Systems Design in Practice

Case Studies

Real engagements where systems thinking and gamification methods drove measurable change for teams and products.

  • EdTech Curriculum Progression Engine

    Danesh Academy

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    Online Education

    EdTech Curriculum Progression Engine

    Danesh Academy offered rigorous online courses in data science and product management, but completion rates hovered below 30%. By replacing their linear curriculum with a skill-tree progression system — complete with adaptive difficulty and reward pacing…

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    Outcome

    35% reduction in course drop-off

  • Enterprise CRM Gamification Layer

    Vantage Sales Group

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    Enterprise SaaS

    Enterprise CRM Gamification Layer

    Vantage Sales Group’s 200-person team had a powerful CRM that almost nobody wanted to use. By layering a points-and-missions system onto the existing platform — designed through systems mapping rather than surface-level badges — we turned…

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    Outcome

    58% increase in daily active usage

  • Enterprise CRM Gamification Layer

    Vantage Sales Group

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    Enterprise SaaS

    Enterprise CRM Gamification Layer

    Vantage Sales Group’s 200-person team had a powerful CRM that almost nobody wanted to use. By layering a points-and-missions system onto the existing platform — designed through systems mapping rather than surface-level badges — we turned…

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    Outcome

    58% increase in daily active usage

  • Fintech Onboarding Loop Redesign

    PayArc Technologies

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    Financial Technology

    Fintech Onboarding Loop Redesign

    PayArc Technologies had built a powerful payments platform, but new users were abandoning setup before completing their first transaction. By mapping the onboarding flow as a feedback-loop system and introducing progressive challenge mechanics, we transformed a…

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    Outcome

    42% increase in 30-day retention

  • Health Platform Behavior Architecture

    Nūr Health

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    Digital Health

    Health Platform Behavior Architecture

    Nūr Health’s digital wellness platform had strong clinical tools but weak patient engagement — users completed intake assessments and then vanished. By modeling patient behavior as a systems architecture and introducing streak and milestone mechanics drawn…

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    Outcome

    2x weekly patient check-in rate