{"id":7156,"date":"2026-02-26T16:31:47","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T15:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/?page_id=7156"},"modified":"2026-03-04T20:13:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T19:13:27","slug":"lab-8-company-esports-as-a-future-lab-for-digital-work","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/conferences.euram.academy\/2026conference\/lab-8-company-esports-as-a-future-lab-for-digital-work\/","title":{"rendered":"LAB 8: Company Esports as a Future Lab for Digital Work"},"content":{"rendered":"[av_slideshow_full img_copyright='' size='no scaling' min_height='0px' stretch='' control_layout='av-control-hidden' slider_navigation='av-navigate-arrows av-navigate-dots' nav_visibility_desktop='' nav_arrow_color='' nav_arrow_bg_color='' nav_dots_color='' nav_dot_active_color='' src='' attachment='' attachment_size='' position='top left' repeat='no-repeat' attach='scroll' img_copyright_font='' av-desktop-font-img_copyright_font='' 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3.00 pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>UiA Host:<\/strong> Prince Baah-Peprah<\/p>\n<p><strong>Language:<\/strong>\u00a0English<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location: <\/strong>Campus Grimstad<\/p>\n<p><strong>Seats Available:<\/strong> 50 participants (registration required via the EURAM registration form)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fee:<\/strong> \u20ac50<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pick-up\/drop-off location: <\/strong>Public transportation from the University of Agder Campus Kristiansand at 10:15 AM on Tuesday the 16<sup>th<\/sup> of June and participants will return at 3 PM.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex_column av-28tamg-77ea741033ed25557081dfaa94331ee8 av_three_fifth avia-builder-el-5 el_after_av_two_fifth el_before_av_one_full flex_column_div column-top-margin\">\n<div class=\"avia-slideshow av-m7ni6z32-8f9aee16a8e15315e75b246e32cb9942 avia-slideshow-no scaling av_slideshow avia-slide-slider avia-builder-el-6 avia-builder-el-no-sibling av-slideshow-ui av-control-default av-slideshow-manual 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Yet beneath this turbulence, something important is happening: value is shifting toward e-sports as a people-centered digital infrastructure, embedded in education, workplaces, and communities. In these settings, e-sports is less about being watched and more about being used as a structured environment where collaboration and digital participation become tangible.<\/p>\n<p>This <strong>Action Lab<\/strong> invites EURAM participants to explore company e-sports through direct experience. The lab combines hands-on gameplay in the University of Agder\u2019s e-sports facilities with guided reflection and a panel discussion on what organizations can learn from e-sports about hybrid teamwork, distributed leadership, inclusion, and sustainable digital work cultures. The session is hosted by Tobias Scholz of FLARE (Future Lab for Academic Research in e-sports).<\/p>\n<p>Why play? Because e-sports makes otherwise \u201cinvisible\u201d organizational dynamics observable in real time: who coordinates, who supports, how teams communicate under time pressure, how roles emerge, and how people adapt when the environment changes. To translate this experience into management language, the lab draws on the metaframe approach, which distinguishes between Personal Mastery (how individuals learn, regulate, and develop) and Team Synergy (how teams amplify performance through role complementarity and coordination).<\/p>\n<p>The second half of the lab opens the discussion to practice: what does company e-sports look like \u201cfor real,\u201d and when does it create meaningful value beyond branding? We will explore applications such as recruitment and onboarding, team development, inclusion and belonging in fragmented workplaces, and the ethics of observation and assessment in digital environments.<\/p>\n<p>No priore-sports experience is needed. You do not need to be a \u201cgamer\u201d to join, this is an interactive format designed for curiosity, learning, and discussion.<\/p>\n<p><em><u>Program<\/u><\/em>:<\/p>\n<p>10:15\u00a0 Travel (public transport).<\/p>\n<p><em>Participants travel by\u00a0bus 100 from Universitetet Kristiansand to Universitetet Grimstad.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>10:45\u00a0 E-sports Lab Experience (play + guided introduction)<\/p>\n<p><em>Hands-on gameplay in UiA\u2019s e-sports lab, with an introduction by FLARE and UiA students. 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