1.0ICIT (Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology)https://icitech.orgICIThttps://icitech.org/author/cathy-squeo/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="5Ub1aXAISd"><a href="https://icitech.org/events/playing-to-win-using-gamification-to-prepare-tomorrows-workforce/">Playing to Win: Using Gamification to Prepare Tomorrow’s Workforce</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://icitech.org/events/playing-to-win-using-gamification-to-prepare-tomorrows-workforce/embed/#?secret=5Ub1aXAISd" width="600" height="338" title="“Playing to Win: Using Gamification to Prepare Tomorrow’s Workforce” — ICIT (Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology)" data-secret="5Ub1aXAISd" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Playing to Win: Using Gamification to Prepare Tomorrow’s Workforce: To quantify the cybersecurity talent shortage, Forbes reported nearly a half a million unfilled cybersecurity jobs in America. An ongoing debate is what leaders can do to close this talent gap and a recurring recommendation is providing training and skills development. Gamification at the simplest level is a neuroscience “hack” that encourages ongoing participation with subject matter because of the release of dopamine from rewards such as badges, awards, or progression. In layman’s terms, gamification elicits an addition to task completion.https://icitech.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/DLT-300x129.png