Academic Background

Dr. Agnessa Spanellis is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems Management and a member of the Research Centre for Logistics and Sustainability, one of the four new research centres in the school, leading research on gamification for sustainable development.

Professional Experience

The theme throughout her research work is gamification. Her research is focused on gamification as a new approach that can transform working practices in an organisation, e.g. by helping companies to transform into learning organisations and become more innovative. In particular, Agnessa is interested in exploring the intersection between gamification and my other areas of expertise, i.e. innovation, innovation management, knowledge management, operations management, performance management, organisational learning, and technology-enabled change and innovation. Her other major area of interest includes exploring how gamification can improve social and environmental sustainability, especially in more deprived and impoverished communities in developing counties. One of the most recent projects in this area includes developing a gamified communicative strategy for indigenous communities in Colombia during COVID-19 pandemic. Currently, Agnessa is working on developing a gamified training system for the evacuation during a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, and a gamified communicative strategy to address infodemic and fake news issues in impoverished communities in Brazil. She has recently published a book called Transforming Society and Organizations through Gamification.