Gamification. Gamification is a highly successful strategy in the world of marketing. It’s used all the time to enhance engagement in children’s education. How can we apply gamification concepts to manufacturing education?

Mike Payne, Paul Van Metre, Gabe Kooyers, and Chris Townsend joined me in this discussion and nailed down some incredible ways to leverage gamification. Because if you’re not motivating your students (or employees), then you’re not MakingChips. If you’re not MakingChips, you’re not making money. BAM!

– Nick Goellner

Segments

[0:27] Netsuite by Oracle
[3:44] Introducing Chris Townsend
[5:01] The Chip on Nick’s Shoulder: Being “pitch-slapped”
[7:49] Chris’s background in engineering
[10:33] Creating Eagle Manufacturing
[14:13] Using gamification with students
[16:54] Gamifying ProShop
[19:43] Check out the Manufacturing Transformed podcast!
[20:14] Simulating a business for education
[28:10] Teaching employability skills

Resources mentioned on this episode

Netsuite by Oracle
Get ProShop ERPs free guide
TITANS of CNC Academy
Connect with Chris Townsend
Connect with Paul Van Metre
Connect with Mike Payne
Regional Opportunity Initiatives, Inc.
Olson Custom Designs
Check out the Manufacturing Transformed podcast!

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