It's Got to Be Easy or Fun or Both

When things are easy, they get done. That premise is one on which I have based much of my work. We are willing, however to do something a little less easy or if it is more fun.

Given the choice, would you take the stairs or take the escalator? Most of us would take the escalator; it is easier. But what if somehow we made the stairs more fun? Here is an example of how making something more fun encourages people to make a different decision.



What about encouraging people to throw trash in a receptacle rather than throwing it on the group?



Using these examples, what are some behaviors you would like to change in your organization and could do so by making the desired behavior more fun?