{"id":13527,"date":"2018-07-11T17:00:44","date_gmt":"2018-07-11T14:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/?p=13527"},"modified":"2025-05-30T11:21:26","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T08:21:26","slug":"gamification-survey-results-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/gamification-survey-results-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"The 2018 Gamification At Work Survey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2014, we ran a gamification survey among our users to get a picture of the use of gamification in eLearning. We surveyed about 100 professionals who create, design and manage employee training. You can find those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/gamification-survey-results-2014\/\">here<\/a>. But that survey only gave us the perspective of online course creators. <em>(For our gamification in business survey stats for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/gamification-survey-results\/\">2019<\/a>, read here.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>We also wanted to know what employees who use and engage with gamified software think. Do they like it? Does gamified software boost productivity? What\u2019s so motivating about gamification software anyway?<\/p>\n<p>So in June 2018, we surveyed 400 U.S. employees to get answers to all those questions. All respondents had experienced gamification in the workplace in an app\/software they use on a regular basis. Age ranged from 18 &#8211; 69, with a mean of 36 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we\u2019re going to share what we found.<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Summary of Key Findings from TalentLMS&#8217; Gamification at Work Survey<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#1. Do employees like using gamified software?\">80%<\/a> of employees enjoy using gamification software at work.<\/li>\n<li>Employees feel that gamification makes them <a href=\"#2. Does gamified software boost productivity?\">more productive (87%), more engaged (84%) and happier (82%)<\/a> at work.<\/li>\n<li>Employees were mostly motivated by <a href=\"#3. What\u2019s so motivating about gamification anyway?\">intrinsic motivational factors (43%) versus extrinsic (38%)<\/a> when completing a boring task. They were also motivated more by intrinsic factors (45%) versus extrinsic (37%) when completing a challenging task.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#4. Does gamification affect all people in the same way?\">75%<\/a> of respondents who play games often were more likely to agree that they&#8217;d be more productive if their work was made more game-like.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#4. Does gamification affect all people in the same way?\">Older employees are more motivated<\/a> by game elements than younger employees. (<em>Say what?<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Only <a href=\"#5. Do carrots work better than sticks?\">7%<\/a> of respondents indicated that they\u2019d be motivated to complete a boring task to avoid being penalized. And only 6% agreed that they\u2019d be motivated to complete a challenging task to avoid \u201cpunishment.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a id=\"1. Do employees like using gamified software?\"><\/a>Ready? Let\u2019s dig in.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Findings Explained<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Do employees like using gamified software?<\/h3>\n<p>To determine if employees enjoy using gamified software, we asked four questions to measure \u201cenjoyment\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/employees-attitude-to-gamification-2018-talentlms-gamification-survey.png\" alt=\"Employees attitude to gamification - 2018 TalentLMS' Gamification Survey\" width=\"832\" height=\"497\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We found that 85% of respondents would spend more time on software that was gamified and 84% would keep gamified software for longer. We also found that 81% agreed they were more likely to invite a colleague to gamified software while 70% indicated they&#8217;d pay more money for software that had gamification elements.<\/p>\n<p>Then we calculated the average of these four scores to get a single score for \u201cenjoyment\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>lt appears that 80% of employees enjoy using gamification software at work.<\/p>\n<div class='tm-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n<div class='tm-click-to-tweet'>\n<div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=New+survey+finds+80%25+of+employees+enjoy+using+gamified+software+at+work.&#038;via=talentlms&#038;related=talentlms&#038;url=https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/gamification-survey-results-2018\/' target='_blank'>New survey finds 80% of employees enjoy using gamified software at work.<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=New+survey+finds+80%25+of+employees+enjoy+using+gamified+software+at+work.&#038;via=talentlms&#038;related=talentlms&#038;url=https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/gamification-survey-results-2018\/' target='_blank' class='tm-ctt-btn'>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10753\" src=\"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/game-elements-ranked-2018-talentlms-gamification-survey-1.png\" alt=\"Game elements ranked - 2018 TalentLMS' Gamification Survey\" width=\"885\" height=\"602\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next, we asked respondents to rank points, levels, badges, leaderboards, and rewards to discover which specific game element employees find most motivating. The winners? In order, rewards, points, and leaderboards.<\/p>\n<p>This finding mirrors the results of our 2014 gamification survey where we found that 64% of respondents said they\u2019d be motivated by leaderboards, <a id=\"2. Does gamified software boost productivity?\"><\/a>while 74% said that a point system would increase their engagement with an eLearning application.<\/p>\n<h3>2. Does gamified software boost productivity?<\/h3>\n<p>You betcha! We found that gamification boosts the trifecta of employee metrics.<\/p>\n<p>Employees agree that gamification makes them more productive (87%), more engaged (84%) and happier\u00a0(82%) at work. This held true across gender, age, industry, and roles.<\/p>\n<div class='tm-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n<div class='tm-click-to-tweet'>\n<div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Survey+finds+that+87%25+of+employees+agree+that+gamification+improves+productivity%21&#038;via=talentlms&#038;related=talentlms&#038;url=https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/gamification-survey-results-2018\/' target='_blank'>Survey finds that 87% of employees agree that gamification improves productivity!<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Survey+finds+that+87%25+of+employees+agree+that+gamification+improves+productivity%21&#038;via=talentlms&#038;related=talentlms&#038;url=https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/gamification-survey-results-2018\/' target='_blank' class='tm-ctt-btn'>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>This is not a surprising result. Who doesn\u2019t love games? In 2015, 42% of Americans played three hours of video games a week.<a href=\"#References\"><strong><sup>1<\/sup><\/strong><\/a> We found that 67% of respondents indicated that they played games \u201coften\u201d or \u201cevery day\u201d. Most people just seem to have a natural affinity toward games.<\/p>\n<p>In our 2014 gamification survey, we asked respondents whether they&#8217;d be more productive and get better results if their work was more game-like. We found that an overwhelming majority (79%) agreed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10770\" src=\"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/2014-2018-comparison-2018-talentlms-gamification-survey.png\" alt=\"Do you believe you'd be more productive \/ get better results if your work were made more game-like? - 2018 TalentLMS' Gamification Survey\" width=\"753\" height=\"527\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We asked the same question in the current survey and got the same result &#8211; with an 8% increase!<\/p>\n<div class='tm-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n<div class='tm-click-to-tweet'>\n<div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=87%25+of+employees+believe+they%E2%80%99d+be+more+productive+if+their+work+was+made+more+game-like.&#038;via=talentlms&#038;related=talentlms&#038;url=https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/gamification-survey-results-2018\/' target='_blank'>87% of employees believe they\u2019d be more productive if their work was made more game-like.<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=87%25+of+employees+believe+they%E2%80%99d+be+more+productive+if+their+work+was+made+more+game-like.&#038;via=talentlms&#038;related=talentlms&#038;url=https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/gamification-survey-results-2018\/' target='_blank' class='tm-ctt-btn'>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Now, self-reports aren\u2019t quite reliable.<\/p>\n<p>For extra reliability, we turn to evidence coming out of the corporate world where they\u2019ve found that gamification <strong>does indeed<\/strong> boost productivity. For example, cloud call-center business LiveOps who employ over 20,0000 work-at-home call agents needed a way to motivate and engage their agents. Using a combination of game elements, including points, badges, and leaderboards, they got some stand-up-and-pay-attention results.<\/p>\n<p>Onboarding time went down from 160 hours to 14 hours and agents who opted-in outperformed their peers by 23% in average call handle time. <a id=\"3. What\u2019s so motivating about gamification anyway?\"><\/a>Customer satisfaction also rose by 9%.<strong><a href=\"#References\"><sup>2<\/sup><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>3. What\u2019s so motivating about gamification anyway?<\/h3>\n<p>Ask any academic or researcher and they\u2019ll agree that our understanding of gamification is still in its infancy. Our understanding of human motivation though? That&#8217;s in its prime.<\/p>\n<p>So, we used Ryan and Deci\u2019s Self-Determination Theory as a basis to form questions that would help us understand how gamification motivates employees to be more engaged, more productive and happier.<\/p>\n<p>We asked, \u201c<em>Which of the following would motivate you most to complete a <strong>boring<\/strong> task?<\/em>\u201d Respondents were required to pick two from a list of seven statements, that included three statements measuring extrinsic motivation, three measuring intrinsic, and a wildcard statement measuring gamification. We also added a variation to the type of task: \u201c<em>Which of the following would motivate you most to complete a <strong>challenging<\/strong> task?<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10778\" src=\"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breakdown-employee-motivation-gamification-2018-talentlms-gamification-survey.png\" alt=\"Breakdown of Employee Motivation - TalentLMS' Gamification Survey 2018\" width=\"929\" height=\"545\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Overall, respondents indicated that intrinsic motivational drives were more likely to motivate than extrinsic drives. This was true whether the task was challenging or monotonous.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, employees were mostly motivated by intrinsic motivational drives (43%) versus extrinsic (38%) when completing a boring task and intrinsic drives (45%) versus extrinsic (37%) when completing a challenging task.<\/p>\n<p>These findings are underscored by dozens of surveys that consistently find that employees are mostly motivated by intrinsic drives. For example, in Gallup\u2019s 2017 State of the American Workforce survey, they found that 60% reported that \u201cthe ability to do what they do best\u201d was important when considering a new job. Whereas, only 41% of respondents indicated that a significant increase in income was important.<sup><a href=\"#References\"><strong>3<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<\/sup><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10786\" src=\"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/individual-measures-motivation-gamification-2018-talentlms-gamification-survey.png\" alt=\"Individual measures of extrinsic\/ intrinsic motivations and gamification - 2018 TalentLMS' Gamification Survey\" width=\"1022\" height=\"688\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Next, we isolated our wild card and compared it against individual measures of extrinsic and intrinsic drives. How many respondents chose gamification as a motivating drive? Twenty percent of respondents in the boring task and 17% percent in the challenging task indicated they\u2019d be motivated by game elements.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, that 20% propelled gamification to the top motivating spot when completing a monotonous task &#8211; above individual statements measuring intrinsic and extrinsic motivations. Outside in the real world, companies are already finding that gamification is an excellent way to motivate employees engaged in repetitive tasks. According to Aaron Orendorff in Entrepreneur, companies like Samsung, Dell, Deloitte, and Accenture all use gamification to improve employee engagement, especially in completing monotonous work tasks such as expense reporting.<a href=\"#References\"><strong><sup>4<\/sup><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Next, we used Andrzej Marczewski\u2019s constructs of relatedness, autonomy, mastery, and purpose to see in what way intrinsic motivations tapped into gamification.<a href=\"#References\"><strong><sup>5<\/sup><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10784\" src=\"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/breakdown-intrinsic-motivation-2018-talentlms-gamification-survey-1.png\" alt=\"Breakdown of intrinsic motivation - TalentLMS' Gamification Survey 2018\" width=\"844\" height=\"851\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here, we found that over 80% of respondents agreed that gamification makes them feel more socially connected (i.e. <em>relatedness<\/em>), gives them a greater sense of creativity, choice, <a id=\"4. Does gamification affect all people in the same way?\"><\/a>freedom and\/or responsibility (i.e. <em>autonomy<\/em>), and helps them develop personally and professionally (i.e. <em>mastery<\/em>).<\/p>\n<h3>4. Does gamification affect all people in the same way?<\/h3>\n<p>In our survey, we found many differences in gamification attitudes according to age, generation and gaming habits. Here are just a few of those differences.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Behavioral differences<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>First, we found that 92% of respondents who play games often were more likely to indicate that they&#8217;d be more productive if their work was made more game-like.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10782\" src=\"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/frequency-play-gamification-attitude-2018-talentlms-gamification-survey.png\" alt=\"Frequency of play VS Gamification attitude - 2018 TalentLMS' Gamification Survey\" width=\"950\" height=\"471\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>As the frequency of game playing dropped, so did the likelihood that gamified work would make them more productive.<\/p>\n<p>Another finding we observed about frequency of game playing was that 42% of those over 45 years old indicated that they played games every day compared to only 31% of respondents aged 18-24.<\/p>\n<p>In 2008, the Pew Internet and American Life Survey<a href=\"#References\"><strong><sup>6<\/sup><\/strong><\/a> found a similar result and hypothesized that older Americans simply have more time to play games more often than younger people as 77% of senior gamers had indicated they were retired.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>Age differences<\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We also observed some surprising trends in attitudes toward gamification and motivational drives across age-range, but not gender.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/age-gamification-attitude-2018-talentlms-gamification-survey.png\" alt=\"Frequency of play VS Gamification attitude - 2018 TalentLMS' Gamification Survey\" width=\"725\" height=\"469\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For example, when we asked respondents to indicate whether they think they\u2019d be more productive and get better results if work was made more game-like, agreement increased as employees got older.<\/p>\n<p>When we looked at what would motivate respondents more when completing a task, we found a similar age difference in the boring task but not the challenging task.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10746\" src=\"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/gamification-as-motivator-by-age-2018-talentlms-gamification-survey-1.png\" alt=\"Gamification as a motivator by age - TalentLMS' Gamification Survey 2018\" width=\"790\" height=\"592\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the boring task, as age range increased so did the likelihood of participants indicating that gamification would motivate them more than other motivational drives. Thirteen percent of the youngest cohort (18-24 years old) as opposed to 26% of the oldest cohort (over 45 years old).<\/p>\n<div class='tm-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n<div class='tm-click-to-tweet'>\n<div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Older+employees+are+more+likely+to+be+motivated+by+game-elements+than+younger+employees.&#038;via=talentlms&#038;related=talentlms&#038;url=https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/gamification-survey-results-2018\/' target='_blank'>Older employees are more likely to be motivated by game-elements than younger employees.<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Older+employees+are+more+likely+to+be+motivated+by+game-elements+than+younger+employees.&#038;via=talentlms&#038;related=talentlms&#038;url=https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/gamification-survey-results-2018\/' target='_blank' class='tm-ctt-btn'>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the same question, we also found that motivation from rewards decreases as employees get older. Twenty-two percent of the youngest cohort (18-24 years old) as opposed to 16% of the oldest cohort (over 45 years old).<\/p>\n<p>How do we explain this difference? One reason might be that older employees have better salaries than employees just starting out in the job market. So for this younger group, rewards will be more motivating than gamification.<\/p>\n<p>Younger employees were also more likely to indicate \u201cmastery\u201d, or improving skills as a highly motivating drive for completing a boring task. This decreased as employees got older. From 20% for those aged 18-24 down to 16% for employees over 45 years old.<\/p>\n<p>Another interesting trend we found was when we looked at individual game elements by age range. While levels were consistently ranked last (in terms of motivation) for all age-ranges, younger employees (18-24 years old) ranked them second following rewards.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, when we asked respondents to indicate how they felt when a task was gamified, the most popular answer was \u201cmotivated\u201d at 25% followed by \u201ceager to complete it\u201d and competitive\u201d both at 18%.<\/p>\n<p>When we went granular, to the age-range level, we noticed gamification made 24% of 24-34 years <a id=\"5. Do carrots work better than sticks?\"><\/a>old feel more competitive, while 37% of those over 45 years old were more likely to feel motivated by gamification.<\/p>\n<h3>5. Do carrots work better than sticks?<\/h3>\n<p>In our gamification survey, we found that respondents were least motivated by the possibility of punishment. This was true for both monotonous and challenging tasks.<\/p>\n<p>When asked to pick their top two motivating factors in completing a challenging task, only 7% of respondents chose \u201cI\u2019ll be penalized if I don\u2019t complete the task.\u201d In completing a monotonous task, that number dropped to 6%.<\/p>\n<p>Penalizations, it seems, do not motivate employees.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, we observed that carrots, whether those are financial rewards, virtual badges, or intrinsic drives like mastery over a skill, are far more motivating.<\/p>\n<div class='tm-tweet-clear'><\/div>\n<div class='tm-click-to-tweet'>\n<div class='tm-ctt-text'><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Carrots+win+again%21+Survey+finds+that+only+7%25+of+employees+are+motivated+to+avoid+punishment.&#038;via=talentlms&#038;related=talentlms&#038;url=https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/gamification-survey-results-2018\/' target='_blank'>Carrots win again! Survey finds that only 7% of employees are motivated to avoid punishment.<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Carrots+win+again%21+Survey+finds+that+only+7%25+of+employees+are+motivated+to+avoid+punishment.&#038;via=talentlms&#038;related=talentlms&#038;url=https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/gamification-survey-results-2018\/' target='_blank' class='tm-ctt-btn'>Click To Tweet<\/a><\/p>\n<div class='tm-ctt-tip'><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Conclusion<\/h3>\n<p>After studying our results, we can confidently say that employees want <a href=\"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/tips-gamification-workplace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>gamification in the workplace<\/strong><\/a>. But we can also say that gamification, in and of itself, is not a silver bullet. For every LiveOps success story, there\u2019s a story where introducing gamification elements had no effect. And in some cases, performance dropped.<\/p>\n<p>Gamification is complex because human motivation is complex.<\/p>\n<p>So, adding points to a task and calling that gamification, isn\u2019t going to cut it. Game elements, without rhyme or reason, aren\u2019t going to motivate employees to be more productive, or more engaged, or even happier. Have you ever kept playing a game you didn\u2019t like?<\/p>\n<p>Businesses shouldn\u2019t be asking, \u201cDoes gamification work?&#8221;. But, &#8220;How can we make gamification work for our teams?&#8221; And here we can make a few recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>Start small. Test a few gamification elements in one part of your business. For example, it\u2019s really easy to activate gamification tools in online training software like TalentLMS. With one click, your courses can be enriched with points, badges, and leaderboards. But you\u2019ll always have control over which courses, and which users, you want to target.<\/p>\n<p>If there\u2019s anything we\u2019ve learned from this survey it\u2019s that gamification can be a powerful ally when implemented in the right way to the right people.<\/p>\n<p>Over to you. What do you think of our findings? What surprised you? Didn&#8217;t surprise you?<br \/>\nLeave a comment and tell us about your experiences with gamification.<\/p>\n<h4>Want to use gamification in your employee training? Read these.<\/h4>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/common-gamification-mistakes-avoid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">8 Common Gamification Mistakes To Avoid<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/features\/gamification-lms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The gamification LMS that grips your learners&#8217; attention<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><a id=\"References\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.talentlms.com\/blog\/talentlms-gamification-use-cases\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Gamification use cases and best practices with TalentLMS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>References<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Essential facts about the computer and video game industry, Entertainment Software Association, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theesa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.theesa.com\/<\/a>, 2015<\/li>\n<li>LiveOps Workforce Motivation, Collaboration | Bunchball, LiveOps, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bunchball.com\/customers\/liveops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.bunchball.com\/customers\/liveops<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The State of the American Workforce, Gallup, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gallup.com\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.gallup.com<\/a>, 2017<\/li>\n<li>Why You Should Supercharge Your Workplace With Gamification,, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/245950\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/245950<\/a>, Aaron Orendorff<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamification.co\/2013\/05\/01\/understanding-intrinsic-motivation-with-ramp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Understanding Intrinsic Motivation with RAMP<\/a>, Andrzej Marczewski, 2013<\/li>\n<li>Adults and Video Games, Amanda Lenhart, Sydney Jones &amp; Alexandra MacGill, Pew Research Center, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/<\/a>, 2008.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2014, we ran a gamification survey among our users to get a picture of the use of gamification in eLearning. 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