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24/03/2020
- in Gamification by Kira Downer
Gamification: What are the Business Benefits?
Gamification can be a tricky concept to introduce to a manager. There is misinformation abound when considering the short and long term effects of gamification on businesses. Gamification has existed for such little time that there is also the misconception that ‘good’ gamification cannot be accurately described. That’s not true. ’Good’ Gamification?We’re going to clarify […]
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26/02/2020
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Gamification for Student Employability in Higher Education
This is the first in a series of blogs about our activity and association with applying gamification at the University of Brighton (UoB).On Thursday 13th February over 180 people signed up to attend the UoB Connect: Be More launch event at the AMEX stadium in Brighton. UoB Connect is a project led by staff from […]
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18/11/2019
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6 Surprising Games That Can Work For Gamification
We run gamification workshops across the globe and one of the most common challenges that senior managers and HR leaders face is how they can implement gamification on a smaller scale and take that first step. Much like any new initiative or vehicle for change, the idea of implementing gamification in the workplace is much […]
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28/08/2019
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GAMIFICATION+ 2019 Entrepreneurship Prize Awarded
On Friday 2rd August we returned to the Sallis Benney Theatre to recognise and celebrate the academic ability of graduates of the University of Brighton. Monika Offord received this years GAMIFICATION+ prize for the best entrepreneurship research paper, pictured here with GAMIFICATION+ CEO, Pete Jenkins.Monika said: “I am delighted to have won the award. I feel […]
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21/08/2019
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A Sweet Spot for Gamification Training
By Rémy Bastien.It has already been 2 years since I started providing GAMIFICATION+ training in Mexico, but, how did I arrive here?Well, it was natural that I reached Gamification after more than 5 years of working in marketing-tech: with beacons, augmented reality and chatbots. Also, by being a hard-core gamer and having direct experience in […]
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19/06/2019
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Gamification+ Personal Branding Meetup
We hosted our latest meetup last night! The meetup was a workshop hosted by Gamification+ placement student Kira Downer (also the post author and will refer to myself in first person from now on).I tell my story of how I got into gamification in this blog post: From Player to Professional.My interest in Personal Branding […]
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24/04/2019
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Gamification+ Emotional Intelligence Meetup
We hosted our latest meetup last night with Céline Berger. She has over 20 years’ experience in gamification and her most recent creation focuses on bringing the skills of emotional intelligence to the masses.The game, ‘Name it to Tame it’ was facilitated by Celine and her colleague Cecile and we established how our emotional reactions […]
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05/04/2019
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Gamification+ Chosen as Export Champions for South East
The Department for International Trade (DIT) recently announced that Gamification+ would be acting as Export Champions for the South East. This accolade involves Gamification+ being an example to businesses across the South East and promoting exporting as a profitable activity, especially as the uncertainty of Brexit looms.On Friday 22ⁿᵈ Gamification+ founder and CEO Pete Jenkins […]
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26/03/2019
- in Gamification , In the press , News by Kira Downer
Level Up Your Staff by Using Games and Gamification in the Workplace
On Monday 25th March our article titled: ‘Level up your staff by using games and gamification in the workplace” was published on the City A.M website AND in their newspaper with a circulation of just over 100,000 people in London.We’ve included a scan of the print article below, but we’ve also included a link to […]
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19/03/2019
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Gamification for Innovation & Creativity in the Workspace
We hosted a meetup recently with the aim of discovering what makes a work environment a better catalyst for innovation and creativity.Our first speaker was Richard Paul from PropellerNet, a Brighton based company known for their unique status as having a Superengaged workforce. After reading the book of the same name we found that one of their […]
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