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{{a|g|[[File:Candle in the wind.jpg|450px|frameless|center|Elton Glucksberg performing ''Candle on the Wall'' yesterday.]]}}The [[Glucksberg candle experiment]] is a celebrated experiment from social psychology that proves that, for non-trivial problems, an incentive structure that rewards individual problem solvers — like a traditional investment banking bonus structure, yo — will be less successful in solving the problem that a structure that rewards everyone on the group equally. Popularised by {{author|Daniel Pink}} in a TED Talk and a book on the topic: {{br|Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us}}. | {{a|g|[[File:Candle in the wind.jpg|450px|frameless|center|Elton Glucksberg performing ''Candle on the Wall'' yesterday.]]}}The [[Glucksberg candle experiment]] is a celebrated experiment from social psychology that proves that, for non-trivial problems, an incentive structure that rewards individual problem solvers — like a traditional investment banking bonus structure, yo — will be less successful in solving the problem that a structure that rewards everyone on the group equally. Popularised by {{author|Daniel Pink}} in a TED Talk and a book on the topic: {{br|Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us}}. | ||
The problem comes from the | The problem comes from the [[Duncker candle problem|''Duncker'' candle problem]], first formulated by gestalt rockabilly entertainer Elvis Duncker in 1945, which challenges participants to figure out how to attach a lighted candle to a wall so that no wax gets on the floor, using only matches and a tray of tacks. Duncker correctly predicted participants’ “[[functional fixedness]]” regarding the tray — seeing it as only a container for the thumbtacks and not otherwise relevant to the problem — would hinder their arrival at the simplest solution to the puzzle: tack the box to the wall, and put the candle in the box. | ||
Thus, solving the [[Duncker candle problem]] requires a small amount of lateral thinking, to overcome the [[functional fixedness]]. | Thus, solving the [[Duncker candle problem]] requires a small amount of lateral thinking, to overcome the [[functional fixedness]]. | ||