Daniel Pink on the surprising science of motivation

http://www.ted.com Career analyst Dan Pink examines the puzzle of motivation, starting with a fact that social scientists know but most managers don't: Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think. Listen for illuminating stories -- and maybe, a way forward.

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[dieneddie]

THIS IS AN AWESOME VIDEO !!!!! AWWWWWESOOOME.. the presenter delivers it really well.

This model that he discusses is what we know in our hearts to be true already.

This model has been in use in Sweden for a long time.. and i love sweden, what an awesome place.

[earlyAMbirds]

This has tremendous impact on students. The moment I stopped focusing on grades and started thinking more about the learning process, I found myself learning and performing better. When you have a lot to lose, you go into tunnel vision, and that blocks out the creative thinking process you need to handle the world around us today.

[Moongazerr]

That's why the is a saying "the things you love to do the most are the things you will do best."

[lextasy88]

something flawed about what he said:

Encarta was a product made by a limited number of people. Wikipedia is a product made by an unlimited amount of people. The success of those two products are not determined by motivation, it was determined by manpower

[SebastianRust]

Sounds like Star Trek Philosophy ;)

[seef0]

I miss the days when 'carrot and stick' meant the donkey chasing the carrot on a stick held out in front of him by the person sitting on the cart that the donkey is pulling. The carrot represents a reward that the donkey keeps striving for, but is ultimately unattainable. The stick is not something to stab the donkey with, it merely keeps it out of range of the donkey's teeth. Nowadays, carrot and stick means reward and punishment, thanks to people who have no concept of donkey carts.

[BethesdaBuzzTV]

thanks for the info

[polidoc617]

the problem with this is that it is saying that bonuses dont work. wall street wants nothing to do with this.

[holinografias]

The candle looks like a penis.