Gamification in Transformation

​As a change management professional you sometimes get asked about gamification. A question that is... interesting. When people talk about gamification, they often mean badges, leaderboards, levels... Then I ask myself, what keeps me in the game (for me, mainly sports)? Beating my personal record. That's it; not the medals, not the competitors, not the cheering crowd.

I think this is very much what mastery is about; we want to become better and better in a certain subject matter.

If we want to sustainably transform people, one important aspect in my eyes is to understand how people are motivated from within. Let the people define their own KPIs; allow them to identify an area where they want to become a master. And they will define the change and they will push it forward.

What are your experiences?