Connecting Culture and Playful Learning with Jake Orlowitz of Wikipedia

as Jake Orlowitz of Wikipedia explained the many challenges faced by Wikipedia editors on the Gamification Revolution webinar. Last week, we featured the grantee to discuss how Wikipedia is utilizing gamification to train potential editors while reinvigorating its veteran editors.
Watch the full interview below to learn about:
  • What inspired Jake to propose and build the gamification project?
  • How Jake convinced the board of directors to implement the project?
  • What game mechanics were utilized to impart core editorial principles?
  • What were the quantitative and qualitative feedback upon implementation of the project?
  • What is the future roadmap upon successful implementation?
Be sure to also catch our next episode of the Gamification Revolution this Wednesday April 9th at 1 PM ET:



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Gamifying sales processes is a great way to motivate your sales team and increase their productivity. According to Salesforce, 90.4% of companies report that their gamification initiatives are successful. Already, most salespersons possess competitive personalities – always wanting to be top of sales in the district or close a deal over their competitor- so it only makes sense to gamify the process to tap into that innate instinct. However, not everyone is so willing to adapt to a new software or process so the trick then becomes how to get the maximum amount of the sales team thoroughly engaged with it and receive the most return from your investment. Here are some tips on how to get your sales team to adopt gamification.

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