Getting Gamification Right 22 practices

Getting Gamification Right 22 practices

1. Clearly identify goals before diving in

2. Tie gamification to business needs

3. Understand the psychology

4. Keep the game design simple

5. Leaderboards play an important role

6. But beware of leaderboard limitations

7. Permit personalization

8. Encourage the freedom to fail

9. Build in continuous feedback

10. Add elements to delight or surprise users

11. Distinguish between levels and badges

12. Create an initial buzz

13. Monitor the system for abuse

14. Extrinsic versus intrinsic

15. Different strokes for different folks

16. Be on point with points

17. Get social

18. Keep it fresh

19. Require participation

20. Leverage it throughout the employee life cycle

21. Use it as a management tool

22. It is just one part of the L&D toolkit