The Eight Core Drives

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The octalysis framework breaks down all human motivation into eight core drives. Core drive one is epic, media and calling, doing something bigger than yourself. Core drive three is empowerment of creativity and feedback.core drive six is scarcity and impatience; it's basically you want things that you can have or are very difficult to obtain.Core drive seven is unpredictability and curiosity because you don't know what's going to happen next.

Yu-kai Chou is an Author and International Keynote Speaker on Gamification and Behavioral Design. He is the Founding Partner and Chief Creation Officer of the premium consulting/design firm The Octalysis Group, as well as the Original Creator of the Octalysis Framework, and the author of Actionable Gamification: Beyond Points, Badges, and Leaderboards.

We talked about why games are often more engaging than real life, The Octalysis Framework-Yu-Kai’s most substantial life work that breaks down all human motivation into eight core drives, why traditional schooling so boring, how to gamify your real life, flow theory as it relates to the Octaylsis, and Octalysis Prime-Yu-Kai’s online gamified learning platform.

Yu-Kai Chou Blog: https://yukaichou.com/

Octalysis Prime: https://island.octalysisprime.com/#!/

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