Blog · Motivation & Behavioral Design Work with Yu-kai

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Ideas on motivation, behavior & design.

Deep dives on the psychology behind why people do what they do — from Yu-kai Chou, creator of the Octalysis Framework. Pick the topic that matters to you.

Gamification News·18 min

New Trends in Gamification

Twelve years ago, the live question for any leadership team I sat with was whether to adopt gamification…

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Gamification Study·6 min

MindTime: A Player Type Framework

In my centerpiece Octalysis Framework post, I demonstrate how Richard Bartle’s 4 Player Types are incorporated within a…

Yu-kai Chou
Gamification Examples·1 min

The Gamification of Business Infographic

This Gamification of Business Infographic (courtesy of ClickSoftware, now part of Salesforce) briefly captures the different gamification techniques…

Yu-kai Chou