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Top Articles for Enterprise Gamification in 2012

Ivan Kuo15 mins

2012 was a great year for gamification in the enterprise as we saw many more companies begin to adopt gamification into the workspace. In today’s Best of 2012 feature, we look at some of the top stories in workspace engagement, strategy, and loyalty for businesses. There’s some really top-notch information in here, including gamification withdrawal effects, analysis of gamification’s current position in the Gartner hype-cycle, cultural differences for gamification, the evolution of loyalty, and even more after the jump.

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Avoiding the Faddish Side of Gamification

Jeff Lopez61 mins

The recognition of gamification is growing, and growing quickly. The question is, is it growing too fast? According to Gartner, the movement is somewhere near the top of the hype cycle, which means that there still needs to be some disillusionment before gamification enters its productive phase. MIT’s Technology Review today released an interview with Yahoo researcher,…

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Gartner Adds Gamification to its Hype Cycle

Gabe Zichermann121 mins

This week, Gartner updated their analysis on the hype cycle of various areas in tech to include gamification. The hype cycle measures new technologies from their first appearance in research, through media hype and criticism, and finally to the plateau of productivity. Where does gamification stand? According to Gartner, it is just finishing its initial rise. Expectations of the…

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