Gamification

#191: Digitally Organizing People Power: Inside Solidarity Tech, with Ivan Pardo

December 8, 2025 Civil Society

Ivan Pardo, Founder of Solidarity Tech, shares how tech can solve organizing bottlenecks for political campaigns. We discuss how Solidarity Tech was used for digital organizing in Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral campaign in New York and Catherine Connelly’s presidential win in Ireland. Beyond tech functionality, we discuss how CRM platforms can give campaigns a human touch, how tech integrates with the culture of a campaign, and the potential downsides of gamification for volunteer organizing. 

 

You can read more about Solidarity Tech’s origins and functionality here. 

#187: Election Forecasting, Prediction Markets, and Gamification, with Prof. Matthew Wall and Dr. Louis Bromfield

October 18, 2025 Academics

Professor Matthew Wall and Dr. Louis Bromfield, both at the Department of Politics, Philosophy, and International Relations at Swansea University, discuss election forecasting. We cover different types of political forecasting, such as polls and prediction models, and dive into prediction markets like Polymarket. We then discuss the concept of the ‘wisdom of the crowd’ and what attributes make a good forecaster, before turning to how betting market odds, forecasting platforms, and gamification can be used in research. 

 

Resources:


Horse Race Politics Podcast on YouTube and Spotify
Horse Race Politics Platform
Professor Wall’s study on the 2007 Irish Elections
Dr. Bromfield’s Doctoral Thesis

#43: Mobile Apps for Political Campaigns and Advocacy, with Thomas Peters

March 25, 2018 Digital Strategists

Thomas Peters, founder and CEO of uCampaign, discusses how mobile apps can be powerful tools to drive engagement for political campaigns and advocacy groups. uCampaign has developed apps for Ted Cruz, Donald Trump, and the Brexit Leave campaign, and Thomas shares his insights into why smartphones are key channels for contemporary civic engagement. We discuss how the app integrates with Facebook, Twitter, and Google, what types of data are collected, and how gamification is used to encourage activism.

#41: Political Campaigning Games: Corbyn Run and the 2017 British Elections, with James Moulding

January 1, 2018 Digital Strategists

James Moulding, co-founder of Games for the Many, joins the podcast to discuss the success of Corbyn Run, a political campaigning game that went viral during the 2017 British elections. We discuss the development of the game, the role of social media in promoting it, and the potential for online games to spur political engagement in youth.

You can play Corbyn Run here.