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1. Gamification - the myth, the legend, the reality
What do you think of when you think Gamification? If you are like many people, you think about video games, levelling up, and maybe even frivolity. And with community being a serious business for most, that isn’t the vibe you are interested in creating. But what if we flipped the script? What if instead of looking at it as…
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2. Building an Effective Gamification Program
You have decided that gamification is something you can benefit from (or strengthen), and we went over some high-level things to think about when looking at bringing a gamification program to your community. But how exactly should you get started? What details do you need to plan and consider in order to have a full…
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3. Take your gamification foundation to the next level
Having a high level overview of your gamification strategy is a great step. Now it is time to add the details and create a program. This week, let’s work on creating a details program plan that connects the dots between the various pieces of your strategy. Use the template shared under Tools to begin your journey. And if…
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4. Using Vanilla to Build Gamification
Now that you have built out your strategy, it is time to take a look at the tools and widgets you can use to make it a reality! Just a reminder…Gamification in community work really means “behavior encouragement”. So once you have figured out what behaviors would be most beneficial for moving your community members along…
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📋 Gamification Plan Example
Gamification Plan Mission Identify desired behaviors and build a gamification plan that allows rewards and goals for members as they step into engagement on a deeper level while creating a FOMO within those who are currently not engaged. Rank Overview Level Name Points Posts Permissions Removed Permissions Given Swag 0…
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📋 Gamification: Building your Foundation
What (Ranks Bad, Gamification Planning Behavior Identification What are the broad behaviors you want to encourage in your audience? Knowledge sharing Peer-to-peer support User generated content creators What community behaviors will help them engage in the broader behaviors? Return visits to the community Reacting to posts…
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📋 Gamification: Strategy Planning Template
Identifying the Need What behaviors help your audience/customers become successful? Examples Completing onboarding Continual learning Self-service access Peer-to-peer support New feature adoption Reactions (genuine feedback for posts or articles) Comments Help Center page views Event Attendance What behaviors help…