Comments on: Incentives: the good, bad and the unfortunately necessary http://www.horsepigcow.com/2008/08/incentives-the-good-bad-and-the-unfortunately-necessary/ a world uncommon Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:03:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: Education? You mean school? That’s not education! « BRKOPP: The Break Operation http://www.horsepigcow.com/2008/08/incentives-the-good-bad-and-the-unfortunately-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-50899 Education? You mean school? That’s not education! « BRKOPP: The Break Operation Sun, 07 Sep 2008 04:29:53 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/?p=303#comment-50899 [...] while I was catching up with all the blogs i usually read I came across a blog post by Tara Hunt (2 actually, and yes Tara Hunt again, she is making change in thought, at least in mine). Tara talked about [...] [...] while I was catching up with all the blogs i usually read I came across a blog post by Tara Hunt (2 actually, and yes Tara Hunt again, she is making change in thought, at least in mine). Tara talked about [...]

]]> By: When Incentives Go Bad: so many children left behind | ::HorsePigCow:: marketing uncommon http://www.horsepigcow.com/2008/08/incentives-the-good-bad-and-the-unfortunately-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-50893 When Incentives Go Bad: so many children left behind | ::HorsePigCow:: marketing uncommon Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:34:01 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/?p=303#comment-50893 [...] I received a wee bit of pushback on my post on incentives because I didn’t clarify what I meant by incentives. While reading the latest issue of Good [...] [...] I received a wee bit of pushback on my post on incentives because I didn’t clarify what I meant by incentives. While reading the latest issue of Good [...]

]]> By: Austin Hill http://www.horsepigcow.com/2008/08/incentives-the-good-bad-and-the-unfortunately-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-50891 Austin Hill Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:35:28 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/?p=303#comment-50891 Hi Tara, Great post. Thanks for the mention. It's funny to see many people upset about the idea that some form of recognition or incentive for good works makes them less authentic. One of the critical aspects of most gift cultures is the aspect of 'witnessing'. This allows cultures to celebrate generosity and create reciprocity. Over time this can also lead to social status tied to giving rather then consumption. Our culture celebrates many things and we reward people with attention, celebrity and status based on behaviors that are less then 'socially positive'. I think a positive shift occurs when we can combine many different incentives (social, economic, personal) to reward those who do good work. A little kudos goes a long way. Great post :) Hi Tara,

Great post. Thanks for the mention. It’s funny to see many people upset about the idea that some form of recognition or incentive for good works makes them less authentic.

One of the critical aspects of most gift cultures is the aspect of ‘witnessing’. This allows cultures to celebrate generosity and create reciprocity. Over time this can also lead to social status tied to giving rather then consumption.

Our culture celebrates many things and we reward people with attention, celebrity and status based on behaviors that are less then ‘socially positive’. I think a positive shift occurs when we can combine many different incentives (social, economic, personal) to reward those who do good work.

A little kudos goes a long way.

Great post :)

]]> By: miss rogue http://www.horsepigcow.com/2008/08/incentives-the-good-bad-and-the-unfortunately-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-50886 miss rogue Sun, 31 Aug 2008 19:24:55 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/?p=303#comment-50886 Kevin...LOVE your title. LOL. Thanks so much! Kevin…LOVE your title. LOL.

Thanks so much!

]]> By: Kevin Skarritt http://www.horsepigcow.com/2008/08/incentives-the-good-bad-and-the-unfortunately-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-50885 Kevin Skarritt Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:00:58 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/?p=303#comment-50885 Hi Tara, Just started following you on Twitter (found you via Scott Monty) and read this post on incentives. GREAT STUFF! I was motivated enough to ask "WHO IS THIS CHICK?" (I'll tell you, I'm not 'moved' to ask a question like that very often) ... which then lead me to your About page. I think your view of the world is simply AWESOME and I look forward to reading your blog on a regular basis. -- Kevin Skarritt, Chief Nut, Acorn Creative Hi Tara,

Just started following you on Twitter (found you via Scott Monty) and read this post on incentives. GREAT STUFF!

I was motivated enough to ask “WHO IS THIS CHICK?” (I’ll tell you, I’m not ‘moved’ to ask a question like that very often) … which then lead me to your About page.

I think your view of the world is simply AWESOME and I look forward to reading your blog on a regular basis.

– Kevin Skarritt, Chief Nut, Acorn Creative

]]> By: J.S.Zolliker » Blog Archives » Incentives: the good, bad and the unfortunately necessary | ::HorsePigCow:: marketing uncommon http://www.horsepigcow.com/2008/08/incentives-the-good-bad-and-the-unfortunately-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-50884 J.S.Zolliker » Blog Archives » Incentives: the good, bad and the unfortunately necessary | ::HorsePigCow:: marketing uncommon Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:28:31 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/?p=303#comment-50884 [...] Via ::HorsePigCow:: marketing uncommon [...] [...] Via ::HorsePigCow:: marketing uncommon [...]

]]> By: miss rogue http://www.horsepigcow.com/2008/08/incentives-the-good-bad-and-the-unfortunately-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-50883 miss rogue Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:11:19 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/?p=303#comment-50883 @andreas Well, I haven't talked about what are incentives yet. That's a whole other post. I agree that intrinsic incentives are the best for people and have presented on how to encourage action through intrinsic incentivizing...but I wouldn't totally discount the de-centivizing power of not being able to eat...which does take money. @andreas Well, I haven’t talked about what are incentives yet. That’s a whole other post. I agree that intrinsic incentives are the best for people and have presented on how to encourage action through intrinsic incentivizing…but I wouldn’t totally discount the de-centivizing power of not being able to eat…which does take money.

]]> By: Andreas http://www.horsepigcow.com/2008/08/incentives-the-good-bad-and-the-unfortunately-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-50882 Andreas Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:04:24 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/?p=303#comment-50882 Tara, I believe that incentives are just a very common form of bribery. You might be interested in Victor Frankl’s book "Man's Search for Meaning". Frankl - Psychiatrist and developer of Logotherapy - has a very inspiring biography; he found meaning even as a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp - a situation where most would give themselfes up entirely, let alone see any "incentives". Meaning is very difficult to find and even harder to create, yet it's the ultimate inner "incentive". Tara, I believe that incentives are just a very common form of bribery. You might be interested in Victor Frankl’s book “Man’s Search for Meaning”. Frankl – Psychiatrist and developer of Logotherapy – has a very inspiring biography; he found meaning even as a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp – a situation where most would give themselfes up entirely, let alone see any “incentives”. Meaning is very difficult to find and even harder to create, yet it’s the ultimate inner “incentive”.

]]> By: Maggie Wolfe Riley http://www.horsepigcow.com/2008/08/incentives-the-good-bad-and-the-unfortunately-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-50881 Maggie Wolfe Riley Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:44:31 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/?p=303#comment-50881 You wouldn't want someone doing something for you who didn't get something back out of it - It would be awful to have someone helping you who hated doing it! Intrinsic incentives are the best kind - we do good deeds because it feels good, makes us feel like better people, it's enjoyable to make a difference, and we like positive feedback, among other things. If you are doing something for me begrudgingly because you think it's somehow your "duty," then no thanks! Win-win is the best way to go :) And if you can figure out ways to make it even more appealing, WIN-WIN, that's great, too! You wouldn’t want someone doing something for you who didn’t get something back out of it – It would be awful to have someone helping you who hated doing it! Intrinsic incentives are the best kind – we do good deeds because it feels good, makes us feel like better people, it’s enjoyable to make a difference, and we like positive feedback, among other things. If you are doing something for me begrudgingly because you think it’s somehow your “duty,” then no thanks! Win-win is the best way to go :) And if you can figure out ways to make it even more appealing, WIN-WIN, that’s great, too!

]]> By: miss rogue http://www.horsepigcow.com/2008/08/incentives-the-good-bad-and-the-unfortunately-necessary/comment-page-1/#comment-50880 miss rogue Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:51:13 +0000 http://www.horsepigcow.com/?p=303#comment-50880 Thanks Howard! I just ordered the book. Thanks Howard! I just ordered the book.

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