Playfully Engaging Employees: A Polymathic Approach
An exploration of employee engagement, gamification, and the polymathic approach to problem-solving with Luke Jameson, founder of Playfully. This program is designed to provide a progressive journey, emphasizing behavioral principles and clear instructional flow, making it emotionally safe and socially engaging.
Program Modules
Introduction: The Polymath Polycast and Luke Jameson
A welcome to the show and introduction of Luke Jameson, highlighting his background and expertise, setting the stage for a journey of discovery.
Share an Unknown Fact About Yourself
DailyLuke shares his past as a baker and an incident involving his arrest while building a school in Indonesia, exemplifying the unexpected turns in a polymathic life. Reflect and consider how your experiences, however unconventional, have shaped your journey.
“I started out as a baker and pastry chef.”
Mindset Evolution: From Baker to CEO
Discussion on Luke's mindset shift over the past 10 years, focusing on employee engagement and the transition to entrepreneurship. This module uses storytelling and prompts to encourage users to relate to the speaker and better understand them.
Reflect on Past Motivations
DailyReflect on your motivations and what drove you in the past versus now, applying principles of self-awareness to understand the evolution of your professional goals. Share your reflections with a colleague and actively listen to theirs.
“Ten years ago I was exploring this idea that we're all different and that we are motivated differently.”
The Genesis of Playfully: Motivating Employees
Exploring the inspiration behind founding Playfully and its approach to motivational science and gamification. Includes interactive reflection and application exercises.
Identify Your Motivational Profile
DailyDiscover the different motivational profiles identified by Playfully's profiling tool (social, explorer, competitor, etc.). Take a self-assessment to identify your dominant profile and reflect on how it influences your work style. Share and discuss with your colleagues to understand the group.
“The different profiles...people who are really driven by the social aspect...exploration and becoming subject matter experts...competition.”
Measure Underlying Behaviors
DailyUnderstand how Playfully identifies and measures the underlying behaviors that drive desired outcomes. Identify the core behaviors in your team that lead to success. How can you measure and incentivize those behaviors?
“Explore and understand what are the behaviors that companies see are the right behaviors that are driving the right outcomes.”
Lego Serious Play: Unlocking Creativity
Discussion on Lego Serious Play and its ability to create psychological safety and engage different parts of the brain. Promotes hands-on creativity and psychological safety.
Build a Tower Reflecting Your Current State
DailyExperiment with Lego Serious Play by building a small tower to represent your current mental or emotional state. Share your creation with a partner and explain its symbolism, reinforcing communication and empathetic skills.
“When you ask someone hey I want you to build um a representation of of a tower with you in there's no right or wrong.”
Customer Experience and Employee Engagement
Exploring the evolution of customer experience and the importance of starting with employee experience. Includes a reflection of the employees' impact in customer experience.
Reflect on Employee Impact
DailyReflect on how employee experience directly impacts customer experience. Think of three specific ways your team's actions influence customer satisfaction. Identify one area for improvement in employee engagement within your department.
“Every customer experience starts with an employee experience.”
Innovating Recruitment and Education
Luke's vision for a recruitment app using voice analytics and a modular learning platform. Introduces the concept of skill trees and voice analytics in innovative learning platforms.
Skill Tree Based Learning
DailyBrainstorm ways to implement skill tree based learning. Design a skill tree for a topic you're passionate about, outlining the different paths and learning objectives. Share your skill tree with others and gather feedback for refinement.
“Building a recruitment app that is using voice analytics and gamification.”
Defining Polymathy
Defining what polymathy means to Luke and embracing it as a strength. Helps the user consider how they can embrace polymathy in their own lives and careers.
Explore your Polymathic Interests
DailyWhat disparate fields spark your curiosity and intersect in unexpected ways? Identify at least three fields of study that intrigue you and brainstorm ways to connect them in a meaningful project. Share what your connections are.
“This idea of uh being a polymath I was like man that's my new superpower.”
What You'll Accomplish
- Understand the principles of employee engagement.
- Learn about gamification and its applications in various industries.
- Explore the concept of polymathy and its benefits.
- Identify different motivational profiles.
- Discover the importance of employee experience in customer experience.
- Examine innovative approaches to recruitment and education.
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