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The Gamification Gurus Power 100 ranked individual social influence from 2012 to 2019. It is no longer active.

Any questions on this list or gamification in general - please contact Toby Beresford

Hi, all

Just reminding you that you've still got time to send in nominations for the Gamification Guru of the Year award (winner to be announced at Gamification World Congress in Barcelona later this year, 10-13 Nov 2015) by email to toby@rise.global, with some quick thoughts on why they are worthy of the award.

Voting on the curated, short-list of nominations will be open to all Gurus from Oct 1st to Nov 1st.

This month we saw the biggest climbs from mahmoud fereydouni (up 104 places to 32nd), Dennis Kappen (up 85 places to 20th), and Dennis Crowley (up 70 places to 66th).

We also welcome new gurus mohsen saeidi (9th), Serena (15th), and Lennart Nacke (16th). to the Gamification Gurus Power 100 board.

It hasn't been such a good month for gurus Aitor Barbosa Kinderteach.com (down 82 to 103rd), Nitesh Ambuj (down 77 to 141st), and Kabir Ahmad (down 67 to 126th).

Well done to this week's top three Monica Cornetti, Yu-kai Chou, and Andrzej Marczewski.

Rank			Guru score
1.	(2)	Monica Cornetti Gamifcation Consultant and Trainer CEO of Sententia Gamification Specializing in Train the Trainer GamiCon Gamemaster	65.4
2.	(1)	Yu-kai Chou Gamification Pioneer. Creator of the Octalysis Framework. Octalysis Group, HTC/VIVE. My work has empowered over 1 Billion User Experiences. Opinions my own.	57.8
3.	(5)	Andrzej Marczewski Gamification & Loyalty, designer & speaker, gamer and author of Even Ninja Monkeys Like to Play	57.2
4.	(4)	Toby Beresford rise.global CEO	48.7
5.	(6)	An Coppens Chief game changer at Gamification Nation based in London and serving European clients.	45.7
6.	(9)	Alireza Ranjbar Shourabi I help businesses change behavior of their customers and employees. #Persuasive / #Gamification - designer / consultant.	42.7
7.	(27)	Gabe Zichermann If you're not currently on the precipice of failure, you're not doing it right. Author and Speaker on Behavioral Design & Gamification.	42.1
8.	(7)	David Mullich Video game designer, producer, instructor.	41.5
9.	(new)	Mohsen Saeidi Gamification designer	40.8
10.	(62)	Gustavo Tondello Gamification Scientist and Consultant. Ph.D. Student, HCI Games Group. Logosophy Researcher.	40.3
11.	(11)	Gal Rimon Founder of GamEffective; the enterprise Gamification for sales and Service	39.4
12.	(51)	Dade Ronan Author Speaker Web Developer IT Analyst #Gamification Consultant https://winatweb.com	39.0
13.	(12)	George Cohta iglobe Inc. CEO Gamification & AR Evangelist, Startups Energizer, Digital Curator	38.6
14.	(66)	Tim Gorree Founder, Digistars	38.0
15.	(new)	Serena #bigdata #artificialintelligence #gamification #blogging #socialmedia	37.7
16.	(new)	Lennart Nacke Director of @hcigamesgroup and Associate Professor. #UX and #Gamification Strategist. Games User Researcher. #GameDesign, #GamesUR, #GameUX	37.0
17.	(3)	Cesc Garriga Pons Gamification - Tech. Project Manager - eLearning 2.0	36.9
18.	(14)	Marigo Raftopoulos Innovation \| Technology \| Artificial Intelligence \| Design Futures \| Post-Doctoral Researcher \| MSCA-IF fellow with @augment_Us \| https://t.co/kPb6LdHJ7P	36.6
19.	(19)	Michael Wu Ph.D. Scientist: Big Data, Gamification, Influence, Predictive Social Analytic, Cyber Anthropology, Social Network Analysis, Machine Learning, Community Dynamics	33.6
20.	(105)	Dennis Kappen Gamification Consultant and Researcher, UX specialist; Interaction Experience Designer	33.3
21.	(33)	Fabio Viola Gamification Designer/Developer, Public Speaker and Professor of Gamification & Engagement at University of Rome and Milan.	32.7
22.	(20)	Joris Beerda Gamification Expert; Octalysis Master	32.7
23.	(24)	Gamifier Gamifier and speaker. Make our environment more FUN by gamification. Take fun seriously! Check https://t.co/y8VOWtDuDP for more info. #gamification	32.7
24.	(30)	Karl Kapp Helping people understand the convergence of learning, technology, games & Gamification through engagement, laughter and insight.	32.5
25.	(18)	José Carlos Cortizo	32.5

26.	(8)	Pete Jenkins Speaker & trainer on #gamification \| CEO @gamifiplus \| Honorary Ambassador @GamFed \| Founder @gamifyawards \| Chair @gamification_eu \| Lecturer @BrightonBSchool	29.3
27.	(38)	Steven Isaacs Education Program Manager @epicgames @fncreate @unrealengine \| past: Teacher #gamedesign \| #ISTE Outstanding Teacher \| author: #esportsplaybook \| @gsesportsorg	29.0
28.	(34)	Eric Montoya Seller @LiveRamp #OmniChannel Identity Resolution Evangelist\|eCommerce\|SocialGood Husband\|Christian\|Foodie\|Gamer\|Clarifier of the Obfuscated Web \|#NHLHockeyFan	28.9
29.	(13)	Dutch Driver WHAT I DO: I infuse executives and professionals with the crystal clear insights essential to decrease their risks; I gained from 40 years of experience.	28.4
30.	(74)	Marco Tonetti Chief Product Designer at @bondlyfinance \| Not listed in Forbes 40 under 40 \| Happily married with a unicorn!	26.8
31.	(10)	Mario Herger I help people make work more fun	26.6
32.	(136)	Mahmoud Fereydouni #MachineLearning & #SoftwareEngineer , #Gamer & #Gamification Guru	26.3
33.	(35)	Tyler Altrup #Marketing, #SocialMedia, and #Gamification doer, music/concert nut, sneakerhead, STL by birth, SF by choice. Opinions are my own. He/him.	24.9
34.	(41)	Antonio Tbahs	24.3
35.	(37)	John Adewole CEO IFB Gaming. Director of Learning at Hubert Ogunde School.	24.0
36.	(16)	Patrick Bartl Change Guide @Horváth&Partners - Digital Enthusiast, Speaker \| Passion for #DigitalTransformation, #ChangeManagement, #Gamification, #DesignThinking, #AI	23.8
37.	(23)	Mike Finney Can do! I am living a Yes Attitude while sharing a smile with the people I meet. Just like the Agile Manifesto says: People First. I am Mike Finney; I apply Gamification to add color where the worl...	23.4
38.	(29)	Victor Manrique www.epicwinblog.net	21.8
39.	(22)	Flavio Escribano PhD. Head of [Gamification] Research Team at @gecon_es \|\| Founder of @arsgames. Quiz me, baby	21.4
40.	(63)	Benedikt Straube Working as IT Consultant, ESN Evangelist, active MOOCer, #Gamification Enthusiast Tweets are my own	20.8
41.	(15)	Oscar García Pañella @JamSummit @Cookiebox_SL @ENTI_BCN @iebschool - Serious Games & Gamification Program Director, Researcher, Professor, Designer, Consultant	20.5
42.	(48)	Jussi Mori #UserAdoption #JediMaster Office Apps & Services MVP, Serial Entrepreneur, Hacker of health and growth, Gamer, SciFi and Fantasy Geek. Knight in the Web 3.0	19.6
43.	(110)	Rich Wallace father of crazy twins. gamer, #ux believer and #gamification geek.	19.6
44.	(44)	Isidro Rodrigo Serious Gamer + HRer + Lifelong Learner + Shiny Happy People Searcher + Other Undiscovered Things = That's me!	19.3
45.	(39)	Manuel Pimenta A gamification designer with a background in development, a scout leader, a musician and an aspiring speaker/writer/blogger.	19.0
46.	(40)	Noemí Blanch En Versión Beta permanente, aprenseño y trabajuego. Creo en el #poderdeljuego.Soy la mitad de @playlikepanks, 1/4 de @revoludica y #femininja a tiempo completo.	19.0
47.	(49)	Jane McGonigal The opposite of play isn't work. It's depression. Get my NYT bestsellers SUPERBETTER and REALITY IS BROKEN! (powered by the science of games) https://t.co/lfF5lsMrER	18.9
48.	(70)	Hanan Gazit Founder @julootGG Gaming+ Gameful UX Design & Metaverse Expert, Startups & Enterprise Advisor, Mentor, Keynote Speaker. \| Tweets are my own.	18.6
49.	(69)	Madhusudan Rao Immersive visualisation using VR & AR, is my next focus area. Keep following me to know more! Opinions are my own.	18.6
50.	(61)	Priscilla Haring Mediapsycholoog MSc	18.3

51.	(46)	Sydes Jokes We don't stop laughing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop laughing.	18.2
52.	(26)	Sergio Jiménez	17.8
53.	(70)	Bart Hufen Gamification \| Transformer \| Speaker \| Author of 'A Brand New Playground' \| Player 1 @ BrandNewGame \|	17.7
54.	(17)	Kevin Werbach Wharton prof, tech policy maven, blockchain wrangler, game thinker, MOOC teacher, pescatarian cook, feminist. Author, Blockchain & the New Architecture of Trust	17.6
55=	(105)	Javier Espinosa Slow education.	17.4
55=	(100)	SeriousGamesIndustry Ronnie Dungan - head of content for http://t.co/WTHPH9K2mJ	17.4
57.	(93)	Jestin VanScoyoc High School Science Teacher. Runner. Gamer	17.1
58.	(121)	Rob Hulsen co-founder Hulan Studio. Serious games with a smile ;)	16.8
59.	(32)	Jorge Simoes Research on e-learning, social networks, game-based learning and gamification.	16.7
60=	(53)	Francisco Revuelta Miembro de @Asocgrupoalfas y @RedRute, Presidente de @CIVE131, #videojuegos, #gamificación, #educacionemocional, #elearning, #TIC, #mindfulness	16.7
60=	(111)	Iñaki Huarte Gorraiz Looking for la fiesta. #gamificación #innovación #creatividad y #fotografía. Socio fundador y Director de @ouiplay y @welcomeballoon	16.7
62=	(42)	Amy Jo Kim Game Designer	16.7
62=	(85)	Mike Martoccia Career Strategist w/ focus on Platforms. Fluent in IoT/Immersive/identity/blockchain. Technical evaluator and investor, momentum trader, Alt-* hater. #DYOR	16.7
64.	(new)	Dan Brazil Bringing human centred engagement and gamification to the Enterprise.	16.6
65.	(52)	Darryn VDB Crafting Purposeful Play - and making the learning count	16.0
66=	(136)	Dennis Crowley I like to build things (@Foursquare	15.6
66=	(74)	Alessandro I A guy with a mobile that enjoys #Journalism , my #JackRussell Kobi & #Socialmedia ... I hate fish ¯\_(ツ)_/¯	15.6
68.	(36)	Javier Cuervo Arriesgarse es lo más seguro	15.3
69.	(31)	Alejandrodomsau Dtor. Comunicación en @OmniumLab y @NeurobiaR Corresponsal en @EFEnoticias Periodismo, game design, guionaje, serious games, gamification y flamenco	15.1
70.	(50)	Juan Antonio Esteban Bernardo Profesional de la gestión de personas, apasionado por enseñar y aprender, maratoniano converso. Co-autor de #RetratosHumanos y #RelatosHumanos	14.2
71.	(57)	Mathias Vermeulen Really cool stuff in L&D with #WinstonWolfe - #ProfessionalAmateur - Co-founder of @DutchDillonVOF - Organizer of #LearningTechDay - Fan of Seattle #Seahawks!	14.0
72=	(68)	Brian Burke Skier, Mountain Biker, Gamification & Enterprise Architecture expert at @Gartner_inc	13.9
72=	(77)	Robert Californian. Lived & worked in Asia from 2010-2021. Tweeting about gaming, consumer internet, sports tech, and entrepreneurship \| Founder: @Playbasis @BoltHype	13.9
72=	(77)	Rodrigo Borgia Gamification, Spanish, Latin America, Customer, Consultant.	13.9
75.	(91)	Marco Vallarino Journalist, writer, game designer: I work with Gamification, play with Interactive Fiction and viceversa	13.7

76.	(56)	R Ray Wang @ConstellationR #CEO @DisrupTVShow 2X BestSelling Author @hcleadership @HarvardBiz Keynoter #Futurist Provocateur #EDM #DJ #Foodie #SVLife #TaiwaneseAm	13.4
77=	(87)	Humberto Cervera Co-Creador de #FiTech: Robolution / Escritor / Productor / Game Designer / EP de #ReyMysterio / https://t.co/Dy9PBNLgkH / https://t.co/cYMxI5NNmn /	13.0
77=	(43)	Bernardo Crespo Learning & Being myself “everyone else's already taken” #beyondDigital #DigitalSustainability #DigitalTransformation @IEbusiness · Lego Lover · proud ex @BBVA	13.0
79.	(55)	Nicole Lazzaro I make games and technology fun.	12.7
80.	(99)	Michelle Katics BankersLab Bringing gamified learning to the banking industry.	12.2
81=	(58)	Sebastian Deterding Empirical philosopher and deliberate designer of playful & gameful things. Professor @UniOfYork. Associate @whatsthehubbub. Co-editor of @gamefulworld.	12.1
81=	(136)	Daniel Meusburger Gamification and Tech Groupie	12.1
83.	(102)	Mathieu Chartier #HTML5 \| #gamification \| #webapps \| #digital #strategies \| #elearning \| Marketing Technologist	12.1
84.	(73)	Natalie Denmeade Interested in E-Learning (Moodle), Information Technology, Adobe, Theosophy, Theatre, Motherhood, Living life to the full.. I will inspire you!	11.8
85.	(47)	Wolfgang Rathert Performance by Design - everything else is an accident. Applying Gamification to Management, Leadership, Innovation, and Change.	11.4
86.	(103)	Robby Ball Senior IT Executive, Social Media Strategist	11.4
87.	(54)	Jose Antonio Antolín (Jota) #SocialMedia Manager & Strategist. #Marketing Digital and Networker.	11.1
88.	(28)	Juan J. F. Valera Mariscal Social Psychologist. Gamification Designer.Executive Trainer and Coach. Professor and Author:"Gamificación en la empresa","CommuniCARDS". Coordinator of Psychology and Technology Group in COPMadrid	10.8
89=	(65)	Zac Fitz-Walter Old twitter username, find me at @zacfitzwalter for all my latest nerdy updates.	10.7
89=	(83)	André Cavero Family 1st, after that #Innovation #Transformation #Gamification & #MusicLover. #Digital #Marketing at @Yanbal	10.7
91.	(25)	Amit Shah #Technology & Business executive helping global companies succeed. #cloud #transformation #formula1 #nba views are my own	10.3
92=	(85)	Carrie Peters Native New Mexican in #Seattle	10.1
92=	(76)	Dr. Justin Marquis Juggler of human brains, e-learning and video games! Game-based learning authority and curriculum design mastermind!	10.1
94.	(98)	Andres Pisso Game Designer y CEO Diversoft, Intereses: #Gamification #Mlearning, #Lectura,#Videojuegos, #Comics & #Rock	10.0
95.	(67)	Nando Stoecklin Educational Futurist (my vision: http://goo.gl/1iOqf ), Cultural Anthropologist, Gamifier, Wikipedian	9.9
96=	(136)	Bob Marsh Could be a decent golfer but rather hang with the fam & grow a company.	9.8
96=	(136)	Wali Zahid Futurist, thought leader, disruptor, C-level leadership/coach, social media strategy	9.8
98.	(136)	Luca Massaro Founder and CEO of @WePlayCo Multi-Award-Winning, Performance Marketing Agency for the Sports Sector.	9.4
99.	(103)	Jon Ingham People strategist focusing on digital HR and the future of work. Author of The Social Organization.	9.1
100.	(87)	Juliette Denny Founder and MD of @growthengineer, an award winning learning technologies company. #Gamification #LearningGames #SocialLearning #LoveLearning	8.5

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