Ali Anani, PhD Ali Anani, PhD Managing Partner/ Phenomena Communications I feel embarrassed to recommend Dr. Rod King. He is a mentor, a great thinker and a valuable strategist. I even wrote a...View 2 more recommendations Patents Fractal Grid Hierarchical Presentation of Information(Link) United States US 11/931,539 Filed October 31, 2007 FRACTAL GRID HIERARCHICAL PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION: Information is displayed according to a fractal grid hierarchy that consists of multiple levels of resolution. Each level of a fractal grid hierarchy displays one or more cells in a nine-cell grid fashion. For each level after the first level, the level comprises a grid of nine cells for each cell of the previous level. This pattern is...more Skills & Expertise Most endorsed for... 57Business Modeling 41Entrepreneurship 39Strategic Thinking 34Lean Startup 28Project Management 27Blue Ocean Strategy 27Start-ups 20Strategy 20Management Consulting 19Business Development Rod also knows about... 17Design Thinking 13Creative Problem Solving 12Business Design 10Business Model... 9Data Visualization 8Management 8Thought Leadership 7Strategic Planning 6Innovator 6Innovation Management 6Collaborative... 6Strategic Partnerships 6Public Speaking 5Visual Analytics 5Strategic Consulting See 25+ Education Universität Stuttgart Ph.D. (Germany), Regional Development Planning & Strategy 1988 – 1992 Prince of Wales School Activities and Societies: Valedictorian (Head Boy) Additional Info Interests Conjuring, Psychology, Magic Tricks, Creative Writing, Innovation, Semantic Web, Social Graph, Fractal Mind Map, Table Tennis (Ping Pong), Chess, Humor Honors & Awards Additional Honors & Awards Inventor of the Lean Startup Cockpit, the World's First Problem-Solving Social Network Inventor of a Portfolio of Visual Tools for Thinking Different: Brand, Product, and Business Model Innovation. Inventor of the International Patent-pending Fractal Semantic Grid (FSG) technology for Visually Organizing Massive Amounts of Information Inventor of the World's First Software Application that Comprehensively Invents Magic Tricks Author of Books and Articles on the Fractal Box Thinking, Creativity, Innovation, and Conjuring (Magic) Multiple Winner of Table Tennis Tournaments at National Level Multiple Winner of Chess Championships at High School Level European Economic Committee (EEC) Scholarship German Academic Exchange ('DAAD') Scholarship Organizations Additional Organizations Member of the Central Valley Business Incubator, CVBI Recommendations Received (10)Given (6) Peter, would you like to recommend Rod? Recommend Rod President ROD University for Gamification Mac Dixon-Fyle Mac Dixon-Fyle Professor at DePauw University Dr. King is one of the most innovative thinkers around today, with great capacities at conceptualizing phenomena in unfamiliar terrain, and proffering new approaches to the solution of some of our most intractable societal challenges. His gift in moving the mathematically abstract into the empirical realm is uncanny, and his devotion to cutting-edge, yet society-friendly,...more August 25, 2011, Mac was with another company when working with Rod at ROD University for Gamification Thomas Chalmers Thomas Chalmers Partner at Leading Figures Rod King has been a colleague and friend of mine for more than 12 years and is, without question, a global thought leader. In my view he is one of the deepest logical thinkers on the planet. His ability to dissect and assimilate information is breathtaking and he deploys his deep logic approach in demystifying intricate systems and resolving erroneous business models. He...more January 22, 2011, Thomas was with another company when working with Rod at ROD University for Gamification Alan S. Michaels Alan S. Michaels Owner, IndustryBuildingBlocks.com Rod is one of the most innovative and interesting people I have ever had the pleasure of working with in the development of leading-edge strategic planning frameworks. With Rod, it's far more than just his high intelligence and great understanding of the state-of-the-art in planning methodologies and implementation processes. Rod's background is so out-of-the-box that I...more January 20, 2011, Alan S. was with another company when working with Rod at ROD University for Gamification Hap Wood Hap Wood Precision Technology-Owner/President in precision manufacturing & PROTECTIVE PACKAGING for Critical Parts. As a business owner myself, I conferred with Rod about problem solving and he introduced me to a concept that is truly astonishing, but very logical-similar to me like the old Lotus 123-3 program. We were in the Clovis Toastmasters Club and it was a pleasure to hear him speak. A true gentleman and scholar and I enjoy 'moving gray matter with him.: His family is delightful...more June 11, 2009, Hap was with another company when working with Rod at ROD University for Gamification David Hakim David Hakim Full Circle Energy Inc. Rod King is an internet visionary who delivers real world solutions to commercial and industrial clients with leading edge internet technology and applications. June 18, 2008, David worked directly with Rod at ROD University for Gamification See More ConnectionsAll (500+)Shared (5) John RecchioJohn Recchio2nd Research Assistant at Micro/Nano Photonics Connect1Craig SchartonCraig Scharton2nd at Connect1Henry D. DelcoreHenry D. Delcore2nd Professor at California State University, Fresno Connect1Elfego FrancoElfego Franco2nd Ethnographic Researcher Connect1David HakimDavid Hakim2nd Full Circle Energy Inc. Connect4Hap WoodHap Wood2nd Precision Technology-Owner/President in precision manufacturing & PROTECTIVE PACKAGING for Critical Parts. Connect1Beth BridgesBeth Bridges2nd The Networking Motivator (tm) and Membership Director/Chief Networking Officer for the Clovis Chamber of Commerce Connect1Tim MooreTim Moore2nd Founder at VentureGlass; Co-founder at SayItSocial Connect4Alieu IscandriAlieu Iscandri2nd Attorney at Law at Iscandari & Associates Connect2Betsy Hays, APR, Fellow PRSABetsy Hays, APR, Fellow PRSA2nd Associate Professor at California State University, Fresno Connect1 PreviousNext Groups Africa - All Things Business Africa - All Things Business Join Angel Investors Angel Investors Join Blue Ocean Strategy Blue Ocean Strategy Join Building the World's Largest Directory of Crowdsourcing Websites Building the World's Largest Directory of Crowdsourcing Websites Join Business Model Generation Business Model Generation Join Business Model Hub Business Model Hub Join Business Model Institute Business Model Institute Join Business Model, Innovation and Agile Strategy Business Model, Innovation and Agile Strategy Join Business Strategy & Competitive Strategy Forum Business Strategy & Competitive Strategy Forum Join CEO Crossing CEO Crossing Join Consultants Network Consultants Network Join Corporate Planning, Strategy & Strategic Market Segmentation Corporate Planning, Strategy & Strategic Market Segmentation Join Customer Experience Problems Customer Experience Problems Join Design Thinking Design Thinking Join Diaspora Bank Diaspora Bank Join E-Business Development & Management E-Business Development & Management Join Gamification Network Gamification Network Join Gamification in Business Gamification in Business Join Global Economics, Politics & Strategy Global Economics, Politics & Strategy Join HBR Bulletin Board HBR Bulletin Board Join Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Review Join Harvard Business Review - Reader's Forum Harvard Business Review - Reader's Forum Join INNOVAHUB Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing INNOVAHUB Open Innovation and Crowdsourcing Join Innovation Forum group Innovation Forum group Join Innovation Games® in Action (an authorized forum) Innovation Games® in Action (an authorized forum) Join Innovation Management Institute Innovation Management Institute Join Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales & Social Media Innovators Innovation Network by Gerald Haman Innovative Marketing, PR, Sales & Social Media Innovators Innovation Network by Gerald Haman Join International Forum of Visual Practitioners International Forum of Visual Practitioners Join Jobs To Be Done Jobs To Be Done Join Leadership Think Tank Leadership Think Tank Join Lean Startups (Lean Startup Methodology) Lean Startups (Lean Startup Methodology) Join Linked Sierra Leone Linked Sierra Leone Join Masters of Gamification Masters of Gamification Join MindManager Enthusiasts MindManager Enthusiasts Join On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs Join Organic Wisdomsourcing Organic Wisdomsourcing Join Red Ocean Disruption (ROD) University Red Ocean Disruption (ROD) University Join SECTOR: Health Care, Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals SECTOR: Health Care, Life Sciences & Pharmaceuticals Join SECTOR: IT, Business Services & Consulting SECTOR: IT, Business Services & Consulting Join STRATEGY PROFESSIONALS NETWORK STRATEGY PROFESSIONALS NETWORK Join San Francisco Entrepreneur / Investor Network (SFEIN) San Francisco Entrepreneur / Investor Network (SFEIN) Join Senior Executive Exchange Senior Executive Exchange Join Southern California Venture Capital Community Southern California Venture Capital Community Join Spurting Innovation Spurting Innovation Join Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) Stanford Graduate School of Business (GSB) Join StartUP Hungary StartUP Hungary Join Strategy Reading Group Strategy Reading Group Join Systematic Wisdomsourcing Systematic Wisdomsourcing Join TRIZ and Innovation TRIZ and Innovation Join The Business DNA Map for Visualizing Blue Ocean, Lean, and Luxury Enterprises The Business DNA Map for Visualizing Blue Ocean, Lean, and Luxury Enterprises Join The Prosperity Renaissance The Prosperity Renaissance Join The Rising Wave of Gamification ! 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