Productivity through Gamification

Have you, or someone you know, been totally addicted to a game? Minecraft,Grand Theft Auto, Super Mario? Avid players become totally absorbed in the game, in the “Flow”, and lose track of time. They put every ounce of effort into achieving the objective. They even read about how to do it, how to improve their game playing skill! Don’t you wish people showed the same addiction to their work? Why don’t they? Enjoy the video!

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What people want: Achievement, Recognition and then Money

What people want from their employment is obvious. If only people were that simple! Of course, we all need money to live, but how does that explain the millions of hours of volunteer work that is done every year? What is their reward? If you are designing your work environment so that money is the only reward, you are relying on the weakest of three primary work motivations. You can expect to pay a lot!

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