A Series In Design & Game-Based Learning Tools And Toolkits. — When you decide to do a new project for your organisation or a client, be it a gamification initiative or something else, then the absolute first step that you should take is doing a Company Exploration session with the relevant team members and stakeholders. …

A series in Design & Game-Based Learning Tools And Toolkits. — Design exploration is a category title or umbrella term, that I’ve chosen that best describes a selection of tools that delve into the various features and facets of a company, organisation and/or project. For a quick reference of these tools and many more, you can go to the Game-Based Learning…

A Look At The Motivational Levers Behind Each ‘Discipline’. — As the world starts to open up again, at least in Europe, many will likely be trying to figure out how to get back into the playing field. And many will be asking themselves whether it is better to be a Generalist or a Specialist? Employers or clients will largely…

The Uses Of Gamifying Counselling And Mental Health Therapy. — With the pandemic crisis of Covid-19, the world has been forced to embrace the various possibilities of 21st-century technology in its totality. If the numerous technological options weren’t a part of every aspect of daily life before the crisis, then they are most certainly now. And with the new ‘working…

How to use gamification to improve the learning experience. — The world has been shunted forward and has had to embrace all things online in a very short amount of time. …

A Perspective On The Psychology Of How To Grow A Thriving Community — An outcome of the pandemic crisis is the increased interest in building, growing, and maintaining communities. As we have all experienced with working from home, we’ve all realized that the network of people we have and the community we have around us is of great importance. …

A Look At Why Soft Skills Are More Important Than Ever In Our Current World — As our lives become more unpredictable with each passing day, the professional business world will undeniably require individuals to have specific skills that help them to be more creative and innovative. The skills that I am referring to are those that fall under the collective name of Soft Skills. It…

Utilizing concepts from gamification and behavioural psychology to help overcome feelings of inadequacy. — Considering these unique times, many people are exploring new areas that they may not have wanted to try or have been waiting for a better time to try. …

Why do people think gamifying something is a bad idea — There have been articles on the dark side of gamification, or why it’s a bad idea and then listing the various well-known examples that highlight that it is in fact true. I have an issue with these articles as they are often the definition of bias confirmation. Stating something is…