social-incentive-analysis

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps you explain behavior by identifying the actual reward and penalty structures that drive what people do, even when their stated motivations differ.

Core Features & Use Cases

• Map stated vs actual incentives: Distinguishes what the system claims to reward from what actually gets people promoted, praised, defended, or protected.
• Identify reward and punishment mechanisms: Tracks the concrete benefits and costs that follow specific behaviors (visibility, safety, political cost, criticism, exclusion).
• Diagnose the incentive-behavior gap: Locates where intended incentives diverge from real incentives and turns that gap into targeted incentive changes.
• Use Case: When teams appear “unmotivated” or “resistant to quality,” analyze whether promotion, recognition, and risk are actually aligned with the desired behavior.

Quick Start

Use the social-incentive-analysis skill to analyze a specific behavior you name, including what the organization says it values and what actually gets rewarded or punished in recent decisions.