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=Tell me more about Recognition=
===What and Why we Recognize===
Recognition and rewards are not the same thing. Recognition is the act of acknowledging that something has happened, or that an action has already been taken. Rewards are thing used to motivate people to take an action.
People do not contribute to Mozilla for rewards. People contribute to Mozilla because they believe in our Mission and their work for the project offers them:
* autonomy (the need to direct our own lives)
* mastery (to learn and create new things)
* purpose (to do better by ourselves and our world in some way)
We recognize things that people contribute to the project as a way to acknowledge that they have taken actions that have impact on our project. We recognize them in ways that acknowledge that they have achieved autonomy, mastery and purpose.
Recognition creates cultural identity. It allows people to have a tangible illustration that they are seen as being part of the project, and identify that they make an impact as part of the group.
If you want an overview of motivation, watch this Tedtalk, it's great.
http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_on_motivation
===Who should be recognized===
It's that simple. When anyone does something that makes an impact, it's important that we give them a sense that their impact was seen. That is what recognition is.
What makes recognition meaningful is different for everyone. It's vitally important to have different types of recognition in your toolkit when working with communities.You should use the concepts of autonomy, mastery and purpose to determine the types and reasons for recognition.
===Who should be doing the recognition===
