Active involvement can increase commitment and quality of outcomes. This need may motivate joining deliberations, sharing responsibility, and contributing skills. Participation distributes ownership and builds durable solutions.
People need to actively participate in processes that affect them – when they do, they care more about the outcome and the outcomes themselves tend to improve. This need for participation manifests as wanting a seat at the table in discussions, a share in the decision-making or responsibility, and a chance to apply one’s skills to collective efforts. Research in organizational and community psychology finds that when individuals are genuinely involved in planning and decision processes, they feel a sense of ownership that increases their commitment to carrying out the decisions. Moreover, their input often improves the quality of the solutions, because it taps a wider pool of knowledge and perspectives. By spreading participation across members of a group, “ownership” of both problems and solutions is distributed – people are more likely to support and sustain a solution they helped create. Thus, fostering participation not only empowers individuals but also leads to more robust, lasting outcomes for the whole group.
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Some games involve other human interactions, corporatize games are sometimes called “PVE” (player vs environment) but other games that have compelling fictional characters could also be nice. Similar to reading a book you can build relationships with the characters and find connection in relating to their experience.
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Meetup is a website that tries to connect you to people with similar interests. Worth a shot?
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