Yu-kai Chou’s Gamification Workshop for Accenture (Slides)
(If you like this presentation, you’ll love my book: Actionable Gamification: Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards. This book…
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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.
Why I Permanently Deleted Facebook – A Year Later
Did you, like me, permanently delete your Facebook account last year? Why did you do it? I asked…
Training the Stallion Mind to Unleash Creativity, Part 2 of 2
Are you ready to try unleashing the Stallion within? Many researchers, theorists, and practitioners throughout history have studied,…
How a 30-Second Tiny Habit Saved Yu-kai’s Book From Never Being Written
You know the feeling. You have a massive project you actually want to finish. You think about it…
How Twitch Motivates Streamers with Achievement Symbols | Game Technique #2
Why would someone spend nine hours streaming to an empty room with zero pay? Twitch figured out the…
How Reddit.com uses Karma (Game Technique #1 – Status Points)
(This blogpost is written by Erik van Mechelen) If you’ve been curious about how games impact design in…
BJ Fogg’s 3 Triggers Explained Through the Octalysis Framework (B=MAP Part 2)
📘 Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of my series on the BJ Fogg Behavior Model, focused specifically…
How to Create an Overpowered Resume (Part 2/3)
Here’s part 2 of 3. To get part 3, join Octalysis Prime. To review, here’s the last post,…
How to Create an Overpowered (OP) Resume
Most resumes are not bad. They are balanced. Two pages of evenly distributed competence, hitting every role requirement…