ID Power Hour #10: Gamification with Moe Ash
- Date
- 2024-02-12
- Host
- L&D Shakers Events
About this event
Gamification gets talked about a lot, but too often it stays at the level of buzzwords, badges, and vague engagement hacks. ID Power Hour #10: Gamification with Moe Ash is built to make the topic useful: a focused, in-person session where you can explore what gamification actually looks like in practice, why it works when it works, and how to think about applying it with more intention. If you care about motivation, participation, learning, community behavior, or better experiences, this is the kind of conversation that can sharpen your instincts fast. Expect a social, thoughtful meetup atmosphere with enough structure to learn something concrete and enough room to talk with other people who are actively thinking about similar challenges. About the Event ID Power Hour #10 is part of an ongoing series designed to bring people together around a single timely topic for one concentrated session. This edition centers on gamification, with Moe Ash leading the conversation and helping frame the subject in a way that goes beyond surface-level tactics. The format is simple on purpose: an in-person gathering with a clear theme, a shared starting point, and space for discussion and connection. Rather than trying to cover everything, the event focuses on one area deeply enough that attendees can leave with stronger questions, better language, and ideas they can actually test in their own work or communities. Because this is tagged as a community, networking, meetup, and social event, you should expect more than a one-way presentation. The value comes not only from the topic itself, but from hearing how different people interpret gamification through the lens of product, education, events, member engagement, or community-building. What to Expect You can expect a session that balances insight with interaction. The "Power Hour" format suggests a focused block of time, which usually means a tighter, more energizing experience than a long conference-style program. The emphasis is on getting to the point, surfacing useful examples, and creating enough conversation for ideas to stick. A likely flow for the event includes: A focused opening that frames gamification as more than points, leaderboards, or rewards Topic exploration with Moe Ash around how game mechanics can influence behavior, participation, and motivation Group discussion or Q&A where attendees can challenge assumptions, compare experiences, and bring in real scenarios Networking and informal conversation before, during, or after the main session You should also expect practical nuance. Good gamification is rarely about adding features for the sake of novelty; it is about designing incentives, feedback loops, progression, and meaning in ways that feel aligned with the people you are trying to serve. This event is a chance to unpack those distinctions with others who are curious, skeptical, or already experimenting. Since the event is in person, part of the experience will be the room itself: spontaneous side conversations, immediate reactions, and the kind of back-and-forth that helps ideas become clearer. If you learn best by talking things through with other smart people, that format is a real advantage. Why Attend Gamification can be powerful, but it is also easy to misuse. People often jump to mechanics before they understand motivation, or they copy patterns that worked elsewhere without asking whether they fit their audience. Attending this session can help you build a more grounded view of what gamification is for, when it helps, and where it can fall flat. You may leave with: A sharper understanding of core gamification principles Better judgment about when to use game mechanics and when not to Fresh ideas for increasing participation, momentum, or retention New perspectives from other attendees working on adjacent problems Stronger connections within a community of curious builders and practitioners This is also a strong event for people who value cross-pollination. Someone working on learning experiences may hear something useful from a community organizer. Someone designing member engagement may benefit from how another attendee thinks about onboarding or feedback. A focused theme creates common ground, and that often leads to better conversations than broad general-interest networking. Just as important, the event offers a low-friction way to stay engaged with your wider professional or creative community. One well-run hour on a specific topic can be enough to unlock a new approach, challenge a lazy assumption, or connect you with someone whose thinking complements your own. Practical Details Location: In person Date: Monday, February 12 Time: 4:00 PM GMT+1 Because this is an in-person meetup, plan for a more conversational and participatory experience than you might get from an online session. Arriving a few minutes early is a smart move if you want time to settle in, meet people, and ease into the room before the main discussion begins. The social and networking tags suggest that relationship-building is part of the value, not just an extra. If you have a current project, a challenge around engagement, or a question about gamification that you have been trying to think through, bring it with you. Specific examples tend to make these conversations better for everyone. If the title caught your attention, that is already a useful signal. This event is for people who want more than hot takes on engagement and more than passive listening. ID Power Hour #10: Gamification with Moe Ash offers a focused, in-person setting to learn, connect, and leave with ideas worth developing.
Who should attend
This is for you if you want a smarter, more practical conversation about engagement than the usual surface-level takes. - You are **curious about gamification** and want to understand how it can shape behavior, motivation, or participation without reducing everything to points and prizes. - You work in or around **community, education, product, events, or member experiences** and want ideas you can adapt to real people and real settings. - You are **building, facilitating, or growing something** and keep asking how to make it more interactive, sticky, or rewarding. - You enjoy **meeting thoughtful people in person** and get value from hearing how others approach similar challenges from different angles. - You have **questions, experiments, or even skepticism** about gamification and want a space where the topic can be discussed with more depth and nuance. - You like the idea of a **focused one-topic meetup** that gives you both useful insight and genuine networking, without demanding an entire evening.