Yu-kai Chou

Yu-kai Chou
Chou speaking at TEDx Talks
Born (1986-05-09) May 9, 1986 (age 38)
Taipei, Taiwan
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, Author, Lecturer, Consultant, Gamification Designer
Websitewww.yukaichou.com

Yu-kai Chou (Chinese: 周郁凱; born May 9, 1986) is a Taiwanese-American entrepreneur, author, speaker, business consultant, and experience designer. He is one of the earliest pioneers in the industry of gamification.[1] He has been a regular keynote speaker lecturer on Gamification at organizations like TEDx Lausanne,[2] Stanford University,[3] Harvard University, Google, Tesla, Lego, Huawei, Uber, Boston Consulting Group, among others.[4] Chou is the creator of the Octalysis Framework and the Co-Founder (with CEO Joris Beerda) of the consultancy The Octalysis Group [5] and the mentorship education platform Octalysis Prime.[6]

  1. ^ Angelovska, Nina (2019). "Gamification Trends For 2019: Making Room For Game-Elements In Politics". Forbes. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Gamification to improve our world: Yu-kai Chou at TEDxLausanne". TEDx Talks. 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Entrepreneurship in Asian High-Tech Industries - Yu-kai Chou?". Stanford University. 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  4. ^ "HarvardXR". News Net Media. 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  5. ^ "What is Gamification? And what is not". The Octalysis Group. 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Who is Yu-kai Chou?". Yukai Chou Website. 2016. Retrieved 20 May 2019.