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1. Intrinsic
Types of Motivators
Extrinsic
• Love
• Mastery
• Learning
• Curiosity
• Fun
• Belonging
• Meaning
• Autonomy
• Drive
• Purpose
• Rewards
• Salary
• Gold stars
• Badges
• Points
• Fear of failure
• Punishment
• Competition
• Bonus
• Discipline

2. Intrinsic Motivation
About Intrinsic Motivation
Intrinsic motivation is the theory that people can be driven by factors that are intangible such as wanting to do
something for the fun of it, or because we feel it is the right/good thing to do. This is of course opposed to
extrinsic motivation, which is motivation created by the need to gain rewards or avoid punishment.
If you consider a person playing the guitar; they may have initially started learning because their parents
rewarded them for attending lessons or perhaps even punished them if they did not. Later, the same person
might pick up the guitar themselves because they are self-motivated (intrinsically) to do so i.e. it makes them
happy to hear the music that they create.
Researchers (Greene, Sternberg and Lepper, 1976) identified that offering external rewards for activities that
were already rewarding would actually make the task less intrinsically rewarding. This process is called the
overjustification effect. The research used children to play mathematical games, which they enjoyed. After a
while, the researchers began giving rewards for success, but when the rewards were taken away, the children
quickly gave up playing. The reason for this was that the children decided they were playing for rewards rather
than fun.

3. Intrinsic Motivation
What this means
Intrinsic motivation shows that if we can get people to truly believe in the purpose of what they are doing and
to find it fun and self-fulfilling, then will be powerfully motivated to do it. When setting tasks, we should
encourage them to feel the benefits of what they are doing and what it means to you or the organisation they
work for.
People will be motivated if they have autonomy to work on tasks in the way that pleases them and if they feel
that they are good at the task they are doing. They’ll also be motivated when they feel part of the bigger whole
and know their place in the challenge.
To avoid too much focus on extrinsic motivation, pay them fairly and then try and avoid bringing reward into
their day to day role.