What motivates us

Dan Pink's fantastic TED talk on what motivates us just got a little bit better. This version has been animated by some clever chaps at RSA. They have developed an innovative style and it makes it very watchable. It is also a good excuse to mention Dan's original talk which contains the revelation that paying people more as an incentive, actually gets worse results than getting them to do it for free. It is yet further proof of the importance of Behavioral Economics and a lesson to companies that workers need time to develop their own projects.
Watch it in full-screen glory here.

We love TED

We are massive fans of TED and the 2010 international session has been fantastic. GOOD Magazine have published their 10 favourite talks, and they are all worth watching. We also enjoyed Temple Grandin's talk on the autistic brain, and Jamie Oliver's continuing fight against obesity, but it is worth checking out the TED site yourself. There is no better resource for encouraging interdisciplinary collaboration.