Components of intrinsic motivation to help switch to Type I (Intrinsic motivation) personality are:
1) Autonomy
2) Mastery
3) Purpose
Category: Self Help
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Are “If-Then” rewards good for instilling creativity?
Dan Pink in his book “Drive” makes a mention of the fact that “if-then” rewards better known as carrot/stick awards can be detrimental when it comes to instilling creativity and doing right brain oriented tasks.
Hence these rewards must be used with caution mostly for the purpose of getting done “left brain” oriented mundane tasks by making use of an external driver e.g. money.
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Have you ever heard about “Type X” and “Type I” personalities?
Dan Pink in his book “Drive” makes a mention about these two types of personalities.
Type X – People who are driven by eXtrinsic motivation e.g. “if-then” rewards to get their job done.
Type I – People who are Intrinsically motivated by a non-monetary overarching purpose to make a difference in their daily lives.
In the modern conceptual age , we should all strive to move towards a Type I personality to attain fulfillment.
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“Left Brain” work vs “Right Brain” Work – Motivation drivers
Dan Pink makes a mention of the different drivers for motivation for these two categories of work.
Right brain work – For e.g. work needing autonomy and creativity needs intrinsic motivation as the driver and leads to reduction in productivity if driven by money.
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“Carrot Stick” driven motivation vs “Intrinsic”?motivation – Interesting takeaways from Dan Pink’s “Drive”
Carrot stick based motivation kills creativity and focuses absolutely in the short term to satisfy selfish motives.
Intrinsic motivation which cares for an overarching purpose rather than being driven by money , nurtures creativity and stands the test of time.
Once the sense of purpose is realised human brain loves intrinsic motivation to achieve fulfilment.
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Biological urge , reward & punishment as motivational factors – How relevant are these in the modern age?
Intrinsic motivation wherein challenge I’m being able to a piece of work and joy in sharing it with others does motivate human beings in the modern era.
Look at Apache , Linux , Hadoop , git etc. and related communities where participants are engrossed in participating in sharing ideas and we can understand the power of intrinsic motivation as a major driver in the modern age.
This necessitates shifting focus from traditional modes of motivational factors.
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MSN Encarta vs Wikipedia – Changing human motivation drivers
“Drive” by Dan Pink uses this example very aptly to prove that historical economical principles that place rewards and punishment as a very important factor for motivation falls flat when it comes to “intrinsic motivation” as a major driver in the modern age open source frameworks for e.g. Wikipedia ,Apache etc. where contributors feel intrinsically motivated without feeling the need of money.
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Simon Sinek wonderful leadership advice
Came across this wonderful link with the 5 piece leadership advice by the TEDD talk legend Simon Sinek.
https://www.foodandwine.com/news/simon-sinek-welcome-conference
Hope you guys enjoy!!
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Don’t just take a stand , showcase parallel thinking
Edward De Bono’s 6 thinking hats is a lesson in itself.The legendary author’s 6 Thinking Hats framework has shown beyond doubt how to get the best out of a brain storming session.
Just taking a stand and opposing contrary ideas , no longer works in the modern era.Parallel thinking by means of use of the 6 thinking hats framework helps cover all scenarios to come to a fruitful conclusion avoiding conflicts..
The 6 thinking hats and meaning has been provided as follows to be used on a turn by turn basis..
Black Hat – Focus on Possible dangers, critical points
Yellow Hat – Focuses on benefits and values
Green Hat – For creativity and new ideas
Red Hat – Permission to our forward emotions , feelings , intuitions
Blue Hat – For better organising
White Hat – Focus on information