Bring Games Ideas to Life: Creating "Share Clues" with the Customer Sharing Movement

When the Customer Sharing Movement came to me with the idea of making a board game, it felt like all my passions had come together in the best way possible. I’ve always loved Workday® and Human Resources, and I’m a huge fan of board games. So this was a chance to combine them all into one exciting project.

As a kid, I was all about classic board games like chess, Monopoly, Clue, Trivial Pursuit, and Scrabble. But about seven years ago, I noticed something amazing: there was a huge boom in new board games. Stores like Walmart, Target, and Barnes & Noble were starting to carry these fresh, creative games.

There were so many new categories—card games, party games, strategy games, and cooperative games. Themes were getting very unique too, with games about bird watching (“Wingspan”), quilting (“Patchwork”), racing (“Heat: Pedal to the Metal”), and even environmental issues (“Daybreak”). Plus, many games now focus on working together rather than competing against each other, like in “Pandemic”.

This new wave of games sparked my interest in designing my own. With my background in adult education and graphic design, I quickly learned how to create game prototypes and even self-published a few. I got the chance to pitch a game idea to Hasbro, which was fantastic. But my real passion is teaching others how to design games. With tools like ChatGPT for rules, MidJourney for artwork, Canva for design, and TheGameCrafter for printing, all of the tools a person needs to design a game are available.

So when the Customer Sharing Movement asked me to design a game with them, I was excited. Our brainstorming

sessions were fast and fun, and we quickly came up with a game called “Share Clues”. It’s inspired by popular, light card games and promises to be a blast.

We moved quickly, and soon enough, “Share Clues” was ready for the Pre-Rising event. I’m looking forward to teaching the game at the CSM Sunday Fun and Games Party in Las Vegas (9/25/2024), and showing everyone how you can turn Human Resources, Finance, and Workday into a fun sharing and learning experience via our new “Share Clues” board game.

Author: Aaron from Oklahoma