Work Made Fun Gets Done!

CHAPTER 7

Games, Contests & Competitions

You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation.—PLATO

Playing games at work is both fun and productive, research shows. In a recent survey by TalentLMS, 87 percent of surveyed employees said game elements make them feel more socially connected and provide a sense of belonging at work, and Daria Lopukhina at Anadea reports 90 percent of employees said they are more productive when they engage in some form of gamification at work.

Research also suggests that even so-called microbreaks are beneficial. Researchers at Kansas State University studied 72 full-time employees from a variety of industries and found that those who spent 1 or 2 minutes during breaks in their ...