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Michael J. D. Sutton PhD, CMC, FBEI, MIT is an Innovative Researcher, Knowledge Scientist, and Learning Engineer. Over the past 50 years, he has distinguished himself in the business and educational fields of:
• Game-Based Learning,
• Serious Games, Simulations, and Immersive Learning Environments
• Online and Distance Education,
• Executive Coaching and Mentoring,
• Leadership and Executive Development,

• Entrepreneurship/Edupreneurship,
• Management Consulting and Facilitation,
• Data Mining and Foresight Planning,
• Business Process Management,
• Business Intelligence and Competitive Intelligence,
• Knowledge Management/Mobilization,
• Records Management and Document Management.

He has extensive experience in educating, teaching, managing, technically architecting, and leading strategic business and educational initiatives. He was a Practice Director for over fifteen years, concentrating his analysis, management, and systems thinking talent in this emerging practitioner field of Knowledge Management. Within academic Business Schools he motivated his learners to adopt an “entrepreneurial spirit” that is necessary to succeed in our complex world of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity (VUCA). He has coached and mentored founders of start-ups, SMEs, as well as executives and managers in Fortune 500 firms.

Prior to returning to McGill to work on his doctorate in 2000, he participated in various applied research projects outside of the university environment resulting in numerous publications in academic and trade journals. His independent scholarly research culminated in the publication of his first book, Document Management for the Enterprise: Principles, Techniques, and Applications, (Wiley, 1996), which has been widely adopted by corporations and universities and recently translated into Russian. Since graduating, he has taught as a Professor in numerous institutions of higher education, leadership institutes, continuing educational programs, and community colleges. Michael was invited to achieve his PhD in Knowledge Management from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, CANADA and graduated at the young age of 57, an exemplar of a lifelong learner. Michael since been an innovative experiential learning educator.

Michael is a recognized thought leader and sought-after author/keynote speaker in the emergent Game-Based Learning and Gamification fields. He has presented and published numerous papers in that emergent field, but most recently completed a co-authored text in September 2019 with a close colleague, Kevin Allen, entitled: EMOTIFY! The Power of the Human Element in Game-Based Learning, Serious Games and Experiential Education.

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Employment (8)

FUNIFICATION: Apache Junction, AZ, US

2014 to present | Chief Game-Based Learning Officer
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Anaheim University: Anaheim, CA, US

2015 to 2021 | Professor (Akio Morita School of Business)
Employment
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Grand Canyon University: Phoenix, Arizona, US

2015 to 2020 | Dissertation Chair, Dissertation Content Expert, Adjunct Professor (School of Doctoral Studies)
Employment
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Universidade Estadual Paulista : Marília, São Paulo, BR

2014 to 2017 | Dissertation Co-Chair: Information Sciences, PhD Program (Information Science (Ciência da Informação))
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Northwest Nazarene University: Nampa, Idaho, US

2016 to 2016 | Adjunct Professor (Business School)
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Westminster College: Salt Lake City, UT, US

2007 to 2016 | Associate Professor (Bill & Vieve Gore School of Business)
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Boise State University: Boise, ID, US

2013 to 2015 | Adjunct Professor (College of Business and Economics)
Employment
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Kent State University: Kent, OH, US

2004 to 2007 | Assistant & Coordinator of the KM Concentration (Information Architecture & Knowledge Management (MS))
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Education and qualifications (2)

McGill University: Montreal, Quebec, CA

2000 to 2007 | PhD (School of Information Studies)
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University of Waterloo: Waterloo, ON, CA

1986 to 1989 | Bachelor of Independent Studies
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Professional activities (5)

Business Excellence Institute: Dublin, IE

2019 to present | Fellow of the Institute
Invited position
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Emerald Group Publishing (United Kingdom): Bingley, GB

2013 | Outstanding Author Contribution Award Winner at the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence
Distinction
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Westminster College: Salt Lake City, UT, US

2012 | Faculty & Staff Peer Award, Excellence in Scholarship (Bill & Vieve Gore School of Business)
Distinction
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Academy of Management: Briarcliff Manor, NY, US

2010 | Outstanding Conference Reviewer Award (Organizational Behavior Division)
Distinction
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Kent State University: Kent, OH, US

2004 | Assoc. Provost, Faculty Affairs & Curriculum - Teaching Excellence (Information Architecture & Knowledge Management (MS))
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Works (28)

Phenomenological approach to applying reflective journaling to experiential learning

Journal of Applied Learning and Teaching
2021 | Journal article
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Michael Sutton

Future Application of Game-Based Learning as a Platform for Reflective Learning Associated with Entrepreneurship Education in the MENA Region

The Future of Higher Education in MENA towards Achieving Agenda 2030, World Association for Sustainable Development
2021-02 | Conference paper
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Michael Sutton

Knowledge networks as an innovation strategy in the food industrial: A case study at Danilla Foods,Redes de conhecimento como estratégia de inovação na industrial alimentícia: Um estudo de caso na Danilla Foods

Informacao e Sociedade
2020 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-85091371372

Part of ISBN:

18094783 01040146

Contributors: Jorge, C.F.B.; Valentim, M.L.P.; Sutton, M.J.D.
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Michael Sutton via Scopus - Elsevier

Potential for radical change in Higher Education learning spaces after the pandemic

Journal of Applied Learning & Teaching
2020 | Journal article
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Michael Sutton

A Game-Based Learning Initiatives: The Emergent Role of the Transformation Agent

Turkey Gamification Summit
2020-04 | Conference paper
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Emotify!: The Power of the Human Element in Game-Based Learning, Serious Games and Experiential Education

EIGAMES LLC
2019 | Book
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Game-Based Learning--Language of the Future for Overcoming Complexity

Learning Technologies Conference
2018 | Conference paper
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FUNIFICATION 2.0: Knowledge mobilization model for corporate and educational game-based learning

World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development
2017 | Journal article
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Gamification, serious games, simulations, and immersive learning environments in knowledge management initiatives

World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development
2017 | Journal article
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Virtual Reality for Constructing Flow and Flow-based Leadership: The FLIGBY Simulation Experience

International Business Learning Games Competition Conference
2017-09 | Conference paper
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The FLIGBY Simulation: Virtual Reality for Building Flow and Flow-based Leadership Competencies

International Serious Play Conference
2017-07 | Conference paper
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Compilation of Journals: Information Sources for the Topics of Game-Based Learning, Simulations, Serious Games, Gamification, Virtual Reality, and Immersive Learning

Funification.biz
2016 | Book
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Jogos como estratégia na construção e gestão do conhecimento no contexto da inteligencia organizacional

Perspectivas Em Gestão & Conhecimento, Edição especial: Inteligência Organizacional e Gestão do Conhecimento
2016 | Journal article
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Could Serious Games & Simulations Motivate Stakeholder Strategy in Knowledge Management Initiatives

South African Knowledge Management Summit
2015 | Conference paper
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Gamification in Knowledge Management Initiatives -- Serious Games – Knowledge Acquisition, Codification, and Sharing

Knowledge Management Australia 2015 Conference
2015 | Conference paper
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Successful Experiential Learning: Blogs and Wikis for Personal Knowledge Management, Knowledge Mobilization, and Entrepreneurship Courses

2nd Annual Conference 2014 Higher Education Teaching & Learning (HETL)
2014 | Conference paper
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Wikis and blogs as the core technology for increasing classroom engagement in studying Knowledge Management (KM)/Knowledge Mobilization: Two cases

1st Annual 2013 Conference Higher Education Teaching & Learning (HETL)
2013 | Conference paper
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Using the Wiki as an Experiential Learning Tool to Engage Students in Undergraduate and Graduate University Courses

ncreasing Student Engagement and Retention using Online Learning Activities: Wikis, Blogs and Webquests
2012 | Book chapter
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Preliminary Research Context for Investigating the Use of Wikis as Knowledge Management Tools to Project Management-based Initiatives

Convergence of Project Management and Knowledge Management
2010 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9780810876972
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A Manifesto for the Preservation of Organizational Memory Associated with the Emergence of KM Educational Programs

Building Organizational Memories: Will You Know What You Knew?
2009 | Book chapter
Part of ISBN: 9781599045429
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A manifesto for the preservation of organizational memory associated with the emergence of knowledge management educational programs

Building Organizational Memories: Will You Know What You Knew?
2009 | Book chapter
EID:

2-s2.0-84900225445

Contributors: Sutton, M.J.D.
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Michael Sutton via Scopus - Elsevier

A provisional knowledge management taxonomy -The need for a community of interest to create an authoritative taxonomy

Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting
2001 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-0040152046

Part of ISBN:

00447870

Contributors: Sutton, M.
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Michael Sutton via Scopus - Elsevier

Knowledge portal classification technology:Mapping knowledge landscapes

Architectures for E-Business Systems: Building the Foundation for Tomorrow's Success
2001 | Book chapter
EID:

2-s2.0-85055822043

Contributors: Sutton, M.J.D.
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Michael Sutton via Scopus - Elsevier

Strategies for an archives management program

Oracle Internals: Tips, Tricks, and Techniques for DBAs
2001 | Book chapter
EID:

2-s2.0-85056380517

Contributors: Sutton, M.J.D.
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Michael Sutton via Scopus - Elsevier

Strategies for an archives management program

Designing a Total Data Solution: Technology, Implementation, and Deployment
2000 | Book chapter
EID:

2-s2.0-85055803812

Contributors: Sutton, M.J.D.
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Michael Sutton via Scopus - Elsevier

Terms of reference: The foundation for implementing document management systems

Information Systems Management
1999 | Journal article
EID:

2-s2.0-84991789665

Part of ISBN:

10580530

Contributors: Sutton, M.J.D.; Lemay, P.J.
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Michael Sutton via Scopus - Elsevier

Document Management for the Enterprise: Principles, Techniques, and Applications

Wiley & Sons
1996 | Book
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Productivity and Quality of Working Life for Office Principals and the Implications for Office Automation

Office Technology and People
1985 | Journal article
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Peer review (1 review for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for International journal of game-based learning. (1)