The International Gamification Confederation (GamFed) has just launched its brand new website (www.gamfed.com). Founded on January 1st 2013, GamFed is today proud to report that over 100 members across over 60 countries worldwide have joined the confederation. Membership is open to anyone who is an individual and is involved in gamification in a professional capacity
Has it ever crossed your mind how Gamification could be helpful for Human Resources? Well, now there’s a find a way to find out more. Our very own Pete Jenkins is running a one day course with the University of Brighton for HR Directors, Managers, staff or professionals that are interested in using Gamification to
This is the first in a series of tips we’ll be blogging for users of our favourite gamified CRM system Zurmo. Move over Google. With Zurmo‘s handy feature, searching for contacts just got a whole lot easier. For example, if you wanted to search for a contact, normally you would need to put the whole
HQ has assigned me with a very important mission. I must attend the Connected Business Expo at the Olympia Exhibition Centre. Time frame for this mission: 4th-5th March. Importance: Critical. Difficulty: Unknown. In order to complete this mission I must complete a series of challenges. Challenge 1 – Gather 5 unique freebies Vital to this
An education in gamification In 2011, Gartner predicted that more than 70% of Forbes global 2000 organizations would have at least one gamified application by 2014. A year later, in Nov 2012, Gartner also predicted that 80% of the current gamified applications would fail to meet their business objectives, primarily due to poor design. Fast
A recent study by The Guardian found “clear and compelling evidence” that happiness is the key to better health and longer lifespans. The Happiness Movement is picking up steam thanks to organisations such as Action For Happiness, which aims to help people lead happy and fulfilling lives. We think gamification could have a big part