Yariv Erelย
Yariv Erel is a serial entrepreneur with a strong background in business development and innovation. Before founding his first company, he served as VP of Business Development at Mind CTI (NASDAQ: MNDO) and led billing corporate marketing at Comverse (NASDAQ: CMVT).
His entrepreneurial journey began with JustAd, a startup in the advertising domain that was successfully acquired. He then founded Totem Time, a digital park gaming company that expanded to over 100 locations worldwide. Today, he is the founder of Podium X, an AI-driven platform that leverages game-based simulations to teach essential soft skills.
Yariv is happily married, a proud father of four, and an avid science fiction reader.
Conversation Quests: Turn Dialogue into Play
Turning everyday conversations into engaging learning experiences is simpler than it might seem. At its core, gamifying a conversation requires embedding a real-time trigger system that uses AI to detect specific elements in the dialogue and shape how it unfolds. Think of triggers as checkpoints in a game - they could be moments of empathy, specific phrases, or even the timing of responses.
When someone engages in these gamified conversations, the AI monitors their interaction for these triggers while adapting the flow naturally, just like levels in a game becoming progressively more challenging. Transform routine training into an engaging experience where people genuinely enjoy developing their communication and soft skills.
