{"id":71,"date":"2011-04-06T18:57:00","date_gmt":"2011-04-06T18:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/factualfiction.com\/lighthouse\/2011\/04\/06\/intrinsic-motivation-autonomy-mastery-purpose-vs-carrots-and-sticks\/"},"modified":"2013-06-29T14:41:30","modified_gmt":"2013-06-29T18:41:30","slug":"intrinsic-motivation-autonomy-mastery-purpose-vs-carrots-and-sticks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/factualfiction.com\/lighthouse\/2011\/04\/06\/intrinsic-motivation-autonomy-mastery-purpose-vs-carrots-and-sticks\/","title":{"rendered":"Intrinsic Motivation: Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose vs Carrots and Sticks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><object width=\"446\" height=\"326\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"bgColor\" value=\"#ffffff\" \/><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talks\/dynamic\/DanielPink_2009G-medium.flv&amp;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/DanielPink-2009G.embed_thumbnail.jpg&amp;vw=432&amp;vh=240&amp;ap=0&amp;ti=618&amp;lang=eng&amp;introDuration=15330&amp;adDuration=4000&amp;postAdDuration=830&amp;adKeys=talk=dan_pink_on_motivation;year=2009;theme=not_business_as_usual;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=speaking_at_tedglobal2009;event=TEDGlobal+2009;&amp;preAdTag=tconf.ted\/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\" \/><param name=\"pluginspace\" value=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed width=\"446\" height=\"326\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" src=\"http:\/\/video.ted.com\/assets\/player\/swf\/EmbedPlayer.swf\" allowFullScreen=\"true\" allowScriptAccess=\"always\" wmode=\"transparent\" bgColor=\"#ffffff\" flashvars=\"vu=http:\/\/video.ted.com\/talks\/dynamic\/DanielPink_2009G-medium.flv&amp;su=http:\/\/images.ted.com\/images\/ted\/tedindex\/embed-posters\/DanielPink-2009G.embed_thumbnail.jpg&amp;vw=432&amp;vh=240&amp;ap=0&amp;ti=618&amp;lang=eng&amp;introDuration=15330&amp;adDuration=4000&amp;postAdDuration=830&amp;adKeys=talk=dan_pink_on_motivation;year=2009;theme=not_business_as_usual;theme=the_creative_spark;theme=speaking_at_tedglobal2009;event=TEDGlobal+2009;&amp;preAdTag=tconf.ted\/embed;tile=1;sz=512x288;\" pluginspace=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/go\/getflashplayer\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" bgcolor=\"#ffffff\" \/><\/object><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Policies about motivation are outdated, unexamined, and rooted more in folklore than in science. \u00a0The solution is not to entice people with a sweeter carrot or threaten them with a sharper stick.\u00a0Intrinsic motivation makes work Interesting, part of something important.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Autonomy: the urge to direct our own lives.\u00a0Mastery: the desire to get better and better at something that matters.\u00a0Purpose: the urning to do what we do in the service of something larger than ourselves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Autonomy over time, team, technique: 20% time, ROW results only work environment (how you work, where you work, optional meetings).\u00a0If then rewards often destroy creativity; 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