Why We Do What We Do - Motivation in Software Teams
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The talk uses scientific research on motivation to analyze what drives highly proactive, responsible software team members and whether individuals can become like them. It explains that intrinsic motivation in others cannot be directly triggered, but shows how to design a motivation-supporting environment and presents concrete tools and practices teams and individuals can apply in development teams.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:10Motivation 1.0 and 2.0
- 8:32Reward system problems
- 18:08Motivation 3.0 and Type I
- 22:25Self-determination basics
- 27:22Control and controlling language
- 30:50Perfection and flow
- 33:58Purpose and values
- 36:30Creating Type I environment
- 41:24Tools for teams and individuals
- 48:28Summary and Q&A
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