Hi Michael Tomon‍, 

Looking forward to hearing everyone's feedback on your post. Your participation is what will make this community benefit everyone, so thank you, in advance!

For those who have not yet explored these features, check out this Points and Status KB Article and this Dashboards KB Article  to learn more. 

FYI Rick Batchelor‍ 

I wish I had something to add, Michael. We're about at the place that you are. I'd love to see some feedback on what others have done, too!

We looked into using Dashboards, but our employee focus group said they found the home page more useful at the time. I'd love to hear more from this community. 

In our DW, The Corral, we are currently using the Points and Status as a 1-year-long game in celebration of our 75th Anniversary. We had to limit how employees earned points to rating, commenting, replying to forum topic and creating a forum topic so that our space admins/content creator did not get an advantage in earning points. To get additional Points and Badges, employees had to take a couple extra steps. 

Although we've had great interaction and good feedback, in hindsight, I would have simplified the gamification process. Employees also asked me for a "Leaderboard" so they could see where they were in the competition - but that's not currently readily available. 

HOW I SET IT UP:

Be one of the first three employees to earn 75,000 points and become a "Changemaker" by or before December 31, 2019 to win a $75 gift card either to Amazon or another online shop of choice – not to mention bragging rights!

Play by interacting and collaborating with colleagues in our digital workplace. You earn Points and advance to higher Status Levels by creating forum topics, and commenting on and rating content. Additional Badges and Points will be awarded by Internal Communications when you publish a blog in “That’s What Ewe Said”  (our employee-driven blog) and fill out your Profile 100 percent.

Status Level 

Each Status Level represents a milestone to showcase your interaction and collaboration on The Corral. Everyone will begin with zero Points.  

Earn Points

Earn Points and advance to higher Status Levels by performing these actions on The Corral:

1. Add a rating = 75
   
   
2. Create a comment = 750 points
   
   
3. Reply to a forum topic = 750 points
   
   
4. Create a forum topic = 5,000 points (which is the max points you can assign at one time for a particular point-earning action in Points and Status)

Get Additional Points and Badges 

Internal Communications will award additional Points and Badges for the following actions:

1. Publish a blog in “That’s What Ewe Said” to earn 5,000 Points per blog and a Badge.
   
   
   
2. Fill out your Profile 100 percent to earn 5,000 Points and a Badge. Get your Points by emailing Internal Communications a screen shot of your Profile Widget.
   
   
3. An additional 5,000 Points will be awarded for a profile photo that follows these photo guidelines: a) Is a recent headshot of yourself; and b) Does not use a group photo or avatar (e.g. your child or other family member, an animal, a cartoon, favorite cup of coffee, etc.).
   
   

How to Win

1. Earn 75,000 Total Points and reach "Changemaker" Status Level. Check your Status Level and Total Points Earned by visiting your personal Profile.
   
   
2. Then, be one of the first three employees to email Internal Communications by or before December 31, 2019. Let us know you've earned 75,000 Total Points and reached "Changemaker" Status Level to win a $75 gift card either to Amazon or another online shop of choice.

Chelsey Louzeiro‍ - this is ahhhhmazing! We're getting ready to celebrate our 140th anniversary soon, and your plan evoked some great ideas of how we can use this area of our platform, too. Thank you SO much for sharing!

Kim Hughes‍ - YAY! I'm so glad! I'd love to hear how it goes!

*Sending you a long distance high five*

Chelsey Louzeiro‍ this the Community Collaboration that Igloo dreams are made of! Michael Tomon‍ as the original poster in this chain, we anxiously await your feedback! 

Diana May‍ - I'm so glad Igloo set this space up for us!

Chelsey Louzeiro‍ I am too - Customers sharing and learning from one another is the best way to build community. Thank you so much for your participation!

Katelyn Gillespie‍ Emily Hall‍: An example of how Heifer International rolled out the Points & Badges program.

Cristina Herrera‍ Check out the above example regarding Points/Badges and gamification. Super cool.

Hi Ashley Dickerson‍ and Cristina Herrera‍ in addition, here is a recording of the webinar that Chelsey Louzeiro‍ did for the community about how she used Igloo to build an award winning Points Program.