Erez Yoeli: How to motivate people to do good for others
伊雷茲‧尤里: 如何激勵人們行善?
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give to charity, conserve resources,
as washing their mugs at work
這樣簡單的事?
always full of dirty dishes?
working on this problem,
that prevents blackouts
能源需求的專案計畫。
on a tried-and-true technology.
技術為基礎。
administration even called
America's electrical grid."
great technological solutions,
技術解決方案一樣,
the power company sent them a nice letter,
寄了文情並茂的信給他們,
all the program's benefits,
into a hotline if they were interested.
撥打熱線洽詢。
we suggested one small change.
我們建議做一個小改變。
that they'd post near the mailboxes
about what others think of them,
別人對自己的看法,
as generous and kind,
being seen as selfish or a mooch.
this is a big part of why people do good,
很大一部分就是這個因素,
more credit for doing good,
讓行善的人更有榮譽感,
a really big difference.
switching from a hotline,
about your good deed,
can see your name.
nonprofits, companies,
非營利機構、企業合作時,
to do more good,
the first item on that checklist.
清單上的第一項是什麼。
about good deeds.
some of you are probably thinking,
I'm getting credit for my good deed,
那實在太值得了。」
decisions in private,
or how to pay their bills on time.
或是如何準時付帳單。
their decision more observable,
決策具能見度提高時,
to the opportunity to do good.
有沒有機會做好事。
so powerful about our approach
people's existing desire to do good,
想做好事的既有慾望,
to prevent a blackout.
好事就是預防停電。
和一間非營利機構合作,
of thousands of letters every election
每次選舉都寄發數十萬封信,
to motivate them to go to the polls.
the following sentence:
about your experience at the polls."
詢問此次投票的體驗。」
more observable when you go to the polls,
去投票能增加自己行善的能見度,
of the letter by 50 percent.
the cost of getting an additional vote
也讓每多一個人投票所需的成本
to donate blood more frequently
on local newsletters,
列出捐血者的名字,
on a public website.
公佈在公開網站上。
to buy a more fuel-efficient car
購買燃料效益更高的車,
was observable from a mile away.
遠在一哩外就能看到。
asking for money on the sidewalk
and look really busy,
他們會輕快地從捐款箱旁閃過。
waltz right on by the donation box.
and there's a Salvation Army volunteer,
組織)的志工在那裡搖著鈴鐺,
from the Salvation Army
stood in front of just one door,
by going out the other door.
"Oh, I didn't see the volunteer,"
「喔,我剛沒看到那位志工。」
something from over there,"
to the second item on our checklist:
standing in front of both doors,
就是站在兩扇門的前面,
were out in the parking lot,
as they came in and out of the store,
stood in front of both doors,
站在兩扇門的前面時,
out of the store at all.
so they decided to look into it further,
所以他們決定要深究一下,
was actually a third, smaller utility door
in order to avoid the volunteers.
an important lesson though.
we need to be very thorough,
要消除得非常徹底,
是非常有創意的。
really creative in making them.
deadly consequences.
deadliest infectious disease has a cure,
最致命的傳染病是有解藥的呢?
almost every time?
we've got the solution.
我們也有解決方案。
get other people sick.
we've been collaborating
called Keheala
as they undergo treatment.
TB treatment, it's really tough.
治療是非常辛苦的。
a really strong antibiotic
非常強力的抗生素,
that it will make you feel sick.
you have to go back to the clinic
你幾乎每週都要回診一次,
in order to get more pills,
or other places where TB is common,
常見到結核病的地方,
about going someplace pretty far,
大眾運輸工具,
半天假不能工作,
a half day off of work every week
can't afford to lose.
that there's a terrible stigma,
還有著很不好的污名,
to find that you have the disease.
are actually from women
其實是女性的故事,
domestic violence can be kind of common,
hide it from their husbands
她們不能讓先生知道
that people don't complete treatment.
to remind them to take their medication,
發簡訊提醒患者吃藥,
病人會有很多藉口。
but then I totally forgot,
但一會兒就全忘了,
and I just forgot about it."
that they've taken their medication.
我們就會再傳簡訊。
we text them yet again.
我們又會再傳簡訊。
they still haven't verified,
uses all sorts of behavioral techniques,
用上了各種行為技巧,
probably noticed, observability,
能見度也用上了,
not to complete treatment.
你已經消除了藉口,
you need to be aware of.
or Japan or London,
on the right-hand side of the escalator
not everywhere is that the norm,
這規則並非放諸四海皆準,
where you can just stand on both sides
而把手扶梯擋住了。
and let them go by,
是利他的,
to do that some places.
are really sensitive to cues
in a particular situation,
and final item on our checklist:
第三項,也是最後一項:
to communicate expectations;
is doing the good deed."
其他人都在做好的行為。」
sends people in their electricity bill
在寄送電力帳單時,
their energy consumption
將他們的能源消耗
with similarly sized homes.
neighbors are using less electricity,
鄰居用電比較少時,
to get people to vote or give to charity
讓人去投票或做慈善,
to communicate expectations;
just at the right time.
說:「要做好事。」
of turning off the lights
into an environmental contribution.
lots of different ways to do this,
with important social consequences,
處理重要的社會問題,
to motivate people to do more good.
can help you with this.
能協助大家做到這件事。
that you raise additional funds
any more fancy technologies.
eliminating excuses
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Erez Yoeli - Research scientistErez Yoeli's research focuses on altruism: understanding how it works and how to promote it.
Why you should listen
Erez (pronounced ‘EH-rez’) Yoeli is a research scientist at MIT's Sloan School of Management, where he directs the Applied Cooperation Team. His research focuses on altruism: understanding how it works and how to promote it. He collaborates with governments, nonprofits and companies to apply these insights to address real-world challenges like increasing energy conservation, improving antibiotic adherence, reducing smoking in public places and promoting philanthropy.
Yoeli teaches the undergraduate Game Theory course at Harvard and regularly publishes theoretical and applied academic research articles. He shares his research highlights through frequent talks and featured articles in the New York Times, The Economist, Quartz and Behavioral Scientist. His research has also been profiled nationally and internationally in publications like TIME and Huffington Post.
Yoeli received his PhD in economics from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Before founding the Applied Cooperation Team, he was an economist at the US Federal Trade Commission and served as an expert witness in cases against companies that defrauded consumers. In an earlier, "pre-economist" life, he was a classical percussionist. He enjoys spicy food, hiking and spending time with his two very cuddly cats.
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