The beauty of Zelos's gamification system lies in its flexibility. Whether you're managing a small team or a large organization, you can create engaging competitions and reward systems that motivate your team while keeping things fun and fair.
To get started with gamification, head to the Manage menu and activate gamification under your settings. You can personalize the experience from what you call your points (want to call them "cookies" instead? Go for it!) to setting default reward values for tasks.
A thorough walkthrough gamification with Zelos:
The system is quite flexible when it comes to tracking progress. You can set a specific starting date for point calculations, perfect for monthly competitions or seasonal challenges. There's also an option to make scores public, letting team members see each other's progress – this is currently the only public information in member profiles.
When creating tasks, each one can be assigned point values. While there's a default point value (set in your initial setup), you can easily adjust this per task.
Pro tip: work with your team to establish a sensible point scale. You'll want to avoid situations where one task is worth a single point while another is worth a hundred. The key is creating a balanced system that makes sense to everyone.
Add or deduct points manually
Administrators have additional controls: you can manually add or deduct points from member profiles, perfect for recognizing exceptional work or managing a points-based reward system. Want to let team members exchange points for merchandise or perks? No worries, just deduct the number of points from their profile.
Leaderboards
Zelos offers customizable leaderboards. These are separate from the overall point system and can be tailored in several ways:
- Time-limited competitions
- Individual or group-based contests
- Department-specific challenges
- Public or private scoring
- Hidden point totals for added excitement
Group competitions
While you're able to run competitions between groups. However, keep in mind that groups are a flexible feature – if you're using them for general communication channels, you might want to think carefully about turning them into competitive units.