Pause. You’ve arrived.
What if the smallest action today could change someone’s world - including your own?
Gamechangers Challenge helps people reconnect with what’s good and working - in themselves, their teams, and their communities.
Because real transformation doesn’t happen in a single leap… it happens one meaningful step at a time.
Enable Student Connection & Belonging
Are your students feeling isolated and disconnected, even on campus? You're not alone. Many students struggle to connect with their peers, leading to disengagement and increased mental stress.
With our Gamechangers Challenge App, students embark on a transformative 30-day journey that fosters authentic connections and a sense of belonging, empowering them to thrive academically and socially.
Developed in partnership with Florida International University, recognized by AACSB and featured in the 2025 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report for innovation in mixed-methods student learning analytics.
Students Are Surrounded by People and Still Feel Alone
Even in strong academic programs, many students quietly feel:
Like “just another ID number” in the system
Cut off from classmates, especially in online and hybrid programs
Unsure who they can go to for support or encouragement
When that happens:
Engagement and motivation drop
Retention and completion suffer
Students miss out on the relationships that shape careers and lives
Most institutions know belonging matters—but town halls, discussion boards, and one-off events rarely change how students behave day to day.
OUR PROVEN APPROACH
Make Belonging a Daily Behavior
The Gamechangers Challenge treats belonging and “feeling like you matter” as a practice, not a poster.
Over 30 days, students:
Notice and share daily “wins” and moments of gratitude
Reach out to peers they might never have met otherwise
Acknowledge each other’s efforts and stories
Reflect on how they support and show up for others
We:
Break connection behaviors into tiny, doable actions
Deliver structured micro-reflection prompts through a mobile app
Reinforce behaviors through shared reflection, visibility, and gamified encouragement
Small actions. Practiced together. Socially shared makes students feel seen, valued, and missed when absent.
What Students Say
This app is a great way for us students to feel connected. Being in an online program, we miss the valuable networking aspect, but facilitating connections, such as this app, helps bridge the gap.
I’ve learned a lot as a person, a leader, and as a student of the program. Thank you all for building a positive experience for us to get to know each other!
This app showed me the power of consistency and human connection, whether physically or virtually, is needed for success.
This app constantly reminds me to appreciate even the smallest aspects of my day while getting to know about others.
The app helped me get into a routine with school.
This experience has open my mind! The app always reminds me to be happy even for the smallest things.
Participating in the challenge was a huge win for me because it made me ground myself and appreciate more the little things.
I benefitted from this challenge in many ways. It reminded me of the many reasons we have to be grateful for - big and small - and how we share many things with others.
A wonderful way to begin my MBA journey by reflecting daily.
Watch A 2-Minute Video of Students Sharing their Feedback!
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3 Simple Steps To Engage
How the Gamechangers Challenge Fits Into Your Program
A Gamechangers Challenge is designed as a short, for-credit or co-curricular experience that layers onto what you’re already doing—orientation, first-year seminars, student success courses, or online program launches.
Typical implementation:
1️⃣
Design for Your Students
Align goals (e.g., first-term retention, online cohort bonding, commuter student support).
Customize prompts, branding, and tone to match your institution.
2️⃣
Run a 30-Day Challenge
Launch with a live or virtual kickoff.
Students complete daily actions on their phones in 5–10 minutes.
Optional midpoint “connection session” (virtual or in-person) to deepen relationships.
3️⃣
Measure and Decide
Review engagement analytics, survey results, and qualitative comments.
Connect outcomes to retention, satisfaction, and belonging targets.
Decide whether to scale to additional cohorts or student populations.
Book Your Free 20-Minute Demo Today—See How We Can Help Your Students Connect!
"We know that isolation in online learning doesn’t just hurt student satisfaction. Such isolation also drives student attrition and further robs students of the chance to form meaningful relationships that grow more valuable over their careers. This isn’t just about keeping students enrolled; it’s about building a relationship with FIU that lasts a lifetime. By those standards, the Gamechangers App is a home run!”
- Angel J. Burgos, Executive Director, Graduate Programs, Florida International University
CASE STUDY: FIU BUSINESS ONLINE MBA
FIU’s Real Connections Challenge - A Case Study in Belonging
In 2025, Florida International University’s Professional MBA Online program launched the Real Connections Challenge with a total of 261 students. Within 30 days, across 4 cohorts, they recorded more than 600 new peer connections and a strong sense of belonging, achieving a 13.3% year-over-year retention increase representing over $2 million in tuition revenue preserved.
Feature Highlights:
30-day app-based experience
Daily micro-reflections and social interactions
Interactive group sessions
Real-time analytics dashboard and post program analysis
PUBLISHED ARTICLE
Ending the Isolation for Online Students
A game-changing app helps remote students build connections with peers by prompting them to network, communicate, and express gratitude.
FIU
2025
4 cohorts
261 students
30 days → Measurable Lift in Belonging & Persistence
Transformation - From the Inside Out
Join the 94% of students who took intentional steps to improve their relationships—like David, who said, "This app is a great way for us students to feel connected."
The Gamechangers Challenge provides inspiration, practical guidance, and structured reflections. When you engage in a daily practice of noting mini-wins and moments of gratitude, you’re essentially building a foundation of self-acceptance. This self-acceptance makes you more comfortable in your own skin, which in turn opens you up to forming new relationships. And because you’re sharing this practice alongside others in a social setting, you also develop a sense of shared humanity and empathy. In other words, as you learn to accept yourself, you naturally become more empathetic and connected with others, creating a cycle of mutual understanding and more meaningful relationships.
Experience the Ripple of Connection
Book a 20-Minute demo and discover the impact and benefits.
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