Directions: Watch the TED Talk "The Puzzle of Motivation" by Dan Pink: (https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation). Complete the worksheet while you watch the video. The answers will go in order of the talk.

This experiment is not an aberration. For nearly 40 years, these ___________________ _______________________________ work in some circumstances, but for a lot of tasks that actually either don't work or often they do harm. (1 pt) 

When completing a task, if a rudimentary cognitive skill is required, a larger reward leads to (1 pt):

The scientists that have studied motivation have given us a new approach. What is this new approach built on? (1 pt)

 

What are the three factors that lead to better performance? (3 points)

 

What two information organizations, when juxtaposed, are good examples in the success/failure of the motivation model (intrinsic vs extrinsic motivation)? (2 points)

 

 Explain the theme of the talk: Explain the mismatch between what science knows and business does? (2 points)