Pokémon Go: An Employee Policy Challenge?

In the recent heatwave I have taken advantage of my local park, wandering round the lakes, finding shade under the trees, but on more than one occasion I was shocked to see people missing all of the beauty around them, fixated on their smart phone. Were they not interested in their companion's conversation? Were they lost and consulting a map? No, all around me, humans turned hunters. Of Pokemons. We are talking about Pokémon Go!

Whilst the latest craze has passed me by, it cannot be denied that this app is all consuming for a mind-bending number of people. Pokémon Go is fast rivalling Twitter in popularity and has already been downloaded to more phones than Tinder. If your company is office-based or perhaps a call centre or production line where individuals would be missed...