Transforming Society and Organizations through Gamification: From the Sustainable Development Goals

·         Introduction

·         Editorial. This chapter will introduce the concept of gamification and outline the structure of the book. Agnessa Spanellis and J. Tuomas Harviainen (editors)

·         Intro: why gamification is relevant. This chapter will discuss why gamification is a relevant topic in modern world and why it should be used as an effective tool to address societal challenges around the world. Michael Sutton (Akio Morita School of Business, Anaheim, CA)

·         Getting participants. This chapter will discuss the issues of getting the participants and various approaches to engaging with the participants in experimentation-based research, such as participatory action research. Lobna Hassan (Tampere University, Finland)

·         Social lens

·         Livelihood of smallholder farmers. This chapter will describe the case of how some dimensions of multidimensional poverty, i.e. house sanitation and mouth hygiene have been improved with gamification intervention in the rural communities of Paraguay. Katharina Hammler (Fundacion Paraguaya)

·         Refugee integration. This chapter will describe a case of using a gamified approach to introduce refugee children to the societal value of their new home and help them integrate faster in the society. Mela Kocher (Zurich University of the Arts, Switzerland)

·         Community resilience. This chapter will present how gamification is used to increase resilience of rural communities that are prone to the effects of natural disasters and climate change. Tri Yani Sunarharum (Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia)

·         Social impact of gamified education. This chapter will describe how gamification can engage children from disadvantaged communities and thereby improve their opportunities and help uplift the community. Richard Landers (University of Minnesota)

·         Inclusivity in the workplace. This chapter will describe a case of making science centres a more inclusive place for people with disabilities, by recreating their experiences for others with gamification. Kate Sang (Heriot-Watt University, UK)

·         Environmental lens

·         Ecosystems. This case will discuss how gamification can help to learn how to ecosystems in Amazon area are organised and what approaches can be used to research them more effectively. David Cole (Heriot-Watt University, UK)

·         Reduction of carbon emissions. This chapter will present a case of changing the behaviour of consumers through gamification intervention in order to reduce energy consumption. Ronald Dyer (University of Sheffield, UK)

·         Disaster prevention and awareness. This chapter will demonstrate how gamification can be used to increase awareness about natural disasters and mitigation of the circumstances. Hidehiko Kanegae (Ritsumeikan University, Japan)

·         Public transportation. This chapter will present a case of using gamification to increase the use of public transport among the citizens. Andreas Lieberoth (Aarhus University, Denmark)

·         Economic lens

·         Gamification for social enterprises. This chapter will describe how gamification can provide opportunities for growth for social enterprises and be used in the service design of their services. Sol Klapztein, Federico Secomandi, Carla Cipolla (Brazil)

·         Ethical finance (CU). This chapter will describe how gamification is used to teach the concept of credit unions, which are not profit driven, to kids, and to help them develop personal finance management skills. Carolann Smilie (Lanarkshire Credit Union, UK)

·         Suitability for public organisations. This chapter will discuss how gamification is used to make public organisations more operationally sustainable. Mikko Vesa (Hanken School of Economics, Finland)

·         Financial education for economic sustainability. This chapter will describe a case of helping young people who transitioned to independent living, to manage their finance more sustainably and develop good habits. George Hofheimer (Filene Institute US)

·         Youth employment. This chapter will present a case of using gamification to help youth find employment opportunities in Egypt in the aftermath of Arab Spring. Mina Ghaly (GIZ, Egypt)

·         Family wellbeing in disadvantaged areas. This chapter will discuss how gamification can be used to improve wellbeing of families in deprived areas of Birmingham by helping them to get more with the use of available energy. Panagiotis Petridis (Aston University, UK)

·         Conclusions

·         Relevance of gamification: a critical review. Jonas Linderoth (Swedish Military Academy)

·         Editorial Agnessa Spanellis and J. Tuomas Harviainen (editors)