Deci and Ryan’s self-determination theory
You promised a certificate for attending, and people started coming for the certificate. Sometimes an incentive buys what you already had for free, and spoils it on the way.
Children who already liked drawing drew less afterwards once a reward had been promised; three needs keep a person working, and a reward promised in advance goes around them.
List everything you promise anyone in the club and answer one question for each: would they have done it without the promise? Where the answer is yes, drop the promise. Instead, this week tell one person specifically what they did well and what it changed — promising nothing in advance.
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shared competencies: Self-command, Mobilising others
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- selfdeterminationtheory.org — the theory in the authors' own words
- Ryan and Deci (2000) — the most-cited paper in the theory
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