It may be argued (or mythologized) that the best salespeople in the world are stereotypically ambitious, self-starters who will sell, sell, sell no matter what. However, the research and real-world outcomes show that most salespeople, in fact, benefit substantially from ongoing training. It keeps them not only abreast of the latest product information, but also […]

Gamification in training has aged well. In the few years gamified e-learning has been around, it has grown from a buzzword into a mainstay of online training. The fact that it’s been around for a few years hasn’t dampened the corporate training market’s enthusiasm for adding points, badges, and leaderboards to learning. If anything, L&D […]

Gamified learning has been in the public eye for a while now. The term was coined in 2002 by Nick Pelling, a programmer, but most most people probably became aware of gamification around 2010, when businesses started adding gamification to things like reward systems. It quickly became a buzzword when companies began adding game elements […]

Here's how the story goes: New tech thingy launches (in this case a new game). Irrational exuberance ensues (millions of people begin to play the game). National and global news outlets report about it as a phenomenon. Regular people talk about it because of the hype (some play, others just talk about it). Marketing professionals pontificate how […]

Guest post by Clark Quinn (@quinnovator) One of the hottest topics around right now is gamification, and as with any hot topic, just as there’re reasons to be excited, so too are there reasons to be wary.  I suggest there is an important distinction between serious games and gamification, and the former is the reason […]

Gamification is a big trend these days. I've had mixed feelings about it for many years. Not bad. Not good. Mostly just confusion around definitions. There is the simple side of gamification which includes adding scoring and badges as learners complete courses, or tasks, or prove a new competency. And then there is the more complicated […]

As eLearning becomes more popular, organizations are having fun with this approach to training and finding ways to increase knowledge retention and make training a more enjoyable experience for their staff. One common training issue that can easily be addressed with eLearning is the problem of test anxiety. For a number of reasons, some folks […]

According to a survey, 75% of people are gamers, half play sometimes and a little more than a quarter play as often as moderate to fair amount of the time. Another study found that 5 million people in the U.S. spend more than 40 hours a week. Many of these are games are accessed through […]