Author: Yu-kai Chou

  • The Nodal Stimulus Model: A Blueprint for Sustainable Economic Recovery

    The Nodal Stimulus Model: A Blueprint for Sustainable Economic Recovery

    In times of economic crisis, governments often turn to traditional stimulus strategies, such as corporate bailouts or direct financial aid to individuals. While these methods can provide short-term relief, they are often inefficient and fail to address the deeper causes of economic stagnation. To build a more resilient and thriving economy, we need a more…

  • 10K HP Team Player Types

    10K HP Team Player Types

    OP Leadership Attributes of 10K HP Developing leadership through the three OP Attributes—Vision, Empathy, and Execution—is essential for achieving leadership excellence. These attributes, seen in some of the world’s most successful leaders, will dramatically enhance your ability to guide teams toward success. The Three Key Leadership Attributes The most effective leaders possess a powerful combination…

  • Gamification Marketing Examples: M&M vs Jayz

    Gamification Marketing Examples: M&M vs Jayz

    When thinking about Gamified Marketing examples, it’s important to consider how deeply they harness the 8 Core Drives of the Octalysis Framework. Below I analyse two interesting “Oldies but Goodies” Gamification Marketing Examples: M&M vs Jay Z’s book launch, and showcase how, while they seem similar in nature, one’s quality is significantly higher than the…

  • Gamified Launch: SPAACE Arena Analysis (Part II)

    Gamified Launch: SPAACE Arena Analysis (Part II)

    https://vimeo.com/1008175222?share=copy#t=0 Last week I examined the Discovery Phase of SPAACE NFT Marketplace and the introduction to their Arena. Here’s an update to the experience and how it motivates me to go around sharing it with others. The Power of SPAACE Arena: A Gamified Journey into Web3 InnovationAt The Octalysis Group, we’ve spent years enhancing the craft of gamification and behavioral design,…

  • Gamified Launch: SPAACE Arena Analysis (Part I)

    Gamified Launch: SPAACE Arena Analysis (Part I)

    Click here to check out Part II in the SPAACE Arena Gamified Launch. The Octalysis Group helped design one of the best Web3 Projects out there, fully gamified! Check out the SPAACE pre-launch campaign, the SPAACE Arena! (With my referral code since I helped design it!) Here is a video analysis of their Discovery Phase…

  • New Model: The Self-Pity Pyramid by Yu-kai Chou

    New Model: The Self-Pity Pyramid by Yu-kai Chou

    Self-Pity at its Finest This is the latest model I’ve created for fun, which surprisingly ended up becoming very valuable for me: The Self-Pity Pyramid. The Self-Pity Pyramid categorizes life events into 21 tiers, ranging from the least deserving to the most deserving of self-pity. It offers a slightly more objective way to determine how…

  • The Convergence of Ecommerce & Web3 Gaming: BLOOM

    The Convergence of Ecommerce & Web3 Gaming: BLOOM

    The Digital Convergence Model The Digital Convergence Model is one of my highest level frameworks that I first presented at the HarvardXR 2023 conference, and later prepared it for the President of Kazakhstan. Within it has three pillars and one roof: Gamification, which stands for Engagement; Metaverse, which stands for Immersion; Web3, which stands for…