Recognition & medals

Recognition that keeps its score.

Give a medal with a ++ or a πŸ… reaction, the moment someone earns it. Via banks it with the reason, files it under the attribute that fits, and keeps an honest leaderboard your channel will actually watch.

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Kevin10:42 AM

Shipped the checkout hotfix β€” annual plans are paying again βœ…

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πŸ…Medal awarded to @kevin malone

Climbing the #product leaderboard.

πŸ₯‡@oscar77β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ
πŸ₯ˆ@kevin malone52β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘β–‘β–‘
πŸ₯‰@jim41β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘β–‘β–‘β–‘
Give recognition

A medal is one message away

No new app, no nomination form, no quarterly ritual. Recognition happens in the channel, in the moment β€” three ways, all landing on the same board.

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The everyday give. Type @via @kevin ++ with a reason and Via banks the medal and says why β€” so recognition carries its story, not just a number.

Every path lands on the same honest leaderboard
The honest board

Watch the leaderboard actually move

Every give lands live: the score ticks, the row climbs, and the ranking reorders in front of you. It's a board the team keeps for itself β€” which is exactly why they care where they sit on it.

πŸ… #recognition β€” Slack
Give a medal and watch the board move…
πŸ₯‡@kevin malone51β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ
πŸ₯ˆ@jim47β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘
πŸ₯‰@angela44β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘
4.@stanley41β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘β–‘
5.@oscar39β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘β–‘

Scores tick, rows climb β€” no spreadsheet, no scripts. Just the team, keeping score of the good stuff.

Attributes

Award the thing they're great at

Medals aren't one undifferentiated pile. Define the attributes your team values β€” craft, clutch, teamwork, mentorship β€” and a ++ #tag files the medal under that dimension, each with its own board.

πŸ… #recognition β€” Slack
πŸ”¨@via @jim ++ #craftfiles under #craft

The polish nobody asked for but everybody feels.

πŸ₯‡@jim24β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ
πŸ₯ˆ@angela19β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘
πŸ₯‰@kevin malone12β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘β–‘β–‘

Define the attributes that matter to your team. Every ++ #tag files the medal under that dimension β€” so the board reflects what you actually value, not just who posts most.

Seasons

It runs in seasons β€” and crowns a champion

A leaderboard that never resets goes stale. Run yours in seasons β€” monthly, quarterly, or first-to-N. Via posts the heads-up before it ends, crowns the winner, and starts a fresh board. Standings are always kept in history.

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Running
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Ending soon
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Champion
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Fresh board
Season 4Day 24 of 30
πŸ₯‡@kevin malone25β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘
πŸ₯ˆ@kelly22β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘β–‘
πŸ₯‰@jim18β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘β–‘β–‘
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Monthly, quarterly, or first-to-NΒ·announced before it resetsΒ·history always kept
Race to the line

See how close the season is to closing

Every season has a finish line β€” a medal target, or the month or quarter's end. The dashboard fills a progress bar toward it, so the whole team can see who's leading and how far there is left to run.

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Season 4 Β· Monthly6 days left
Jun 30
Jun 1crossing line
πŸ₯‡@kevin malone28β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ
πŸ₯ˆ@kelly24β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘
πŸ₯‰@jim19β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘β–‘β–‘

A fresh board every month. The fill is the calendar β€” at 80% there are six days left, and whoever leads at the line takes the season.

The dashboard shows the whole team racing to the line
Bounties

Recognition that pays itself out

Pin a medal to a task when you create it, and the instant it's marked done Via awards the medal and announces it β€” no one runs a ceremony. The reward you set once closes its own loop.

πŸ“‹ Task β€” #finance

Ship the Q3 investor deck

Owner: @kelly Β· Due today

πŸ₯‡

Bounty: +1 πŸ”¨ Craft medal

Set when the task was created.

βœ… Mark Done
Via pays it out automatically
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When @kelly marks it done,
Via announces the medal β€” instantly.

πŸ”¨ Craft Β· leaderboard

πŸ₯‡@kevin malone19β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ
2.@kelly17β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘
3.@jim14β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘β–‘

Bounties live on the Tasks power β€” recognition and work, wired together.

Command center

The full board lives in the dashboard

Slack shows the top of the board and the latest movers; the command center holds the complete standings, every attribute, and the season history β€” the same honest numbers, in one place.

Medal β€” command center
πŸ…Season 5First to 100
77/100
πŸ₯‡@oscar77β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ
πŸ₯ˆ@kevin malone52β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘β–‘β–‘
πŸ₯‰@jim41β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘β–‘β–‘β–‘
4.@stanley31β–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–‘β–‘β–‘β–‘β–‘
5.@angela13β–ˆβ–‘β–‘β–‘β–‘β–‘β–‘β–‘
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