Comments on: The New Architecture of Work III: Gamification

By: HRExaminer v.3.32 | HR Examiner with John Sumser

HRExaminer v.3.32 | HR Examiner with John Sumser — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 07:58:04 +0000

[...] The New Architecture of Work III: Gamification [...]

By: mherger

mherger — Fri, 10 Aug 2012 05:15:00 +0000

I agree that simply badges and points for dull enterprise tasks will not lead to much (though even such simplistic gamification shows already 2-digit improvements in many examples). But the more sophisticated examples like e.g. from PropsToYou (gamified project management) etc. are popping up now. I just attended the Engage 2012 event from Badgeville and they had already an impressive number of speakers on enterprise gamification. Also other platforms like Bunchball have a collection of enterprise examples.
if you want to get an overview, I have a huge collection of employee facing examples on http://www.enterprise-gamification.com including metrics (under Facts).

By: Bill Glenn

Bill Glenn — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:57:00 +0000

We completely agree gamification at work is here to stay and does have practical applications in the white collar world. In fact, TalentWise was awarded Taleo’s first ever Innovation Sensation award for our idea of introducing gamification into their partner program/portal. Great article John and looking forward to seeing you at HR Tech in Chicago!

By: Matt Kenslea

Matt Kenslea — Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:19:00 +0000

John, you make some valid points, but I think Ian Bogost had some really relevant insight http://www.bogost.com/blog/gamification_is_bullshit.shtml. People play a game to get the game outcome. Points and badges for filling out HR forms don’t strike me as meaningful adult rewards/incentives. There is huge value in a game experience, especially for learning new things. In my view throwing points and ribbons at everything just damages credibility at some level. Thanks for the post.