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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 It is no longer active.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

Hello Gurus!

In late November we will be holding the Gamification Europe conference in Brighton.

I hope to see many of you there!

There will be an award for Gamification Guru of the Year. It will be based on community voting as last year. Anyone can vote, anyone who is a fellow gamification guru will get extra votes!

I shall automatically nominate anyone who has had a high average guru score for the year but am happy to consider any others who feel they'd like to go before the vote of peers.

Please look out for next month's email when I shall explain how to vote for your preferred Gamification Guru of the Year!

And now to this release of the gamification gurus data:

This month we saw the biggest climbs from José Carlos Cortizo (up 66 places to 60th), Helen Routledge (up 64 places to 62nd), and Dominique Mangiatordi (up 60 places to 39th). We welcome our two new gurus Ali Cevat ÜNSAL (8th), and Drew Crecente (104th). to the Gamification Gurus Power 100 board.

Andrzej Marczewski, Alireza Ranjbar Shourabi, and Monica Cornetti.

Have a great month

Toby

Rank			Guru score
1.	(1)	Andrzej Marczewski Gamification & Loyalty, designer & speaker, gamer and author of Even Ninja Monkeys Like to Play	95.7
2.	(2)	Alireza Ranjbar Shourabi I help businesses change behavior of their customers and employees. #Persuasive / #Gamification - designer / consultant.	77.4
3.	(3)	Monica Cornetti Gamifcation Consultant and Trainer CEO of Sententia Gamification Specializing in Train the Trainer GamiCon Gamemaster	75.6
4.	(7)	Lennart Nacke Director of @hcigamesgroup and Associate Professor. #UX and #Gamification Strategist. Games User Researcher. #GameDesign, #GamesUR, #GameUX	73.1
5.	(6)	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.	72.8
6.	(5)	Pete Jenkins Speaker & trainer on #gamification \| CEO @gamifiplus \| Honorary Ambassador @GamFed \| Founder @gamifyawards \| Chair @gamification_eu \| Lecturer @BrightonBSchool	70.5
7.	(10)	An Coppens Chief game changer at Gamification Nation based in London and serving European clients.	68.1
8.	(new)	Ali Cevat ÜNSAL game based learning, gamify learning, gamification, game based recruit, Toy based development	61.1
9.	(8)	Ercan Altug YILMAZ First Turkish Gamification Book Author, Lecturer and Gamification Expert. www.oyunlastirma.co	61.0
10.	(4)	Ahmed Hossam #Gamification Guest Lecturer for @oaklandu & Founder of @Gampact. empowering Gamification in #Egypt, & #MENARegion using impactful solutions	60.0
11.	(12)	Ehab Abudayeh Head of Operations @edraak \|Specialized in #Gamification #Digital_Psychology, MiddleEast gamification guru-GamifiedMENA #استراتيجيات_الألعاب_التحفيزية	54.8
12.	(13)	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	51.1
13.	(23)	Zyad Chouadhi Entrepreneur/Intrapreneur "Couteau Suisse" \| Consultant en Gamification, Formation Immersive & Expérience Client (CX)	38.9
14.	(37)	Bernardo Letayf Gamification Expert, International Gamification Speaker, Creator of BLUErabbit	37.2
15.	(17)	Nicolas Babin A rare combination of technology, marketing and management. Co founder of GamFed	35.7
16.	(15)	Jose Rodriguez Balda Emprendedor, gamificación por más de 10 años. Socio Ideasser S.C.	35.5
17.	(21)	Toby Beresford rise.global CEO	35.0
18.	(9)	Vasilis Gkogkidis Gamification designer, speaker and trainer working for GAMIFICATION+. Greek Ambassador of GamFed and organiser of the Thessaloniki Gamification Meetup	33.6
19.	(16)	Joris Beerda Gamification Expert; Octalysis Master	31.7
20.	(18)	George Cohta iglobe Inc. CEO Gamification & AR Evangelist, Startups Energizer, Digital Curator	31.6
21.	(29)	Rob Alvarez Bucholska Gamification in education expert, international keynote speaker and advocate. Host of Professor Game and working and teaching at @IEBusiness School with interactive learning experiences.	30.0
22.	(27)	Albert Van Der Meer A European based creative gamification consultant and freelance film/story producer. Currently focused on gamification-writing and live-action educational simulations.	29.1
23.	(24)	Lauren S. Ferro Game/UX/Researcher \| Prof @SapienzaRoma @VIGAMUSAcademy using @UnrealEngine \| Organizer @UEMeetupRome \| Fascinated by the human mind and behaviour \| Views mine	28.8
24.	(14)	Gustavo Tondello Gamification Scientist and Consultant. Ph.D. Student, HCI Games Group. Logosophy Researcher.	28.5
25.	(11)	Gal Rimon Founder of GamEffective; the enterprise Gamification for sales and Service	27.7

26.	(22)	Karl Kapp Helping people understand the convergence of learning, technology, games & Gamification through engagement, laughter and insight.	27.7
27.	(30)	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.	27.3
28.	(19)	Alper Berber Gamification Designer \| Guitar Player \| Camper	26.0
29.	(36)	Steven Isaacs Education Program Manager @epicgames @fncreate @unrealengine \| past: Teacher #gamedesign \| #ISTE Outstanding Teacher \| author: #esportsplaybook \| @gsesportsorg	25.8
30.	(34)	Mahmoud Fereydouni #MachineLearning & #SoftwareEngineer , #Gamer & #Gamification Guru	24.6
31.	(33)	Remy Bastien Entertainment media is my passion. #MobileMkt Entrepreneur #Gamification designer & trainer	24.0
32.	(52)	Oscar García Pañella @JamSummit @Cookiebox_SL @ENTI_BCN @iebschool - Serious Games & Gamification Program Director, Researcher, Professor, Designer, Consultant	23.8
33.	(20)	David Mullich Video game designer, producer, instructor.	23.6
34.	(46)	Alberto Mora Computer Engineer / Gamification Researcher & Designer / Human-Computer Interaction	23.1
35.	(26)	Hanan Gazit Founder @julootGG Gaming+ Gameful UX Design & Metaverse Expert, Startups & Enterprise Advisor, Mentor, Keynote Speaker. \| Tweets are my own.	21.8
36.	(41)	Sabrina Bruehwiler Gamification Designer and Consultant @OctalysisGroup \| International Keynote Speaker. I believe in the transformation of the World through Gameful and Behavioural Design!	20.8
37.	(35)	Dade Ronan Author Speaker Web Developer IT Analyst #Gamification Consultant https://winatweb.com	20.4
38.	(48)	Fabio Viola Gamification Designer/Developer, Public Speaker and Professor of Gamification & Engagement at University of Rome and Milan.	19.0
39.	(99)	Dominique Mangiatordi Entrepreneur, Founder of ØPP - Gamification apps for businesses. Speaker, consultant, UX designer.	19.0
40.	(28)	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.	19.0
41.	(56)	Kevin Werbach Wharton prof, tech policy maven, blockchain wrangler, game thinker, MOOC teacher, pescatarian cook, feminist. Author, Blockchain & the New Architecture of Trust	18.5
42.	(44)	Juliette Denny Founder and MD of @growthengineer, an award winning learning technologies company. #Gamification #LearningGames #SocialLearning #LoveLearning	17.3
43.	(54)	Eric Montoya Seller @LiveRamp #OmniChannel Identity Resolution Evangelist\|eCommerce\|SocialGood Husband\|Christian\|Foodie\|Gamer\|Clarifier of the Obfuscated Web \|#NHLHockeyFan	15.8
44.	(25)	Marigo Raftopoulos Innovation \| Technology \| Artificial Intelligence \| Design Futures \| Post-Doctoral Researcher \| MSCA-IF fellow with @augment_Us \| https://t.co/kPb6LdHJ7P	15.7
45.	(94)	Anders Tufvesson Digital and gamification strategist. Manage www.shortaboutgamification.com Youtube channel	15.3
46.	(32)	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...	14.4
47.	(39)	Steven Markham Gamification advocate, Paranormal Investigator, Mustelid Rights Campaigner. Indecisive and has far too many interests to be successful at anything.	14.3
48.	(78)	Salvatore Mica Gamification designer, project manager for Creative industries and ICT companies	14.3
49.	(77)	Pau Yanez Founder & CEO of @GeomotionGames. Creating location-based mobile games - @citynostra. Innovation, Games, Serious Games and Gamification.	14.2
50.	(42)	Wouter De Jong docent Engels (ESL) \| kritisch innoverend \| erudiet onderwijs \| eigenzinnig, eigenwijs & eigenaardig \| #Moodle \| Trivium 21c \| https://t.co/LOorbxb8D9	14.0

51.	(31)	Bart Hufen Gamification \| Transformer \| Speaker \| Author of 'A Brand New Playground' \| Player 1 @ BrandNewGame \|	13.5
52.	(74)	Amit Shah #Technology & Business executive helping global companies succeed. #cloud #transformation #formula1 #nba views are my own	13.2
53.	(68)	Flavio Escribano PhD. Head of [Gamification] Research Team at @gecon_es \|\| Founder of @arsgames. Quiz me, baby	13.0
54.	(40)	Dennis Kappen Gamification Consultant and Researcher, UX specialist; Interaction Experience Designer	12.0
55.	(65)	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	10.5
56.	(82)	John Adewole CEO IFB Gaming. Director of Learning at Hubert Ogunde School.	10.1
57.	(45)	Michael Wu Ph.D. Scientist: Big Data, Gamification, Influence, Predictive Social Analytic, Cyber Anthropology, Social Network Analysis, Machine Learning, Community Dynamics	10.0
58.	(84)	Sebastian Deterding Empirical philosopher and deliberate designer of playful & gameful things. Professor @UniOfYork. Associate @whatsthehubbub. Co-editor of @gamefulworld.	9.7
59.	(60)	Nicole Lazzaro I make games and technology fun.	9.0
60=	(126)	José Carlos Cortizo	8.9
60=	(58)	Emiliano Labrador Doctor en #UX y #Gamificación. Autor de El uso del color en los videojuegos @HeroesdePapelES y #ElTesoroDeSanBorondón @AyudarJugando @everis #Research	8.9
62.	(126)	Helen Routledge Serious Games Designer, Author, Blogger and Psychologist, Gamification	8.4
63.	(54)	Place2Be P2B is a #cloud based software that handles gamification part of a #UX - We provide #Gamification as a Service to improve #userengagement through our #API	7.9
64.	(59)	Amy Jo Kim Game Designer	7.5
65.	(67)	Edward J. Moore III We're a #UX and #VR / #AR design consultancy in Los Angeles, and we'll help you reach your global audience with #gamification and a great #UX! Run by @ejm3d	7.5
66.	(61)	Gamifier Gamifier and speaker. Make our environment more FUN by gamification. Take fun seriously! Check https://t.co/y8VOWtDuDP for more info. #gamification	6.9
67.	(69)	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	6.4
68.	(57)	Manuel Pimenta A gamification designer with a background in development, a scout leader, a musician and an aspiring speaker/writer/blogger.	6.4
69.	(64)	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.	6.4
70.	(51)	Jestin VanScoyoc High School Science Teacher. Runner. Gamer	6.0
71.	(126)	Natalie Denmeade Interested in E-Learning (Moodle), Information Technology, Adobe, Theosophy, Theatre, Motherhood, Living life to the full.. I will inspire you!	5.6
72.	(85)	Nando Stoecklin Educational Futurist (my vision: http://goo.gl/1iOqf ), Cultural Anthropologist, Gamifier, Wikipedian	5.5
73.	(53)	Zdravko Botushanov #RPA \| #Automation \| #Gamification \| #Technical #Trainer and #Consultant \| #Presenter \| #Speaker \| #Gamifinno	5.5
74.	(126)	Pedro Crespo "The idea is to die young as late as possible"	5.4
75.	(43)	Szymon Machajewski GVSU. Game On.	5.2

76.	(71)	Sergio Jiménez	4.6
77=	(101)	Steven L. Johnson He/him. Views expressed are my own; RT ≠ endorsement Associate Professor, U. of Virginia	4.5
77=	(86)	JesseSchell I am a game designer.	4.5
77=	(81)	Tyler Altrup #Marketing, #SocialMedia, and #Gamification doer, music/concert nut, sneakerhead, STL by birth, SF by choice. Opinions are my own. He/him.	4.5
80.	(38)	Alireza Hosseini I do simplify your problems. Buisness designer and founder @marnostudio	4.2
81.	(70)	Cesc Garriga Pons Gamification - Tech. Project Manager - eLearning 2.0	3.2
82.	(63)	Marcel Klimo Fintech Architect at @vacuumlabs	2.7
83.	(101)	Javier Velasquez Gamification Consultant and Game Designer. Designer of the BEM Gamification Framework.	2.4
84.	(90)	Mario Herger I help people make work more fun	2.4
85=	(73)	Madhusudan Rao Immersive visualisation using VR & AR, is my next focus area. Keep following me to know more! Opinions are my own.	2.4
85=	(50)	Andoni Sanz Computer Scientist + STEM Teacher + EdTechnologist + Google Educator + Moodle expert + Gamifier	2.4
87=	(99)	Janaki Mythily Kumar Design leader \| Innovation culture catalyst \| Speaker \| Author \| Artist	2.2
87=	(101)	Humberto Cervera Co-Creador de #FiTech: Robolution / Escritor / Productor / Game Designer / EP de #ReyMysterio / https://t.co/Dy9PBNLgkH / https://t.co/cYMxI5NNmn /	2.2
89=	(111)	Rich Wallace father of crazy twins. gamer, #ux believer and #gamification geek.	2.0
89=	(126)	Magriet Mouton Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach. Learn, apply, teach. #Organdonar\|#CliftonStrengths. Searching for the pearls in people through their stories. Dog mamma.	2.0
91.	(49)	Michael Meder Researcher at @DAI_Labor @TUBerlin, Head of @CCIRML (Competence Center #InformationRetrieval and #MachineLearning) #ai #nlp #chatbot #gamification	1.3
92=	(126)	Jean-Yves Clic&Gain Mettez du sourire dans votre communication ! Agence spécialisée en conversationnel #IA #bot #image #voix #gamification #réalité #augmentée #innovation	1.2
92=	(126)	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.	1.2
94.	(111)	Christi Collins Educator, Instructional Designer, GCE, Technology Trainer	0.9
95.	(126)	Michiel Van Eunen Gamification Expert \| Experience Designer	0.5
96=	(96)	Jukka Koskenkanto CEO & Co-founder @ Cloudriven. Interests: Collaboration, CRM, Gamification, Management, Nature, Sailing and Sports.	0.4
96=	(96)	Benedikt Straube Working as IT Consultant, ESN Evangelist, active MOOCer, #Gamification Enthusiast Tweets are my own	0.4
98.	(83)	Ruth S. Contreras Researcher/Designer/Lecturer ★GAMES★ UX-UI,Technology+Learning,Game Based Learning,Gamification, Serious games,Communication #H2020 projects, @WIGJ	0.3
99=	(101)	Mike Martoccia Career Strategist w/ focus on Platforms. Fluent in IoT/Immersive/identity/blockchain. Technical evaluator and investor, momentum trader, Alt-* hater. #DYOR	0.2
99=	(72)	Ian Bogost Writer & game designer. Professor of media studies, computing, business, architecture @GeorgiaTech. Contributing Writer @TheAtlantic. Editor @ObjectsObjects.	0.2