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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 It is no longer active.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

Gabe's book "Gamification Revolution" is helpful reading for anyone involved in Gamification but I wonder if "Evolution" is a more important word for us to use?

As any designer knows, it's iteration that brings success and we are rarely right first time. This is nowhere more true than in behavioural design programs.

For my part I'd like to continue evolving the gamification gurus program - perhaps by injecting some different divisions - breaking down gurus by domain focus e-learning / loyalty or by location Europe, North America, Asia?

I'd love to hear your thoughts.

Have a great June

Toby

Rank			Guru score
1.	(1)	Andoni Sanz Computer Scientist + STEM Teacher + EdTechnologist + Google Educator + Moodle expert + Gamifier	77.6
2.	(2)	Ercan Altug YILMAZ First Turkish Gamification Book Author, Lecturer and Gamification Expert. www.oyunlastirma.co	74.8
3.	(3)	Andrzej Marczewski Gamification & Loyalty, designer & speaker, gamer and author of Even Ninja Monkeys Like to Play	73.8
4.	(4)	Karl Kapp Helping people understand the convergence of learning, technology, games & Gamification through engagement, laughter and insight.	66.9
5.	(5)	Monica Cornetti Gamifcation Consultant and Trainer CEO of Sententia Gamification Specializing in Train the Trainer GamiCon Gamemaster	64.2
6.	(7)	Fabio Viola Gamification Designer/Developer, Public Speaker and Professor of Gamification & Engagement at University of Rome and Milan.	61.3
7.	(10)	Sylvester Arnab Prof of #GameScience at @disrupt_learn @CovUni_CPC I #GChangers @GCRF_ACES @_mycapsule @beaconingEU \| Book https://t.co/v0JgZ0lb0B \| Believer \| Views my own	57.3
8.	(6)	Pete Jenkins Speaker & trainer on #gamification \| CEO @gamifiplus \| Honorary Ambassador @GamFed \| Founder @gamifyawards \| Chair @gamification_eu \| Lecturer @BrightonBSchool	53.1
9.	(8)	An Coppens Chief game changer at Gamification Nation based in London and serving European clients.	45.1
10.	(15)	Gustavo Tondello Gamification Scientist and Consultant. Ph.D. Student, HCI Games Group. Logosophy Researcher.	42.0
11.	(13)	Gal Rimon Founder of GamEffective; the enterprise Gamification for sales and Service	37.9
12.	(9)	Toby Beresford rise.global CEO	37.6
13.	(11)	Marco Tonetti Chief Product Designer at @bondlyfinance \| Not listed in Forbes 40 under 40 \| Happily married with a unicorn!	34.1
14.	(12)	David Mullich Video game designer, producer, instructor.	21.3
15.	(18)	Jan Bidner A creative guy. Gamification speaker. Project manager. UX strategist, teacher and Game designer. Hospital clown. Mostly just professional digital strategist and gameful behavior designer.	18.8
16.	(21)	Patrick Bartl Change Guide @Horváth&Partners - Digital Enthusiast, Speaker \| Passion for #DigitalTransformation, #ChangeManagement, #Gamification, #DesignThinking, #AI	17.0
17.	(17)	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.	15.3
18.	(16)	Alireza Ranjbar Shourabi I help businesses change behavior of their customers and employees. #Persuasive / #Gamification - designer / consultant.	15.0
19.	(19)	Mahmoud Fereydouni #MachineLearning & #SoftwareEngineer , #Gamer & #Gamification Guru	14.9
20.	(20)	George Cohta iglobe Inc. CEO Gamification & AR Evangelist, Startups Energizer, Digital Curator	14.7
21.	(48)	Michael Wu Ph.D. Scientist: Big Data, Gamification, Influence, Predictive Social Analytic, Cyber Anthropology, Social Network Analysis, Machine Learning, Community Dynamics	14.2
22.	(22)	Lluis Bueno Gamificación de negocios online y offline	14.0
23.	(97)	John Turner John Turner wants to live in a world where work can be engaging and fun. Connect on Linkedin @ https://t.co/DCNq2Ribhg	13.8
24.	(14)	Dade Ronan Author Speaker Web Developer IT Analyst #Gamification Consultant https://winatweb.com	13.6
25.	(23)	Marcio Rente Análise de Negócios \| Marketing Digital \| Coaching \| Pensamento Sistêmico \| Gamification \| Design Thinking	12.2

26.	(31)	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.	12.0
27.	(27)	Oscar García Pañella @JamSummit @Cookiebox_SL @ENTI_BCN @iebschool - Serious Games & Gamification Program Director, Researcher, Professor, Designer, Consultant	11.7
28.	(28)	Michiel Van Eunen Gamification Expert \| Experience Designer	11.5
29.	(41)	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	11.3
30.	(51)	Dennis Kappen Gamification Consultant and Researcher, UX specialist; Interaction Experience Designer	10.5
31.	(33)	Serena #bigdata #artificialintelligence #gamification #blogging #socialmedia	10.4
32.	(34)	Joris Beerda Gamification Expert; Octalysis Master	10.4
33.	(40)	Lennart Nacke Director of @hcigamesgroup and Associate Professor. #UX and #Gamification Strategist. Games User Researcher. #GameDesign, #GamesUR, #GameUX	9.7
34.	(37)	Nicolas Babin A rare combination of technology, marketing and management. Co founder of GamFed	9.6
35.	(44)	Emiliano Labrador Doctor en #UX y #Gamificación. Autor de El uso del color en los videojuegos @HeroesdePapelES y #ElTesoroDeSanBorondón @AyudarJugando @everis #Research	9.5
36.	(64)	SeriousGamesIndustry Ronnie Dungan - head of content for http://t.co/WTHPH9K2mJ	9.4
37.	(98)	Gaute Kokkvoll On a mission to make work play! Gamification Consultant - Kokkvoll Consult	9.3
38.	(42)	Madhusudan Rao Immersive visualisation using VR & AR, is my next focus area. Keep following me to know more! Opinions are my own.	9.0
39.	(24)	Samantha Clarke Designer and researcher for game-based learning & Gamification. Cert Lego Serious Play facilitator. Mum. D&D fanatic. She/Her. blog here: https://t.co/Eu5JRzQzvX	8.8
40.	(38)	Amit Shah #Technology & Business executive helping global companies succeed. #cloud #transformation #formula1 #nba views are my own	8.5
41.	(46)	Bart Hufen Gamification \| Transformer \| Speaker \| Author of 'A Brand New Playground' \| Player 1 @ BrandNewGame \|	8.5
42.	(114)	Mark Faulkner Game design, gamification, finance, and software development. And Games.	8.2
43.	(83)	Ruth S. Contreras Researcher/Designer/Lecturer ★GAMES★ UX-UI,Technology+Learning,Game Based Learning,Gamification, Serious games,Communication #H2020 projects, @WIGJ	7.8
44.	(88)	Gamifier Gamifier and speaker. Make our environment more FUN by gamification. Take fun seriously! Check https://t.co/y8VOWtDuDP for more info. #gamification	7.4
45.	(79)	Mathias Vermeulen Really cool stuff in L&D with #WinstonWolfe - #ProfessionalAmateur - Co-founder of @DutchDillonVOF - Organizer of #LearningTechDay - Fan of Seattle #Seahawks!	7.3
46.	(43)	Marigo Raftopoulos Innovation \| Technology \| Artificial Intelligence \| Design Futures \| Post-Doctoral Researcher \| MSCA-IF fellow with @augment_Us \| https://t.co/kPb6LdHJ7P	7.3
47.	(47)	José Carlos Cortizo	7.0
48.	(45)	Kevin Werbach Wharton prof, tech policy maven, blockchain wrangler, game thinker, MOOC teacher, pescatarian cook, feminist. Author, Blockchain & the New Architecture of Trust	7.0
49.	(98)	John Adewole CEO IFB Gaming. Director of Learning at Hubert Ogunde School.	6.9
50.	(65)	Eric Montoya Seller @LiveRamp #OmniChannel Identity Resolution Evangelist\|eCommerce\|SocialGood Husband\|Christian\|Foodie\|Gamer\|Clarifier of the Obfuscated Web \|#NHLHockeyFan	6.8

51.	(61)	Manuel Pimenta A gamification designer with a background in development, a scout leader, a musician and an aspiring speaker/writer/blogger.	6.6
52.	(68)	Szymon Machajewski GVSU. Game On.	6.5
53.	(116)	Janaki Mythily Kumar Design leader \| Innovation culture catalyst \| Speaker \| Author \| Artist	6.3
54.	(25)	Rodrigo Borgia Gamification, Spanish, Latin America, Customer, Consultant.	5.8
55.	(85)	JesseSchell I am a game designer.	5.8
56.	(82)	Francisco Revuelta Miembro de @Asocgrupoalfas y @RedRute, Presidente de @CIVE131, #videojuegos, #gamificación, #educacionemocional, #elearning, #TIC, #mindfulness	5.6
57.	(120)	Jon Ingham People strategist focusing on digital HR and the future of work. Author of The Social Organization.	5.1
58.	(32)	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.	5.0
59.	(58)	Pau Yanez Founder & CEO of @GeomotionGames. Creating location-based mobile games - @citynostra. Innovation, Games, Serious Games and Gamification.	4.5
60.	(68)	Marco Vallarino Journalist, writer, game designer: I work with Gamification, play with Interactive Fiction and viceversa	4.4
61.	(65)	Tyler Altrup #Marketing, #SocialMedia, and #Gamification doer, music/concert nut, sneakerhead, STL by birth, SF by choice. Opinions are my own. He/him.	4.2
62.	(67)	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	4.0
63.	(82)	Juan Fernández Galera Life is a game...play it. Diseñador de experiencias y escribiendo en @EscueladeXP #gamification #gamedesign #education	4.0
64.	(73)	Helen Routledge Serious Games Designer, Author, Blogger and Psychologist, Gamification	3.9
65.	(62)	Cesc Garriga Pons Gamification - Tech. Project Manager - eLearning 2.0	3.9
66.	(76)	Darryn VDB Crafting Purposeful Play - and making the learning count	3.8
67.	(26)	Andres Pisso Game Designer y CEO Diversoft, Intereses: #Gamification #Mlearning, #Lectura,#Videojuegos, #Comics & #Rock	3.7
68.	(74)	Justin Matthew Social Media Pioneer. Fiverr Top Seller 2012 Kred Influencer 2015 Klout top 5 worldwide . Featured in Frobes, Huff Post, Busines.com & much more.	3.7
69=	(29)	Steven Isaacs Education Program Manager @epicgames @fncreate @unrealengine \| past: Teacher #gamedesign \| #ISTE Outstanding Teacher \| author: #esportsplaybook \| @gsesportsorg	3.6
69=	(36)	Flavio Escribano PhD. Head of [Gamification] Research Team at @gecon_es \|\| Founder of @arsgames. Quiz me, baby	3.6
71.	(53)	Amy Jo Kim Game Designer	3.2
72.	(95)	Michael Meder Researcher at @DAI_Labor @TUBerlin, Head of @CCIRML (Competence Center #InformationRetrieval and #MachineLearning) #ai #nlp #chatbot #gamification	3.1
73.	(77)	Antonio Segovia Gamifier & Designer at Bitoon Games	2.9
74.	(35)	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.	2.8
75.	(148)	Janne Haonperä Horrifying Producer and Cheerful Marketing and Communications Guy. Tweets are my own. @afterdarkhki @korjaamohki #AfterDarkHelsinki	2.8

76.	(89)	Hanan Gazit Founder @julootGG Gaming+ Gameful UX Design & Metaverse Expert, Startups & Enterprise Advisor, Mentor, Keynote Speaker. \| Tweets are my own.	2.7
77=	(39)	Sergio Jiménez	2.7
77=	(56)	Alberto Mora Computer Engineer / Gamification Researcher & Designer / Human-Computer Interaction	2.7
79.	(49)	Nando Stoecklin Educational Futurist (my vision: http://goo.gl/1iOqf ), Cultural Anthropologist, Gamifier, Wikipedian	2.7
80.	(55)	Mario Herger I help people make work more fun	2.6
81=	(54)	Semin Ozmorali Believer of #digital marketing & #ecommerce, into #UX & design trends, & coffee lover.	2.5
81=	(121)	Priscilla Haring Mediapsycholoog MSc	2.5
83.	(102)	Ian Bogost Writer & game designer. Professor of media studies, computing, business, architecture @GeorgiaTech. Contributing Writer @TheAtlantic. Editor @ObjectsObjects.	2.4
84.	(89)	Juliette Denny Founder and MD of @growthengineer, an award winning learning technologies company. #Gamification #LearningGames #SocialLearning #LoveLearning	2.4
85.	(98)	Aitor Barbosa Consultor de gamificación y serious games en Imagames y organizador de los @Gamificationjam	2.1
86.	(114)	Bernardo Crespo Learning & Being myself “everyone else's already taken” #beyondDigital #DigitalSustainability #DigitalTransformation @IEbusiness · Lego Lover · proud ex @BBVA	2.0
87.	(30)	Thijs De Vries Experience designer, gamification expert, public speaker. Top 10 Gamification Guru, Speaker at TEDx.	2.0
88.	(121)	Jestin VanScoyoc High School Science Teacher. Runner. Gamer	2.0
89.	(121)	Niels \| DTDID Dare to do it Different & Care to do it Different Purpose Agent, Business & Product Strategy Puzzler. Interested in things that make a real impact!	2.0
90.	(108)	Iñaki Huarte Gorraiz Looking for la fiesta. #gamificación #innovación #creatividad y #fotografía. Socio fundador y Director de @ouiplay y @welcomeballoon	1.9
91=	(148)	Jukka Koskenkanto CEO & Co-founder @ Cloudriven. Interests: Collaboration, CRM, Gamification, Management, Nature, Sailing and Sports.	1.8
91=	(new)	Christina Chen CTO and data scientist @lumiinteractive. #analytics #entreprenuer #indiegamedev	1.8
93.	(100)	Luca Cervone Legal informatics, gamification, games, video games, serious games and deliberative democracy	1.8
94.	(37)	Alejandrodomsau Dtor. Comunicación en @OmniumLab y @NeurobiaR Corresponsal en @EFEnoticias Periodismo, game design, guionaje, serious games, gamification y flamenco	1.5
95.	(50)	Rob Hulsen co-founder Hulan Studio. Serious games with a smile ;)	1.4
96=	(120)	Mario Götz Leiter Digital & Marketing bei @cubetech_ch - Bastler bei @rumblebox_cbg - Bündner - Media Engineer - Privater Kanal	1.4
96=	(128)	Jesse Lahey Host of Engaging Leader and Game Changer podcasts	1.4
98.	(52)	Bo Armstrong #IOpsych grad student; #tech in #training & #selection	1.3
99=	(75)	Robert Californian. Lived & worked in Asia from 2010-2021. Tweeting about gaming, consumer internet, sports tech, and entrepreneurship \| Founder: @Playbasis @BoltHype	1.3
99=	(113)	Keith Ng office uncle, co-founding team @gametize. #gamification advocate who wants to turn world into a giant playground. loves cheap food, retro games, and old stuff.	1.3