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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 It is no longer active.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

Well done to this week's top three Dade Ronan, Fabio Viola, and Gustavo Tondello.

This month we saw the biggest climbs from Robert (up 51 places to 62nd), Javier Espinosa (up 49 places to 70th), and Rich Wallace (up 47 places to 67th).

A couple of scoring algorithm changes this month following the discussion on the Facebook Gamification group. To balance the proportion of points available more evenly across Slideshare, Blogging and Twitter, these are the changes:

Slideshare Downloads no longer count towards your score.
@Mentions are worth twice as much.

I'm planning a new board which features Dedicated Gamification Organisations - if you'd like your organisation to be on the launch list then please email me with your Twitter handle.

Have a great September!

Toby

Rank			Guru score
1.	(1)	Dade Ronan Author Speaker Web Developer IT Analyst #Gamification Consultant https://winatweb.com	95.0
2.	(2)	Fabio Viola Gamification Designer/Developer, Public Speaker and Professor of Gamification & Engagement at University of Rome and Milan.	75.1
3.	(4)	Gustavo Tondello Gamification Scientist and Consultant. Ph.D. Student, HCI Games Group. Logosophy Researcher.	66.6
4.	(11)	An Coppens Chief game changer at Gamification Nation based in London and serving European clients.	62.9
5.	(5)	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	62.5
6.	(7)	Ercan Altug YILMAZ First Turkish Gamification Book Author, Lecturer and Gamification Expert. www.oyunlastirma.co	61.3
7.	(6)	Karl Kapp Helping people understand the convergence of learning, technology, games & Gamification through engagement, laughter and insight.	59.1
8.	(3)	Andrzej Marczewski Gamification & Loyalty, designer & speaker, gamer and author of Even Ninja Monkeys Like to Play	57.2
9.	(8)	Gal Rimon Founder of GamEffective; the enterprise Gamification for sales and Service	42.3
10.	(14)	David Mullich Video game designer, producer, instructor.	37.5
11.	(12)	Salvatore Mica Gamification designer, project manager for Creative industries and ICT companies	37.0
12.	(15)	Dennis Kappen Gamification Consultant and Researcher, UX specialist; Interaction Experience Designer	36.3
13.	(13)	Pete Jenkins Speaker & trainer on #gamification \| CEO @gamifiplus \| Honorary Ambassador @GamFed \| Founder @gamifyawards \| Chair @gamification_eu \| Lecturer @BrightonBSchool	32.9
14.	(10)	Andoni Sanz Computer Scientist + STEM Teacher + EdTechnologist + Google Educator + Moodle expert + Gamifier	32.7
15.	(24)	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.	29.0
16.	(9)	Monica Cornetti Gamifcation Consultant and Trainer CEO of Sententia Gamification Specializing in Train the Trainer GamiCon Gamemaster	28.1
17.	(16)	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.	26.1
18.	(17)	Alireza Ranjbar Shourabi I help businesses change behavior of their customers and employees. #Persuasive / #Gamification - designer / consultant.	25.8
19.	(19)	Mahmoud Fereydouni #MachineLearning & #SoftwareEngineer , #Gamer & #Gamification Guru	24.5
20.	(18)	George Cohta iglobe Inc. CEO Gamification & AR Evangelist, Startups Energizer, Digital Curator	24.3
21.	(22)	Lluis Bueno Gamificación de negocios online y offline	22.4
22.	(30)	Marco Tonetti Chief Product Designer at @bondlyfinance \| Not listed in Forbes 40 under 40 \| Happily married with a unicorn!	22.0
23.	(20)	Toby Beresford rise.global CEO	21.2
24.	(47)	Michael Wu Ph.D. Scientist: Big Data, Gamification, Influence, Predictive Social Analytic, Cyber Anthropology, Social Network Analysis, Machine Learning, Community Dynamics	21.1
25.	(21)	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.	20.7

26.	(39)	Darryn VDB Crafting Purposeful Play - and making the learning count	19.5
27.	(34)	Gamifier Gamifier and speaker. Make our environment more FUN by gamification. Take fun seriously! Check https://t.co/y8VOWtDuDP for more info. #gamification	18.6
28.	(28)	José Carlos Cortizo	17.9
29.	(41)	Amit Shah #Technology & Business executive helping global companies succeed. #cloud #transformation #formula1 #nba views are my own	15.9
30.	(25)	Oscar García Pañella @JamSummit @Cookiebox_SL @ENTI_BCN @iebschool - Serious Games & Gamification Program Director, Researcher, Professor, Designer, Consultant	15.3
31.	(52)	Manuel Pimenta A gamification designer with a background in development, a scout leader, a musician and an aspiring speaker/writer/blogger.	14.3
32.	(50)	Setin Maganean Passionate Gamifier, Serious Games Creator, Gaming for Knowledge Enthusiast.	13.6
33.	(51)	Kevin Werbach Wharton prof, tech policy maven, blockchain wrangler, game thinker, MOOC teacher, pescatarian cook, feminist. Author, Blockchain & the New Architecture of Trust	13.6
34.	(48)	Alberto Mora Computer Engineer / Gamification Researcher & Designer / Human-Computer Interaction	13.6
35.	(37)	Madhusudan Rao Immersive visualisation using VR & AR, is my next focus area. Keep following me to know more! Opinions are my own.	13.5
36.	(42)	Joris Beerda Gamification Expert; Octalysis Master	12.6
37.	(44)	Patrick Bartl Change Guide @Horváth&Partners - Digital Enthusiast, Speaker \| Passion for #DigitalTransformation, #ChangeManagement, #Gamification, #DesignThinking, #AI	11.7
38.	(32)	John Turner John Turner wants to live in a world where work can be engaging and fun. Connect on Linkedin @ https://t.co/DCNq2Ribhg	11.5
39.	(27)	Thijs De Vries Experience designer, gamification expert, public speaker. Top 10 Gamification Guru, Speaker at TEDx.	11.4
40.	(31)	Bart Hufen Gamification \| Transformer \| Speaker \| Author of 'A Brand New Playground' \| Player 1 @ BrandNewGame \|	11.2
41.	(86)	Manuel__esc Ingeniero de Sueños y #CEO en @healthybluebits, Mi pasión es ayudar a cambiar el mundo con #ehealth: promoción de la #salud. #Xamarin #developer #punk #hacker	11.2
42.	(33)	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.	11.2
43.	(55)	Lennart Nacke Director of @hcigamesgroup and Associate Professor. #UX and #Gamification Strategist. Games User Researcher. #GameDesign, #GamesUR, #GameUX	10.8
44.	(72)	Mario Herger I help people make work more fun	10.8
45.	(54)	Tyler Altrup #Marketing, #SocialMedia, and #Gamification doer, music/concert nut, sneakerhead, STL by birth, SF by choice. Opinions are my own. He/him.	10.7
46.	(118)	Zac Fitz-Walter Old twitter username, find me at @zacfitzwalter for all my latest nerdy updates.	10.2
47.	(73)	Hanan Gazit Founder @julootGG Gaming+ Gameful UX Design & Metaverse Expert, Startups & Enterprise Advisor, Mentor, Keynote Speaker. \| Tweets are my own.	10.0
48.	(81)	John Adewole CEO IFB Gaming. Director of Learning at Hubert Ogunde School.	9.4
49=	(82)	Matt Davis I like building things.	9.1
49=	(57)	Flavio Escribano PhD. Head of [Gamification] Research Team at @gecon_es \|\| Founder of @arsgames. Quiz me, baby	9.1

51.	(38)	Marigo Raftopoulos Innovation \| Technology \| Artificial Intelligence \| Design Futures \| Post-Doctoral Researcher \| MSCA-IF fellow with @augment_Us \| https://t.co/kPb6LdHJ7P	9.0
52.	(65)	Amy Jo Kim Game Designer	8.7
53.	(76)	Nicole Lazzaro I make games and technology fun.	8.5
54.	(69)	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	8.1
55.	(63)	Antonio Segovia Gamifier & Designer at Bitoon Games	7.9
56.	(63)	Juan Fernández Galera Life is a game...play it. Diseñador de experiencias y escribiendo en @EscueladeXP #gamification #gamedesign #education	7.7
57.	(128)	Chad Fillion Writing my MFA thesis on Gamification in education	7.4
58.	(67)	Phaedra Boinodiris Tech for Good, Design Ethicist, Solutionary. Views are my own.	7.4
59.	(74)	JesseSchell I am a game designer.	7.3
60.	(56)	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...	7.0
61.	(35)	Michael Meder Researcher at @DAI_Labor @TUBerlin, Head of @CCIRML (Competence Center #InformationRetrieval and #MachineLearning) #ai #nlp #chatbot #gamification	7.0
62.	(113)	Robert Californian. Lived & worked in Asia from 2010-2021. Tweeting about gaming, consumer internet, sports tech, and entrepreneurship \| Founder: @Playbasis @BoltHype	6.9
63.	(58)	Michiel Van Eunen Gamification Expert \| Experience Designer	6.7
64.	(110)	Antonio Tbahs	6.7
65.	(71)	Brian Burke Skier, Mountain Biker, Gamification & Enterprise Architecture expert at @Gartner_inc	6.5
66.	(88)	Ian Bogost Writer & game designer. Professor of media studies, computing, business, architecture @GeorgiaTech. Contributing Writer @TheAtlantic. Editor @ObjectsObjects.	6.4
67.	(114)	Rich Wallace father of crazy twins. gamer, #ux believer and #gamification geek.	6.3
68.	(29)	Steven Isaacs Education Program Manager @epicgames @fncreate @unrealengine \| past: Teacher #gamedesign \| #ISTE Outstanding Teacher \| author: #esportsplaybook \| @gsesportsorg	6.1
69.	(124)	Mohsen Saeidi Gamification designer	6.0
70.	(119)	Javier Espinosa Slow education.	6.0
71.	(80)	Mathias Vermeulen Really cool stuff in L&D with #WinstonWolfe - #ProfessionalAmateur - Co-founder of @DutchDillonVOF - Organizer of #LearningTechDay - Fan of Seattle #Seahawks!	5.9
72.	(59)	SeriousGamesIndustry Ronnie Dungan - head of content for http://t.co/WTHPH9K2mJ	5.7
73.	(45)	Eric Montoya Seller @LiveRamp #OmniChannel Identity Resolution Evangelist\|eCommerce\|SocialGood Husband\|Christian\|Foodie\|Gamer\|Clarifier of the Obfuscated Web \|#NHLHockeyFan	5.4
74=	(96)	Kam Star I love creating products users love	5.4
74=	(87)	Mike Martoccia Career Strategist w/ focus on Platforms. Fluent in IoT/Immersive/identity/blockchain. Technical evaluator and investor, momentum trader, Alt-* hater. #DYOR	5.4

74=	(84)	Isidro Rodrigo Serious Gamer + HRer + Lifelong Learner + Shiny Happy People Searcher + Other Undiscovered Things = That's me!	5.4
77.	(43)	Sergio Jiménez	5.2
78=	(66)	Priscilla Haring Mediapsycholoog MSc	5.0
78=	(119)	Ruth S. Contreras Researcher/Designer/Lecturer ★GAMES★ UX-UI,Technology+Learning,Game Based Learning,Gamification, Serious games,Communication #H2020 projects, @WIGJ	5.0
80.	(96)	Jesse Lahey Host of Engaging Leader and Game Changer podcasts	4.9
81=	(64)	Sebastian Deterding Empirical philosopher and deliberate designer of playful & gameful things. Professor @UniOfYork. Associate @whatsthehubbub. Co-editor of @gamefulworld.	4.7
81=	(68)	Victor Manrique www.epicwinblog.net	4.7
83.	(119)	Emiliano Labrador Doctor en #UX y #Gamificación. Autor de El uso del color en los videojuegos @HeroesdePapelES y #ElTesoroDeSanBorondón @AyudarJugando @everis #Research	4.5
84=	(98)	Nathan Lands Previously built and sold Binded and Gamify. Created QuickCoin. Ex-pro gamer. Acted in Taiwan. Proud American.	3.6
84=	(79)	Kevin Shane Fun ideas, #purpose #socialimpact exploration, family & friends, community, #marketplacelending #fintech #realestate ⛷kitesurfing and maps. @sharestates	3.6
84=	(121)	Sven Jürgens Digital Enthusiast. Marketing, Communication, Gamification & Trends http://www.rexbytes.de	3.6
87=	(92)	Jon Radoff Adventurer & entrepreneur. I fight for the game-maker. CEO https://t.co/rMJUnF2Fb3 #metaverse #games #gamedev #nft #f2p	3.5
87=	(92)	Barry Kirk Marketing consultant helping brands engage, retain and grow their valued customers \| Principal Consultant at Chapman & Co. Leadership Institute \| Tikiphile	3.5
87=	(98)	Carter Lusher Carter Lusher: @Zuora Analyst Relations (AR) #subscribed. Independent observer of IT industry, IT disruption & innovation. Also "analyst of the analysts"	3.5
90.	(92)	Rodrigo Borgia Gamification, Spanish, Latin America, Customer, Consultant.	3.4
91.	(36)	Szymon Machajewski GVSU. Game On.	3.0
92.	(62)	Mrs.Storie Richardson public #librarian previous math T who ❤️ #boardgames Herald at ENVOY #edtech #gbl #STEM #gamification #classcraft	3.0
93=	(53)	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	2.3
93=	(78)	Jasper Mannaert Edupreneurs. Webdesign en Concept ontwikkeling.	2.3
95=	(105)	Jestin VanScoyoc High School Science Teacher. Runner. Gamer	2.2
95=	(91)	Gaute Kokkvoll On a mission to make work play! Gamification Consultant - Kokkvoll Consult	2.2
97=	(98)	Jeannie EvntGrrl Co-Founder @PowerEventGroup, CMP, DES, #EventProfs, #EventTech Geek, Social Media Addict, #Gamification, @AdoptASpot #Dalmatian Rescue Volunteer	1.6
97=	(new)	Teresa Cuerdo Dra Arquitecta en @IETorroja @CSIC, aprendiz de casi todo, vocación polímata.	1.6
99=	(148)	SocialMediaSoul My passion is to help others by finding simple solutions to complex problems.	1.3
99=	(118)	Dan Brazil Bringing human centred engagement and gamification to the Enterprise.	1.3

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