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Your Answer to Lackluster Customer and Employee Engagement: Add Fun.
Turning business processes into games -- the idea behind the trendy buzzword "gamification" -- encourages frequent participation and makes mundane tasks entertaining.
Great at World of Warcraft? Put It on Your Resume.
Stephen Gillett, Symantec's chief operating officer and former Starbucks CIO, says the skills he learned playing the online game have helped him professionally.
Let It Flow: Unleash Hidden Streams of Productivity
By tapping into employees sweet spot of challenge and reward, they'll feel more motivated to get things done.
Just How Long Has 'Selfie' Been Around, Anyway?
The Merriam-Webster dictionary has added 150 new words, many of which have been around for a surprisingly long time.
Gamification Tapped by Some Employers to Recruit Candidates
The approach nets more engaged applications when integrated into a challenge-based hiring process.
Will Tomorrow's Entrepreneurs Learn With Virtual Reality?
New technology tools could provide an education method that can prepare us for any future.
Life Coaches, Gamification and Augmented Reality: What to Expect in Mobile This Year
From more education apps to iBeacons exploding on the market, 2014 will be a year where mobile will see massive disruption. Here are 10 predictions.
Amazon Just Bought a Video-Game Company
The Seattle-based tech giant has scooped up Irvine, Calif.-based Double Helix Games.
Entrepreneurship: The Game (Infographic)
Your game is being an entrepreneur. And here are your badges.
Using Gamification to Boost Staff Morale
In addition to helping business owners solve problems around customer engagement and retention, gamification can enhance staff relations.
Why Your Business Should Get in on the Gamification Trend
Gamification, a principle for applying gameplay mechanics and theories to everyday problems, is growing in popularity. Here's how your small business can start playing.
Company Turns 'Unsexy' Corporate Compliance Training on Its Head
True Office gamifies the way companies train their employees, with its founder insisting it's cheaper and more fun than hiring an expert.
5 Secrets to Increasing Customer Retention -- and Profits
One-time customers aren't going to fuel the continued growth of your business. Retaining customers is crucial to your long-term success.
The Startup Bringing Video Games into the Real World
The video game of the future just might remind you of toys of the past. Sifteo cubes give tactile appeal to technology.
Could Games Replace CAPTCHA?
Detroit startup Are You a Human hopes gamification will outsmart the spambots for good.