Daniel Pink on the surprising science of motivation

YES

This is amazing this fits into my own theory of our economics

@mortald agreed. Noone aspires to be a shit shoveler, there will always be a place for a reward system, and denying that will cause a breakdown almost immediately of systems like waste management, mining, etc.

I like it when they are speakers/comedians.

For most the people is very difficult understand this logic, because most the people is driven by money without a purpose in their life. Most stuff we buy we dont need it, and we do it to impress people we dont care so have tellings as being loved or admire. The main questions is what idea do you have makes go crazy? When you really fallen in love on something the stops and the creativity emerges as a volcano. Just paying people to deliver the most fast and original idea kills creativity

This "lawyer" = bad logic

Financial crisis, anyone?

So what are you saying, motivate (thinking) workers by not paying them?

This reeks of fascism.

@mortald I think hes saying that an extrinsic motivation (money) will not help productivity but rather an intrinsic. someone who wants to do something and enjoys doing it not just for them-self but for something greater will help productivity because they are having FUN! Woohoo!

@mortald
he is absolutely *not* saying that - he's pro-proper wages, it's awesome!
go to 13:04 and listen for at least 15 seconds to hear him out - the idea is to pay employees fairly so money is "off the table" as an issue; and then get us all, employees or managers, functioning at a high level because we're passionate about what we do - not only for the $.

I'm excited by this talk specifically because it is NOT an either-or, passion-or-money choice being presented