If the evidence indicates workplace gamification doesn't significantly increase worker output or hap- piness, why do companies keep trying it?
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Today, thanks to science, we know a lot more about when gamification really works, and what its boundaries seem to be. Examples like this one might make gamification seem like a no-brainer: Why wouldn't a corporation want to make work more fun? Despite Gallus' exciting results, more recent research shows that as a top-down strategy for behavior change, gamification can easily backfire.
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Amazon is expanding an existing program that gamifies warehouse work to encourage its fulfillment center employees to improve their efficiency and compete against others for digital rewards like virtual pets, according to a new report from The Information.
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