The Business Model Spinner: A Fun Way to Improve Your Business Model Creativity, Performance, and Innovation

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Invented by Dr. Rod King, the Business Model Spinner is a fun game to increase business model creativity, performance, and innovation. The Business Model Spinner effectively introduces the emergent approach of Business Model Gamification. http://goo.gl/HNc6gX

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