Quoted by David on June 1 2010:
We don’t realize how much our unexamined assumptions take us to radically different places. If I’m running an organization and my starting premise about human beings is that people are fundamentally passive and inert, that they won’t do a damn thing unless I threaten them with a stick or entice them with a carrot, that takes me down one road. But I think that’s the wrong premise, the wrong theory of human nature.
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Daniel Pink on intrinsic motivation and the cognitive surplus
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6 comments so far
vanderleun 01 Jun 10
Maybe but it works for the government just fine.
alexrib 01 Jun 10
love it!
JP 01 Jun 10
Dan Pink’s book Drive is one of the best books I’ve read. As an entrepreneur, it will get you to think differently on how you motivate people. Before, I use to think that if I pay a person to do a task that should be sufficient. Now, I encourage purpose and deliver a vision. You would be amazed at how easy it is to ‘rally the troops’ by doing this. Read it asap.
Fred S 01 Jun 10
http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation.html
Ape Inago 01 Jun 10
I also recommence the TED talk as linked to by Fred S.
It discusses how the human mind has a reward generating system, but when you involve the monetary incentive aspect of it, it focus the mind too much and destroys creative thinking.
Coding Horror just posted an interesting blog post detailing some of the concepts of intrinsic motivation:
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2010/06/the-vast-and-endless-sea.html
I saw the TED video when it was first released. It got me thinking about how the idea of the corporate ladder is outmoded.
Combined with a couple of other concepts, it can be used as an example of how our minds are wired to help each other out. I went into more detail on my blog: http://scat-sense.blogspot.com/2010/03/uncompromising-empathy.html
Peter 02 Jun 10
Read Theory U and Theory T – http://www.strategy-business.com/article/00029?gko=5d297
@ vanderleun. Agreed. This is what “change” looks like.
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