{"id":17081,"date":"2014-10-18T04:25:48","date_gmt":"2014-10-18T04:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/?p=17081"},"modified":"2024-04-03T13:20:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T07:50:38","slug":"gamification-future-of-hr-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/gamification-future-of-hr-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Gamification &#8211; Future of HR in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a ref=\"magnificPopup\" href=\"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/gamification-future-of-hr-in-india.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-17174\" alt=\"gamification-future-of-hr-in-india\" src=\"http:\/\/vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/gamification-future-of-hr-in-india-300x226.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/gamification-future-of-hr-in-india-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.vskills.in\/certification\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/gamification-future-of-hr-in-india.jpg 828w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">One of the biggest problems faced by organizations today is managing Gen Y employees. It is\u00a0a challenge to work with Gen Y\u2019s short attention span and expectations of a \u2018fun\u2019 workplace.\u00a0TeamLease Indian Labour Report of 2009 estimated that by 2025, 25% of the world\u2019s skilled labor\u00a0will comprise Indians. This demographic will almost completely be made up of Gen Y. This is where\u00a0gamification comes as a boon to HR managers.According to Prof. Kevin Werbach of the Wharton School, gamification is the use of game elements\u00a0and game design techniques in non-game contexts. As we can see from the definition, there are\u00a0three attributes that make up a gamified approach:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\u2022 Game elements which include quests, progression, a competitive social graph, a reward\u00a0system etc<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\u2022 Game design which involves engineering as well as an artistic approach<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">\u2022 Non-game contexts which mean having an objective other than success in the game<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>How Gamification in HR works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The basis of the learning techniques used in gamification is operant conditioning. A stimulus is\u00a0introduced and is followed by the participant\u2019s behavioral response. This behavior has positive or\u00a0negative consequences, which in turn influences future behavior.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">The learning offered in gamified applications has a high recall value due to the fact that it is generally\u00a0imparted through an audio-visual medium. Simulation provides for a forgiving environment to learn\u00a0practical skills. The \u2018play\u2019 factor makes this a more engaging learning technique than others. Thus,gamification can be effectively used in on-boarding, compliance and other training programs.\u00a0Gamification is also an excellent tool to test participants. It can be used to assess how the\u00a0participants manage time, prioritize and respond to social cues, among other key skills. It makes a\u00a0promising supplement to the recruitment and performance evaluation processes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Moreover, gamification would not only aid employee engagement by encouraging participation in\u00a0wellness programs, voluntary work and cross functional projects but also help the HR to influence\u00a0the corporate culture in an impactful manner.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>The Future of HR Gamification in India<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">South East Asian nations and Africa are two of the largest markets where the idea of gamification\u00a0can have a real impact. In India, over the next two decades, the overall economy is expected\u00a0to boom with a much more greater emphasis on IT, BFSI, manufacturing, infrastructure and\u00a0mining. In the Indian IT sector, the gamified approach has already been implemented in a number\u00a0of companies. Accenture trains its employees about its values, policies, ethics with modules\u00a0interspersed with \u2018snake and ladders\u2019 games. Lucky winners are awarded with Google Nexus 4\u00a0phones. When it was introduced, the game was a runaway hit and Accenture was able to strike\u00a0a chord with its employees in an innovative manner. Similarly, KPMG India developed interactive\u00a0telecommunications education modules to deliver learning with the help of a graphical inter-phase\u00a0and interactive quizzes. Certifications are awarded in four categories: basic, silver, gold and\u00a0platinum.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">In a country like India, the most important factor for motivation is the reward structure. This might\u00a0be in the form of financial benefits or peer recognition. Rewards act both as intrinsic and extrinsic\u00a0forms of motivation among employees. What the IT industry is slowly getting accustomed to should\u00a0also be adopted by the other industries in India.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Clinical and aviation simulation training have\u00a0immense scope. Another major use of gamification in India can be in the manufacturing sector and\u00a0PSUs where more engaging methods of training need to be explored.In order to get a much better understanding of this, we conducted an informal survey at Mahanadi\u00a0Coalfields Limited. We explained the concept of gamification to workers and asked if they would\u00a0prefer it to current training methods. Out of the 40 respondents, 36 wanted their training to\u00a0take place in a gaming environment. We discussed that gamification could be more impactful in\u00a0communicating safety measures and machine handling techniques. We concluded that a gamified\u00a0approach could go a long way in training the Indian workforce over the next decade. The employees\u00a0could be taught a variety of skills and policies in local languages. At the same time, it is necessary\u00a0to remember that gamification is a supplement to existing models. It cannot replace traditional\u00a0approaches.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Technology would be a major constraint in bringing gamification to its true potential in India. But the\u00a0Indian technology revolution of the past 15 years leaves strong reasons to hope. Indian HR managers\u00a0might also find it difficult to relate \u2018play\u2019 with \u2018work\u2019. It is a prejudice that Indians are inculcated\u00a0with since childhood. But as per research giant Gartner, \u2018by 2015, 50% of organizations that manage\u00a0innovations processes will gamify those processes\u2019. India Inc. cannot be far behind. After all, humans\u00a0are social beings with naturally competitive instincts. We thrive on social recognition and a sense of\u00a0achievement. Combining that need with an engaging game platform in non-game could prove to be\u00a0a revolutionary way to manage employees.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Thus Gamification can prove to be a major game changer in the way the industry perceives\u00a0the various HR functions. Thus we can truly describe Gamification in the words of Michael Wu\u00a0as \u2018Gamification is not a Game\u2019.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the biggest problems faced by organizations today is managing Gen Y employees. It is\u00a0a challenge to work with Gen Y\u2019s short attention span and expectations of a \u2018fun\u2019 workplace.\u00a0TeamLease Indian Labour Report of 2009 estimated that by 2025, 25% of the world\u2019s skilled labor\u00a0will comprise Indians. 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