The new normal

Posted by Horst Streck on Oct 5, 2012 in Gamification blog posts | Comments Off on The new normal Interesting numbers! Gamification is here to stay, that’s for sure. Question is: “in what form?” We are just at the beginning of our journey. For now we know achievements, badges and rewards work. But the intrinsic motivation is more important. We need to find the game-factor of an organization and this will lead us to the intrinsic motivator.   Check this interesting...
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It’s in our genes!

Posted by Horst Streck on Sep 21, 2012 in Gamification blog posts | Comments Off on It’s in our genes! I just thought you might be interested in how you can stay young. George Bernard Shaw (1856–1950) found the solution a long time ago, here it is: “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” He was a wise man, that George. Really wish I could say that I wrote that quote. He actually says: “play and stay young!” You need to know that as soon as...
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Be real or no deal

Posted by Horst Streck on Sep 19, 2012 in Social media, Tech & specials | Comments Off on Be real or no deal Organizations often struggle with social media. Old school marketing methods just don’t seem to do the job anymore. This is completely understandable if you understand the basics of social media. They are easy to understand, but in most cases hard to bring in practice. In this blog I will give you my input on social media, because that’s what we have to work with these days. If you want to...
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DueProps

Posted by Horst Streck on Sep 18, 2012 in Gamification blog posts, Software | 1 comment Whenever I encounter gamification software and it is interesting enough to share, I will do this through this blog and give you my own opinion about it. If you see something worth mentioning, please contact me, so I can share it here. The first product that caught my attention is DueProps, it is software that increases happiness, engagement and productivity on the work floor, so the company tells...
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