Data is not the magic. The framing is. Gamified L&D environments can take boring data and turns it into an emotionally charged storyline, character arc, a bragging right, or a personal memory. So the value is not the number. It is the interpretation. Which is exactly the opposite of what organisations most oftne do with their KPIs/dashboards. Most dashboards present information as statistics. What if we present information as a protagonist’s journey? Huge difference.

Really? Lists? a list is a game mechanic? Well... a list is a series of elements. We can use a list in whatever context we want so when we connect it to our design, it can become a game mechanic. All we have to do is give the list a context within the narrative. "This is the list of ingredients to create the ultimate cake. You must go find all of them so we can greet our guests with this delicacy" And now the list has value. If you lose the list its an issue. If you don't get all the items the cake won't be real and then the story can't flow. :) That's it. When we give the right context, the tool becomes a game mechanic :)