Employees playing games during work hours, while claiming it improves their job performance. It’s a hard concept to grasp, especially for small business owners, but many learning and development professionals are praising the use of gamification in business, and the reasons why may surprise you.
Gamification takes game techniques we know and love – missions, points, badges and leaderboards – and incorporates those techniques into work environments as a way to engage and motivate people. Adding gamification inspires employees by tapping into what intrinsically and extrinsically motivates all people – earning progress, having purpose and driving towards mastery.