Motivation in the Era of AI

About the session
What truly motivates people?
Do rewards really boost motivation?
How do punishments (bad consequences) shape our behaviour?
In the age of AI, is our motivation rising, falling, or simply changing?
In this interactive session, we’ll explore these questions through classic experiments and recent research, your own experiences and powerful coaching questions. Along the way, we’ll see why agile ways of working and motivation are so closely connected. No lecture.

Key takeaways
The right reward for the right work: motivation boosters, motivation killers, and how punishments shape our behaviour.
The gap between science and work: what research says vs. what we actually do
Your own motivation spectrum: where you, or your team, stand, and how it connects to your goals
Motivation in the AI era: what’s changing, and what it means for you and your team

Who is it for?
Leaders, change agents, Agile coaches and Scrum Masters, and anyone curious about what drives people.

Bring your motivation and curiosity. That’s all you need!

Your host
Duygu Nergis Akdeniz is an Agile Coach and Project Manager based in Finland, with over 16 years of experience across organizational change, technology, project management, and coaching, with global accreditations.
Over the past decade, she has contributed to Agile and digital transformations in various roles, working with organizations ranging from scale-ups to global corporations.
She combines her technical back ground and coaching skills to support collaboration, continuous improvement, and organizational growth.
She is currently exploring how AI is reshaping the future of work and influencing organizational and team dynamics.

Helsinki Coaching Circle
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