The Octalysis Framework consists of eight core drives, which are:

  1. Epic Meaning & Calling: The drive to be part of something bigger than oneself.

  2. Development & Accomplishment: The drive to improve skills and overcome challenges.

  3. Empowerment of Creativity & Feedback: The drive to create and express oneself while receiving feedback.

  4. Ownership & Possession: The drive to possess and collect things.

  5. Social Influence & Relatedness: The drive to connect with others and feel a sense of belonging.

  6. Scarcity & Impatience: The drive to have something before it is no longer available.

  7. Unpredictability & Curiosity: The drive to experience new and surprising things.

  8. Loss & Avoidance: The drive to avoid loss and negative consequences.

Great Insights:

  1. Alfred Effect: Feel the product or service is so personalized for you that you won't use any alternative.

  2. Parallel Kingdom: Mentor helped you understand the game (randomly assigned)

  3. Use watercooler dynamics (first create the community and then spark the forum)

  4. C shaped demand curve due to behavioral response from customers (actual v/s perceived scarcity & price-quality relationship in the real world)

  5. Anchored Juxtaposition (One option is pay to win, other option is a long but possible series of steps which benefits the business)

  6. Social norm versus market norm

  7. BJ Fogg B = MAT i.e. behavior is a function of motivation, ability & trigger to do