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February 19, 2013

The Rising Problem of Employee Engagement with Elise Olding

Ivan Kuo12 mins

The Gamification Revolution is the only live gamification webcast featuring Gabe Zichermann and fellow gamification experts every Thursday at 1 PM EST/10 AM PST/1800 GMT. Join us and have all of your gamification questions answered by these experts.

This week’s guest is Gartner Research Director, Elise Olding! Elise has been heavily studying the science of motivation and engagement with the power of people. In this week’s episode you can be sure to learn about:

  • The emerging interest of using games to engage people within organizations
  • How small businesses can leverage gamification without expensive tech.
  • The existence of gamification divisions in organizations like NTT Data
  • Using explicit games social networks as an engagement tool for workspaces
  • Increasing executive acceptance of gamification as a strategy

This was a great week filled with user-participation and questions! Check out the full video below:

 

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Be sure to catch this week’s episode featuring Robert Torres of the Gates Foundation for his work in applying gamification for social good.

You can now catch the Gamification Revolution every Thursday at 1PM EST/10 AM PST/1800 GMT.

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Psych The S#cial Sector: A New 8-Week Second Screen Experience

Ivan Kuo29 mins

Have you ever watched a mystery show and found yourself yelling at the television set “come on guys, the clue is right there!”? Have you ever solved the mystery within the first 10 minutes, only to find out at the end that you were right the entire time? How many times have you thought you should be the ones solving the case?

Well, now you can be.

Following the success of the Emmy-nominated game Hashtag Killer, PSYCH The S#cial Sector is a multiplatform game that allows fans of the series Psych to upload video content, play games, examine evidence, and post to a theory wall for the entire 8-week duration of the mystery.

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Carrot App Review: A Gamified Snarky To-Do List? Ain’t No Businessperson Got Time For That!

Gary Henkle47 mins

When a colleague had heard about a new to-do list app called Carrot, it somehow made its way immediately to my desk. After several months into my job at Gamification Co I was juggling so many different responsibilities that I found it hard to organize my time, so I began reading books and collecting apps dedicated to all things GSD (Getting Shit Done). Eventually I will have to find time to organize all my organizational tools.

The reason I decided to add Carrot to my catalog is because it’s a To-Do list infused with gamification elements. You get points for each task you complete and a red status bar letting you know how far along you are, and how far you have to go before you can level up and collect a reward – so far a humorous fortunte cookieqsue statement you’re asked to share socially.

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