Taking our dog for a run and a swim to the beach is one of my favorite things but a swollen ankle was making it difficult this week. Borrowing the scooter from my son seemed to be a good idea to overcome stressing my ankle and still make it down to the beach. I flew down the hill, the dog trying to stay in front of me leading the way - because that what she does. On the beach she had trouble to keep up, the run had taken all her energy - or so I thought - and she was struggling to follow.
A mad shadow hunter that she is a passing sea-gull cast the perfect shadow right in front of her, beaming along the sand. To my amazement her energy levels weren't as empty as it seemed and she charged along the beach on the impossible mission of catching that shadow. The pleasure she got out of it made her accelerate in her quest. It is fun and play combined with an engaging quest that made her giving her best.
The development of a high performance culture is dependent on having your employees highly engaged on the things that matter.
That might not be news to you but have you got your staff engaged to a similar degree? What's your recipe?
Engagement through elements borrowed from games can make an significant impact in increasing motivation within organisations.
After all our whole life is based on game based learning. From our early childhood onward we play, we fail till we've perfected that skill - to be ready for the next challenge.
