#IncentiveDesign
The Reputation and Information in Games workshop at @eui-eco.bsky.social was outstanding. Two inspiring days of research and discussion on #dynamicmodels #reputation #informationeconomics & #incentivedesign
Congrats to @zeinababoutalebi.bsky.social and all leading scholars who presented their papers
December 5, 2025 at 1:48 PM
UCLA Magazine just ran a feature on my work (and a bit of my life)

“What’s Your Incentive?”

👉 newsroom.ucla.edu/magazine/jan...

#incentivedesign #fieldexperiments
What’s Your Incentive?
Anderson economist Jana Gallus studies how nonmonetary rewards can motivate people — and help solve society’s problems.
newsroom.ucla.edu
November 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
We ran a simple step challenge at work—and it revealed a lot about human motivation.

This got me thinking about how to design better ranking-based incentives

The right structure keeps everyone in the game.

#Leadership #SalesIncentives #IncentiveDesign
April 23, 2025 at 1:55 AM
We don't need less ambition.
We need better systems.

My new working paper argues that exploitation is not primarily a failure of human nature, but an emergent property of incentive design.

Open access on Zenodo.
doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

#SystemsThinking #MechanismDesign #SPC #IncentiveDesign
Beyond Greed: A Systems Perspective on Human Desire, Exploitation, and Cooperative Incentive Design
Abstract Why does exploitation persist across civilizations despite the emergence of legal systems, ethical norms, and democratic institutions? Conventional explanations often attribute exploitation t...
doi.org
August 5, 2026 at 6:28 AM
Can we redesign incentives so that ambition rewards cooperation instead of exploitation?

Jace’s Question #16-2: Redesigning Ambition

Ambition is neither good nor evil.

Systems decide if it becomes innovation or exploitation.

#MeaningInTheAIEra #PositiveSum #IncentiveDesign
July 31, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Every optimization leaves a record. Every incentive leaves a pattern.

The Hidden Ledger XVI: Technical Deep Dive

Superintelligence may evaluate behavior, not intention.

The real alignment problem may begin with us.

#MeaningInTheAIEra #AIEthics #Superintelligence
#MachineEthics #IncentiveDesign
July 30, 2026 at 8:35 PM
More patents.
Less collaboration.
Less innovation.

Dr. Alberto Galasso breaks down the unintended effects of patent bonuses on Episode 47 of iNNOVATION Insights.
Are your incentives aligned with your goals?

⚫Watch here: youtu.be/FNQUWc5zvw8

#iNNOVATIONInsights #IncentiveDesign #InnovationStrategy
October 30, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Everyone is rushing to automate sales.
But automation without trust doesn’t change behavior—it gets ignored.

The real shift happens only when people trust the system behind the numbers.

#Business
#SalesPerformance
#IncentiveDesign
December 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
How Referral Credit Shapes Firm Behavior

Click the bio link to listen to the full episode.
https://bio.link/jefffink

#JeffFink #IncentiveDesign #FirmManagement #TeamCulture #BusinessStrategy #LeadershipInsights #ProfessionalGrowth #LawFirms
February 19, 2026 at 1:46 PM