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Business 5 MIN READ

4 Myths about gamification in contact centres busted

Gamification in contact centres can accomplish so much more than simply drive performance. It humanises the work experience and makes the hard stuff fun.

Learning 5 MIN READ

Motivating learners with gamification and rewards

Motivate learners by providing intrinsic rewards that stimulate student interest. Make learning fun again in a gamified or game-based learning environment.

Employee engagement 6 MIN READ

The skinny on breaking bad habits in the workplace with gamification

Breaking bad habits is much easier with gamification in mix and you can use it to supercharge your workforce when you do it right.…

How to 6 MIN READ

3 Ways to improve sales team performance with gamification

Real-world examples of how gamification elements improve sales team performance by leveraging core drives and human-focused design.

Learning 9 MIN READ

9 reasons gamification fails

Beware of these 9 reasons gamification FAILS. Design your program for the WIN!

Game design 5 MIN READ

Gaming since pre-history: Is Africa the ‘cradle of gamification’?

Do the oldest games we know contain elements of behaviour-changing design? We speculate on their potential for changing behaviour through gamification.

Motivation 5 MIN READ

Understand extrinsic and intrinsic motivation like a boss

Playa is here to help you understand extrinsic and intrinsic motivation like a boss.

Motivation 5 MIN READ

Does gamification only motivate Millennials?

Gamified solutions appeal to a multigenerational workforce. Baby Boomers and Gen X-Y-Z all stay engaged with work through applied game theory and mechanics

Business 7 MIN READ

Born to compete

Gamification works because it taps the powerful, instinctive drive that is our love of competition. We propose harnessing it for social good. Are you…