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LESSON 1 · What Actually Drives You

PAUSE TO THINK

When skilled artists worked on commission instead of freely, what did blind expert judges notice about the results?

Commissioned pieces scored lower on creativity

Amabile had expert judges rate commissioned and self-directed work without being told which was which. The commissioned pieces tended to score lower, suggesting external payoff can change creative work.

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