Gamification

Gamification is the process of using game-based mechanics to make ordinary business process and data visualizations more interesting, fun, and effective at the same time. Most "gamifications" today involve giving badges and points for tasks completed, and some basic social networking. I believe this is an early trend that will quickly outlive its usefulness and attraction. However, the process of gamification itself is here to stay, and more and more Enterprises and application developers will begin to see the huge value in learning from Angry Birds and Farmville, and applying it to everyday problems.