Fun Drives Action
by Miki SaxonA few weeks ago I reviewed The Levity Effect and wrote a series of posts about levity to go with all the stuff I’ve written about the necessity of fun in the workplace, especially when it comes to innovation.
And just as fun/levity/happy juice a culture of innovation, they have the ability to affect what people do and increase desired actions.
Steve Roesler, who writes All Things Workplace, has a similar point of view.
I love reading Steve, besides his undoubted smarts, he often leads me to stuff I wouldn’t find on my own—like thefuntheory.com “an initiative of Volkswagen.”
This site is dedicated to the thought that something as simple as fun is the easiest way to change people’s behavior for the better. Be it for yourself, for the environment, or for something entirely different, the only thing that matters is that it’s change for the better.
Best it’s a contest that you can enter.
Find your own evidence for the theory that fun is best way to change behavior for the better. For yourself, for the environment or something entirely different.
The site offers 3 examples of how fun got people to pick up trash, recycle more and even take the stairs instead of an escalator (as shown here).
Check out the site, get some friends together, brainstorm and submit ideas by December 15, then come back and tell us what you did.
You have as much chance of winning as anyone else!
Image credit: FunTheory.com
