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Authored provisional Card

Outcome-Aligned Rewards

Reward design should be checked against the behavior and outcomes it is intended to encourage.

ProvisionalNot empirically validated

Decision · design_implication

D1 · Primary view

Test whether the reward rule favors the intended contribution rather than a convenient proxy.

Reward the contribution, not only its proxy.

Super rootOptimization & Control
Root familyGovernance
Parent familyNot assigned
Principle familyIncentive Design

Given the intended outcome, compare likely responses before committing to the reward rule.

Conditions, method, and complete role fields
Role id
D1
Stack
Decision
Role type
design_implication
Principle type
Strategic
Classification
Status
classified
Family ref
QEF-D-INC
Reason
Selects and tests consequences attached to behavior, fitting Incentive Design.
Taxonomy version
qe-ontology-0.1.4
Role summary
Test whether the reward rule favors the intended contribution rather than a convenient proxy.
Compressed role insight
Reward the contribution, not only its proxy.
Mechanism or logic
Given the intended outcome, compare likely responses before committing to the reward rule.
Scope
Shared condition refs
  1. S1
Additional conditions
  1. Condition id
    D-RULE
    Kind
    applicability
    Statement
    The proposed reward, its eligibility rule and the intended contribution can be stated separately.
  2. Condition id
    D-REVIEW
    Kind
    applicability
    Statement
    The actor has authority to review the reward rule and a feasible way to examine desired outcomes and harmful shortcuts beyond the rewarded count alone.
Review
reviewed
Review note
Definition compatibility reviewed independently of source support and application facts.
Evidence refs
  1. EV-MK-P20-C2
  2. EV-MK-I03-C1
  3. EV-MK-I07-C1
  4. EV-MK-I07-C2
  5. EV-MK-I09-C2
  6. EV-MK-I13-C1
Objective
Beneficiary
The organization and participants
Desired outcome
Encourage useful contribution without harmful shortcuts
Constraints
  1. Preserve fairness and proportional review costs.
Failure mode if misapplied
Trying to control every behavior through rewards can displace judgment and intrinsic motives.
Action protocol
Trigger conditions
  1. A consequential reward rule is being designed or reviewed.
Steps
  1. State the intended contribution, beneficiaries, eligibility rule and reward separately.
  2. List plausible helpful responses and shortcuts, including displacement of unmeasured work; label these as hypotheses, not established predictions.
  3. Compare the rule with feasible alternatives, including no new reward, against fairness, review cost and the intended outcomes.
  4. Choose only a permitted, feasible rule with a review point; withhold commitment when material harm or fairness concerns are unresolved.
  5. Examine outcome quality and distribution as well as the rewarded count. Revise or discontinue the rule when observed conduct undermines the stated objective.
Review signals
  1. Signal
    Rewarded counts rise while independently examined outcome quality does not.
    Interpretation
    The criterion may reward a proxy or omit relevant work; other explanations remain possible.
    Decision use
    Investigate the divergence before increasing the reward.
  2. Signal
    Some participants win by reducing others' ability to contribute.
    Interpretation
    Eligibility may introduce avoidable rivalry or exclusion.
    Decision use
    Compare alternatives without assuming multiple-winner rules solve every conflict.
Limitations
  1. Performance advancement, sales criteria and nonexclusive thresholds are contextual alternatives, not one equivalent reward formula.
  2. This is a QE-authored review procedure; the supplied rows do not provide controlled trials or all implementation details.

Ontological · world_mechanic

O1

Rewarded targets may change which actions people prioritize.

Rewards can redirect priorities.

Super rootSystems
Root familySystem Dynamics
Parent familyAdaptive Responses
Principle familyTarget-Driven Adaptation

Apply the shared target-adaptation explanation to the proposed reward rule.

Conditions, method, and complete role fields
Role id
O1
Stack
Ontological
Role type
world_mechanic
Principle type
Dynamic
Classification
Status
classified
Family ref
QEF-O-TGT
Reason
Describes changed action priorities in response to rewarded targets.
Taxonomy version
qe-ontology-0.1.4
Role summary
Rewarded targets may change which actions people prioritize.
Compressed role insight
Rewards can redirect priorities.
Mechanism or logic
Apply the shared target-adaptation explanation to the proposed reward rule.
Scope
Shared condition refs
  1. S1
Additional conditions
None recorded
Review
reviewed
Review note
Definition compatibility reviewed independently of source support and application facts.
Evidence refs
  1. EV-MK-I03-C2
  2. EV-MK-I09-C1

Bridge relations

  1. Relation id
    R1
    From ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/O1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    O1
    Relation type
    grounds
    To ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Rationale
    Given the named objective, possible behavioral adaptation warrants examining reward alignment.
    Scope
    Shared condition refs
    1. S1
    Additional conditions
    None recorded
    Review
    reviewed
    Review note
    Reviewed for this illustrative case; no general applicability claim.
    Evidence refs
    None recorded

Concept relations

  1. Relation id
    U1
    From ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/O1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    O1
    Relation type
    uses
    To ref
    QE-EX-TARGETS/O1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-TARGETS
    Role id
    O1
    Rationale
    Reuse the same target-adaptation explanation for reward design; this link is not independent evidence.
    Scope
    Shared condition refs
    1. S1
    Additional conditions
    None recorded
    Review
    reviewed
    Review note
    Reviewed for this illustrative case; no general applicability claim.
    Evidence refs
    None recorded

Case observations

  1. Observation id
    OBS-MK-I03-C3
    Kind
    reported_case
    Context
    MK-I03: Design incentives carefully
    Statement
    The supplied account describes reversing incentive arrangements experienced at prior employers.
    Evidence refs
    1. EV-CASE-MK-I03-C3
    Limitations
    1. The prior and replacement incentive rules are not given.
    2. Case report only; no general causal or motivational conclusion is verified.

Evidence assessments

  1. Assessment id
    EV-MK-P20-C2
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-P20
    Source location
    QE contribution MK-P20/C2 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:188; selected columns: How it shows up in the transcript. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Inspected material
    supplied_text
    Target ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Field
    role_summary
    Relation
    inspired_by
    Support status
    inspiration_only
    Rationale
    Extract a bounded shared criterion or claim, not equivalence of complete passages. Use the choice to revise consequences that undermine an intended outcome. Preserve the source's underspecified reward mechanics and QE conditional wording.
    Limitations
    1. The conditional intervention is inferred from the example; the actual reward rules are unspecified.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
    3. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    4. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
  2. Assessment id
    EV-MK-I03-C1
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I03
    Source location
    QE contribution MK-I03/C1 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:242; selected columns: Idea. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Inspected material
    supplied_text
    Target ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Field
    role_summary
    Relation
    inspired_by
    Support status
    inspiration_only
    Rationale
    Extract a bounded shared criterion or claim, not equivalence of complete passages. Use the intended-conduct criterion shared with the reward-design card; it is a recommendation, not proof of its effectiveness.
    Limitations
    1. The title supplies no specific reward formula or implementation.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
    3. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    4. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
  3. Assessment id
    EV-MK-I03-C2
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I03
    Source location
    QE contribution MK-I03/C2 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:243; selected columns: Meaning. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Inspected material
    supplied_text
    Target ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/O1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    O1
    Field
    role_summary
    Relation
    inspired_by
    Support status
    inspiration_only
    Rationale
    Map this separate explanatory contribution to the card containing that reasoning role, not to an equivalent recommendation. Retain the consequence-sensitive behavior explanation as a distinct contribution; use the existing target-adaptation provider only for its scoped subset, not all system effects.
    Limitations
    1. Incentives do not explain every motive; destruction is not treated as inevitable.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
    3. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    4. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
  4. Assessment id
    EV-CASE-MK-I03-C3
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I03
    Source location
    QE contribution MK-I03/C3 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:244; selected columns: Evidence from transcript. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Inspected material
    supplied_text
    Target ref
    Kind
    observation
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Observation id
    OBS-MK-I03-C3
    Field
    statement
    Relation
    supports
    Support status
    source_assertion_only
    Rationale
    The supplied row reports this case assertion. This establishes attribution to that supplied account, not historical truth or a general law.
    Limitations
    1. The prior and replacement incentive rules are not given.
    2. Case report only; no general causal or motivational conclusion is verified.
  5. Assessment id
    EV-MK-I07-C1
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I07
    Source location
    QE contribution MK-I07/C1 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:279; selected columns: Idea, Meaning. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Inspected material
    supplied_text
    Target ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Field
    role_summary
    Relation
    illustrates
    Support status
    illustration_only
    Rationale
    Retain this contextual practice as an illustration of the card's decision criterion, not its universal prescription. Retain performance-linked advancement as one reward-design policy. Its fairness and anti-political objective are not equivalent to all outcome-aligned rewards.
    Limitations
    1. Clear performance criteria may still be incomplete or biased.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
    3. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    4. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
  6. Assessment id
    EV-MK-I07-C2
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I07
    Source location
    QE contribution MK-I07/C2 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:280; selected columns: Evidence from transcript. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Inspected material
    supplied_text
    Target ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Field
    role_summary
    Relation
    illustrates
    Support status
    illustration_only
    Rationale
    Retain this contextual practice as an illustration of the card's decision criterion, not its universal prescription. Preserve sales-based advancement as a contextual implementation; do not equate the sales metric with merit or verified fair treatment.
    Limitations
    1. Sales are not a complete measure of merit; fairness and the claimed historical practice remain unverified.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
    3. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    4. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
  7. Assessment id
    EV-MK-I09-C1
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I09
    Source location
    QE contribution MK-I09/C1 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:297; selected columns: Idea, Meaning. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Inspected material
    supplied_text
    Target ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/O1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    O1
    Field
    role_summary
    Relation
    inspired_by
    Support status
    inspiration_only
    Rationale
    Map this separate explanatory contribution to the card containing that reasoning role, not to an equivalent recommendation. Preserve the cooperation-response hypothesis separately from the award rule. Nonexclusive eligibility need not cause cooperation in every setting.
    Limitations
    1. Cooperation is a proposed response, not guaranteed by nonexclusive awards.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
    3. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    4. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
  8. Assessment id
    EV-MK-I09-C2
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I09
    Source location
    QE contribution MK-I09/C2 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:298; selected columns: Evidence from transcript. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Inspected material
    supplied_text
    Target ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Field
    role_summary
    Relation
    illustrates
    Support status
    illustration_only
    Rationale
    Retain this contextual practice as an illustration of the card's decision criterion, not its universal prescription. Keep multiple-winner threshold eligibility as one practice, not identical to merit advancement or proof of aligned outcomes.
    Limitations
    1. Target quality and possible gaming still need review; this is not equal rewards regardless of contribution.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
    3. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    4. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
  9. Assessment id
    EV-MK-I13-C1
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I13
    Source location
    QE contribution MK-I13/C1 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:334; selected columns: Idea, Meaning. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Inspected material
    supplied_text
    Target ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Field
    role_summary
    Relation
    inspired_by
    Support status
    inspiration_only
    Rationale
    Extract a bounded shared criterion or claim, not equivalence of complete passages. Use the bounded reward/value alignment recommendation; preserve its QE synthesis label and do not assert that all culture reduces to incentives.
    Limitations
    1. The normative alignment instruction is QE synthesis; values can matter through channels other than incentives.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
    3. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    4. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.

Narrative anchors

  1. Anchor id
    N-MK-I03-C3
    Kind
    supplied_case
    Summary
    The supplied account describes reversing incentive arrangements experienced at prior employers.
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I03
    Target ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/O1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    O1
    Field
    role_summary
    Anchor role
    illustration
    Correspondence
    Retain the prior-employer redesign account as a reported illustration; absent before/after rules prevent treating it as a validated causal comparison.
    Limitations
    1. The prior and replacement incentive rules are not given.
    2. Case report only; no general causal or motivational conclusion is verified.
  2. Anchor id
    N-MK-I07-C1
    Kind
    supplied_case
    Summary
    Base advancement on relevant performance rather than connections or inherited status.
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I07
    Target ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Field
    role_summary
    Anchor role
    illustration
    Correspondence
    Retain this contextual practice as an illustration of the card's decision criterion, not its universal prescription. Retain performance-linked advancement as one reward-design policy. Its fairness and anti-political objective are not equivalent to all outcome-aligned rewards.
    Limitations
    1. Clear performance criteria may still be incomplete or biased.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
    3. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    4. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
  3. Anchor id
    N-MK-I07-C2
    Kind
    supplied_case
    Summary
    Use sales results as an advancement criterion rather than gender or background.
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I07
    Target ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Field
    role_summary
    Anchor role
    illustration
    Correspondence
    Retain this contextual practice as an illustration of the card's decision criterion, not its universal prescription. Preserve sales-based advancement as a contextual implementation; do not equate the sales metric with merit or verified fair treatment.
    Limitations
    1. Sales are not a complete measure of merit; fairness and the claimed historical practice remain unverified.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
    3. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    4. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
  4. Anchor id
    N-MK-I09-C2
    Kind
    supplied_case
    Summary
    Allow every participant who reaches the target to qualify for the award.
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I09
    Target ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Field
    role_summary
    Anchor role
    illustration
    Correspondence
    Retain this contextual practice as an illustration of the card's decision criterion, not its universal prescription. Keep multiple-winner threshold eligibility as one practice, not identical to merit advancement or proof of aligned outcomes.
    Limitations
    1. Target quality and possible gaming still need review; this is not equal rewards regardless of contribution.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
    3. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    4. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.

Source interpretation

Supplied expressions and QE transformations are separate from independently verified evidence.

Mappings and added qualifications
  1. Mapping id
    MAP-MK-P20-C2
    Expression ref
    X-MK-P20-C2
    Target ref
    Kind
    card
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Mapping type
    shared_claim_extraction
    Rationale
    Extract a bounded shared criterion or claim, not equivalence of complete passages. Use the choice to revise consequences that undermine an intended outcome. Preserve the source's underspecified reward mechanics and QE conditional wording.
    Qualifications added
    1. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    2. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
    Limitations
    1. The conditional intervention is inferred from the example; the actual reward rules are unspecified.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
  2. Mapping id
    MAP-MK-I03-C1
    Expression ref
    X-MK-I03-C1
    Target ref
    Kind
    card
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Mapping type
    shared_claim_extraction
    Rationale
    Extract a bounded shared criterion or claim, not equivalence of complete passages. Use the intended-conduct criterion shared with the reward-design card; it is a recommendation, not proof of its effectiveness.
    Qualifications added
    1. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    2. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
    Limitations
    1. The title supplies no specific reward formula or implementation.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
  3. Mapping id
    MAP-MK-I03-C2
    Expression ref
    X-MK-I03-C2
    Target ref
    Kind
    card
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Mapping type
    scoped_interpretation
    Rationale
    Map this separate explanatory contribution to the card containing that reasoning role, not to an equivalent recommendation. Retain the consequence-sensitive behavior explanation as a distinct contribution; use the existing target-adaptation provider only for its scoped subset, not all system effects.
    Qualifications added
    1. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    2. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
    Limitations
    1. Incentives do not explain every motive; destruction is not treated as inevitable.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
  4. Mapping id
    MAP-MK-I07-C1
    Expression ref
    X-MK-I07-C1
    Target ref
    Kind
    card
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Mapping type
    scoped_interpretation
    Rationale
    Retain this contextual practice as an illustration of the card's decision criterion, not its universal prescription. Retain performance-linked advancement as one reward-design policy. Its fairness and anti-political objective are not equivalent to all outcome-aligned rewards.
    Qualifications added
    1. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    2. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
    Limitations
    1. Clear performance criteria may still be incomplete or biased.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
  5. Mapping id
    MAP-MK-I07-C2
    Expression ref
    X-MK-I07-C2
    Target ref
    Kind
    card
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Mapping type
    scoped_interpretation
    Rationale
    Retain this contextual practice as an illustration of the card's decision criterion, not its universal prescription. Preserve sales-based advancement as a contextual implementation; do not equate the sales metric with merit or verified fair treatment.
    Qualifications added
    1. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    2. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
    Limitations
    1. Sales are not a complete measure of merit; fairness and the claimed historical practice remain unverified.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
  6. Mapping id
    MAP-MK-I09-C1
    Expression ref
    X-MK-I09-C1
    Target ref
    Kind
    card
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Mapping type
    scoped_interpretation
    Rationale
    Map this separate explanatory contribution to the card containing that reasoning role, not to an equivalent recommendation. Preserve the cooperation-response hypothesis separately from the award rule. Nonexclusive eligibility need not cause cooperation in every setting.
    Qualifications added
    1. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    2. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
    Limitations
    1. Cooperation is a proposed response, not guaranteed by nonexclusive awards.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
  7. Mapping id
    MAP-MK-I09-C2
    Expression ref
    X-MK-I09-C2
    Target ref
    Kind
    card
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Mapping type
    scoped_interpretation
    Rationale
    Retain this contextual practice as an illustration of the card's decision criterion, not its universal prescription. Keep multiple-winner threshold eligibility as one practice, not identical to merit advancement or proof of aligned outcomes.
    Qualifications added
    1. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    2. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
    Limitations
    1. Target quality and possible gaming still need review; this is not equal rewards regardless of contribution.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
  8. Mapping id
    MAP-MK-I13-C1
    Expression ref
    X-MK-I13-C1
    Target ref
    Kind
    card
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Mapping type
    shared_claim_extraction
    Rationale
    Extract a bounded shared criterion or claim, not equivalence of complete passages. Use the bounded reward/value alignment recommendation; preserve its QE synthesis label and do not assert that all culture reduces to incentives.
    Qualifications added
    1. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    2. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
    Limitations
    1. The normative alignment instruction is QE synthesis; values can matter through channels other than incentives.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
Referenced source expressions
  1. Expression id
    X-MK-P20-C2
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-P20
    Wording kind
    qe_paraphrase
    Text
    Redesign incentives when the behaviors they encourage undermine the intended outcome.
    Location
    QE contribution MK-P20/C2 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:188; selected columns: How it shows up in the transcript. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Claim status
    qe_synthesis_not_independently_verified
    Derived from expression ref
    RAW-MK-P20
  2. Expression id
    X-MK-I03-C1
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I03
    Wording kind
    qe_paraphrase
    Text
    Design incentives with attention to the conduct they encourage.
    Location
    QE contribution MK-I03/C1 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:242; selected columns: Idea. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Claim status
    source_paraphrase_not_independently_verified
    Derived from expression ref
    RAW-MK-I03
  3. Expression id
    X-MK-I03-C2
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I03
    Wording kind
    qe_paraphrase
    Text
    Consequential incentives can redirect behavior and undermine intended performance.
    Location
    QE contribution MK-I03/C2 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:243; selected columns: Meaning. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Claim status
    source_paraphrase_not_independently_verified
    Derived from expression ref
    RAW-MK-I03
  4. Expression id
    X-MK-I07-C1
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I07
    Wording kind
    qe_paraphrase
    Text
    Base advancement on relevant performance rather than connections or inherited status.
    Location
    QE contribution MK-I07/C1 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:279; selected columns: Idea, Meaning. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Claim status
    source_paraphrase_not_independently_verified
    Derived from expression ref
    RAW-MK-I07
  5. Expression id
    X-MK-I07-C2
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I07
    Wording kind
    qe_paraphrase
    Text
    Use sales results as an advancement criterion rather than gender or background.
    Location
    QE contribution MK-I07/C2 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:280; selected columns: Evidence from transcript. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Claim status
    source_paraphrase_not_independently_verified
    Derived from expression ref
    RAW-MK-I07
  6. Expression id
    X-MK-I09-C1
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I09
    Wording kind
    qe_paraphrase
    Text
    Allowing multiple winners can reduce competitive barriers to peer cooperation.
    Location
    QE contribution MK-I09/C1 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:297; selected columns: Idea, Meaning. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Claim status
    source_paraphrase_not_independently_verified
    Derived from expression ref
    RAW-MK-I09
  7. Expression id
    X-MK-I09-C2
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I09
    Wording kind
    qe_paraphrase
    Text
    Allow every participant who reaches the target to qualify for the award.
    Location
    QE contribution MK-I09/C2 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:298; selected columns: Evidence from transcript. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Claim status
    source_paraphrase_not_independently_verified
    Derived from expression ref
    RAW-MK-I09
  8. Expression id
    X-MK-I13-C1
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I13
    Wording kind
    qe_paraphrase
    Text
    Align the behavior rewarded by a system with its declared values.
    Location
    QE contribution MK-I13/C1 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:334; selected columns: Idea, Meaning. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Claim status
    qe_synthesis_not_independently_verified
    Derived from expression ref
    RAW-MK-I13
Source records
  1. Source id
    SRC-ROW-MK-P20
    Kind
    supplied_table_row
    Title
    MK-P20: Be a problem solver
    Content
    #: 20
    Principle: Be a problem solver
    Core meaning: Distinguish real problems from imaginary ones and act.
    How it shows up in the transcript: She repeatedly identified broken incentives and redesigned the system around them.
    Locator
    data/provenance/supplied-tables.txt section MK-P line 28
    Reported locations
    None recorded
    Inspected material
    supplied_text
    Original source inspected
    False
    Limitations
    1. This record preserves supplied table cells, not independently inspected media or a verified author quotation.
    2. Reported times belong to the whole row; no particular contribution is assigned a finer media location.
    3. Multiple expressions from this row and earlier retellings are not independent corroboration.
  2. Source id
    SRC-ROW-MK-I03
    Kind
    supplied_table_row
    Title
    MK-I03: Design incentives carefully
    Content
    Idea: Design incentives carefully
    Meaning: Systems produce behavior; wrong incentives destroy performance.
    Evidence from transcript: She inverted broken incentive structures from prior employers.
    Locator
    data/provenance/supplied-tables.txt section MK-I line 39
    Reported locations
    None recorded
    Inspected material
    supplied_text
    Original source inspected
    False
    Limitations
    1. This record preserves supplied table cells, not independently inspected media or a verified author quotation.
    2. Reported times belong to the whole row; no particular contribution is assigned a finer media location.
    3. Multiple expressions from this row and earlier retellings are not independent corroboration.
  3. Source id
    SRC-ROW-MK-I07
    Kind
    supplied_table_row
    Title
    MK-I07: Meritocracy beats politics
    Content
    Idea: Meritocracy beats politics
    Meaning: Advancement should come from clear performance, not status or connections.
    Evidence from transcript: Promotions and advancement were based on sales results, not gender or background.
    Locator
    data/provenance/supplied-tables.txt section MK-I line 43
    Reported locations
    None recorded
    Inspected material
    supplied_text
    Original source inspected
    False
    Limitations
    1. This record preserves supplied table cells, not independently inspected media or a verified author quotation.
    2. Reported times belong to the whole row; no particular contribution is assigned a finer media location.
    3. Multiple expressions from this row and earlier retellings are not independent corroboration.
  4. Source id
    SRC-ROW-MK-I09
    Kind
    supplied_table_row
    Title
    MK-I09: Cooperation beats zero-sum competition
    Content
    Idea: Cooperation beats zero-sum competition
    Meaning: Let multiple people win so peers help one another.
    Evidence from transcript: Her competitions allowed all who hit targets to win, not just one person.
    Locator
    data/provenance/supplied-tables.txt section MK-I line 45
    Reported locations
    None recorded
    Inspected material
    supplied_text
    Original source inspected
    False
    Limitations
    1. This record preserves supplied table cells, not independently inspected media or a verified author quotation.
    2. Reported times belong to the whole row; no particular contribution is assigned a finer media location.
    3. Multiple expressions from this row and earlier retellings are not independent corroboration.
  5. Source id
    SRC-ROW-MK-I13
    Kind
    supplied_table_row
    Title
    MK-I13: Culture is what you systematically reward
    Content
    Idea: Culture is what you systematically reward
    Meaning: Values only matter if embedded in systems and incentives.
    Evidence from transcript: The company’s policies, ceremonies, and compensation structure reinforced desired behaviors.
    Locator
    data/provenance/supplied-tables.txt section MK-I line 49
    Reported locations
    None recorded
    Inspected material
    supplied_text
    Original source inspected
    False
    Limitations
    1. This record preserves supplied table cells, not independently inspected media or a verified author quotation.
    2. Reported times belong to the whole row; no particular contribution is assigned a finer media location.
    3. Multiple expressions from this row and earlier retellings are not independent corroboration.

Hypothetical applications

Case applicability does not establish execution, outcomes, or permission to act.

Review a support-team reward rule · conditionally_applicable
Application
Application id
APP-REWARDS-READY
Title
Review a support-team reward rule
Kind
hypothetical
Fixture version
qe-card-pilot-0.1.0
Entry role ref
QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
Kind
role
Card id
QE-EX-INCENTIVES
Role id
D1
Context summary
A fictional support team is reviewing recognition for resolved requests. The manager can change the consequential reward rule, observe work, distinguish eligibility from the intended helpful contribution, and sample resolution quality beyond the closed-ticket count.
Condition assessments
  1. Condition ref
    Owner ref
    Kind
    card
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Condition id
    S1
    State
    satisfied
    Basis
    The manager can change consequential rewards and observe the team's relevant behavior.
  2. Condition ref
    Owner ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Condition id
    D-RULE
    State
    satisfied
    Basis
    The intended contribution is useful resolution; the proposed reward and closed-request eligibility rule are documented separately.
  3. Condition ref
    Owner ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Condition id
    D-REVIEW
    State
    satisfied
    Basis
    The manager is authorized to review the rule and can sample actual resolution quality, neglected work and shortcuts beyond the count.
Objective assessments
  1. Objective ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Field
    objective
    State
    satisfied
    Basis
    The team and organization seek useful resolution without shortcuts. The comparison considers fair access to eligible work and a review sample whose burden is proportionate to the stipulated resources.
Activation assessments
  1. Trigger ref
    Role ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Trigger index
    0
    State
    satisfied
    Basis
    A consequential reward rule is currently being reviewed.
Limitations
  1. Stipulated fictional case, not an observation about the supplied authors or companies.
  2. The result checks declared prerequisites only; it does not establish evidence quality, completed steps, an outcome or authorization.
Derived result
Application id
APP-REWARDS-READY
Entry role ref
QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
Kind
role
Card id
QE-EX-INCENTIVES
Role id
D1
Definition scope review
reviewed
Case applicability
conditionally_applicable
Unknown checks
None recorded
Failed checks
None recorded
Evaluated dimensions
  1. declared_scope
  2. required_role_objectives
  3. action_activation
Meaning
Only explicitly declared obligations in the uses/requires closure are assessed. Missing checks are unknown. Not empirical validation, procedure completion, or action authorization.
Check reuse of the shared target explanation · conditionally_applicable
Application
Application id
APP-PROVIDER-READY
Title
Check reuse of the shared target explanation
Kind
hypothetical
Fixture version
qe-card-pilot-0.1.0
Entry role ref
QE-EX-INCENTIVES/O1
Kind
role
Card id
QE-EX-INCENTIVES
Role id
O1
Context summary
A fictional team is examining, not executing, the Rewards O1 explanation. The organization can change rewards and observe behavior; participants can influence a closure measure attached to consequences they care about.
Condition assessments
  1. Condition ref
    Owner ref
    Kind
    card
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Condition id
    S1
    State
    satisfied
    Basis
    The organization can alter consequential rewards and observe relevant behavior.
  2. Condition ref
    Owner ref
    Kind
    card
    Card id
    QE-EX-TARGETS
    Condition id
    S1
    State
    satisfied
    Basis
    Participants can influence the closure measure and care about its consequences.
Objective assessments
None recorded
Activation assessments
None recorded
Limitations
  1. Stipulated fictional case, not an observation about the supplied authors or companies.
  2. The result checks declared prerequisites only; it does not establish evidence quality, completed steps, an outcome or authorization.
Derived result
Application id
APP-PROVIDER-READY
Entry role ref
QE-EX-INCENTIVES/O1
Kind
role
Card id
QE-EX-INCENTIVES
Role id
O1
Definition scope review
reviewed
Case applicability
conditionally_applicable
Unknown checks
None recorded
Failed checks
None recorded
Evaluated dimensions
  1. declared_scope
  2. required_role_objectives
  3. action_activation
Meaning
Only explicitly declared obligations in the uses/requires closure are assessed. Missing checks are unknown. Not empirical validation, procedure completion, or action authorization.
Rewards: unknown · undetermined
Application
Application id
APP-REWARDS-UNKNOWN
Title
Rewards: unknown
Kind
hypothetical
Fixture version
qe-card-pilot-0.1.0
Entry role ref
QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
Kind
role
Card id
QE-EX-INCENTIVES
Role id
D1
Context summary
Baseline scenario: A fictional support team is reviewing recognition for resolved requests. The manager can change the consequential reward rule, observe work, distinguish eligibility from the intended helpful contribution, and sample resolution quality beyond the closed-ticket count.
Variant override: Only the rewarded closed-ticket count is currently available; a feasible check on actual resolution and shortcuts has not been established.
All other baseline stipulations remain unchanged.
Condition assessments
  1. Condition ref
    Owner ref
    Kind
    card
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Condition id
    S1
    State
    satisfied
    Basis
    The manager can change consequential rewards and observe the team's relevant behavior.
  2. Condition ref
    Owner ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Condition id
    D-RULE
    State
    satisfied
    Basis
    The intended contribution is useful resolution; the proposed reward and closed-request eligibility rule are documented separately.
  3. Condition ref
    Owner ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Condition id
    D-REVIEW
    State
    unknown
    Basis
    The manager has review authority, but checking useful outcomes beyond the rewarded count remains unresolved.
Objective assessments
  1. Objective ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Field
    objective
    State
    satisfied
    Basis
    The team and organization seek useful resolution without shortcuts. The comparison considers fair access to eligible work and a review sample whose burden is proportionate to the stipulated resources.
Activation assessments
  1. Trigger ref
    Role ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Trigger index
    0
    State
    satisfied
    Basis
    A consequential reward rule is currently being reviewed.
Limitations
  1. Stipulated fictional case, not an observation about the supplied authors or companies.
  2. The result checks declared prerequisites only; it does not establish evidence quality, completed steps, an outcome or authorization.
Derived result
Application id
APP-REWARDS-UNKNOWN
Entry role ref
QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
Kind
role
Card id
QE-EX-INCENTIVES
Role id
D1
Definition scope review
reviewed
Case applicability
undetermined
Unknown checks
  1. Owner ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Condition id
    D-REVIEW
Failed checks
None recorded
Evaluated dimensions
  1. declared_scope
  2. required_role_objectives
  3. action_activation
Meaning
Only explicitly declared obligations in the uses/requires closure are assessed. Missing checks are unknown. Not empirical validation, procedure completion, or action authorization.
Rewards: outside · outside_recorded_conditions
Application
Application id
APP-REWARDS-OUTSIDE
Title
Rewards: outside
Kind
hypothetical
Fixture version
qe-card-pilot-0.1.0
Entry role ref
QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
Kind
role
Card id
QE-EX-INCENTIVES
Role id
D1
Context summary
Baseline scenario: A fictional support team is reviewing recognition for resolved requests. The manager can change the consequential reward rule, observe work, distinguish eligibility from the intended helpful contribution, and sample resolution quality beyond the closed-ticket count.
Variant override: The proposed goal now rewards favored participants regardless of contribution and imposes disproportionate review burden. The rule remains describable and reviewable.
All other baseline stipulations remain unchanged.
Condition assessments
  1. Condition ref
    Owner ref
    Kind
    card
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Condition id
    S1
    State
    satisfied
    Basis
    The manager can change consequential rewards and observe the team's relevant behavior.
  2. Condition ref
    Owner ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Condition id
    D-RULE
    State
    satisfied
    Basis
    The intended contribution is useful resolution; the proposed reward and closed-request eligibility rule are documented separately.
  3. Condition ref
    Owner ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Condition id
    D-REVIEW
    State
    satisfied
    Basis
    The manager is authorized to review the rule and can sample actual resolution quality, neglected work and shortcuts beyond the count.
Objective assessments
  1. Objective ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Field
    objective
    State
    not_satisfied
    Basis
    The proposed objective violates fair treatment and proportional review cost rather than encouraging useful contribution without harmful shortcuts.
Activation assessments
  1. Trigger ref
    Role ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Trigger index
    0
    State
    satisfied
    Basis
    A consequential reward rule is currently being reviewed.
Limitations
  1. Stipulated fictional case, not an observation about the supplied authors or companies.
  2. The result checks declared prerequisites only; it does not establish evidence quality, completed steps, an outcome or authorization.
Derived result
Application id
APP-REWARDS-OUTSIDE
Entry role ref
QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
Kind
role
Card id
QE-EX-INCENTIVES
Role id
D1
Definition scope review
reviewed
Case applicability
outside_recorded_conditions
Unknown checks
None recorded
Failed checks
  1. Objective ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Field
    objective
Evaluated dimensions
  1. declared_scope
  2. required_role_objectives
  3. action_activation
Meaning
Only explicitly declared obligations in the uses/requires closure are assessed. Missing checks are unknown. Not empirical validation, procedure completion, or action authorization.
Provider: unknown · undetermined
Application
Application id
APP-PROVIDER-UNKNOWN
Title
Provider: unknown
Kind
hypothetical
Fixture version
qe-card-pilot-0.1.0
Entry role ref
QE-EX-INCENTIVES/O1
Kind
role
Card id
QE-EX-INCENTIVES
Role id
O1
Context summary
Baseline scenario: A fictional team is examining, not executing, the Rewards O1 explanation. The organization can change rewards and observe behavior; participants can influence a closure measure attached to consequences they care about.
Variant override: The organization can still change rewards, but whether participants can influence the provider's measure and care about its consequences is unassessed.
All other baseline stipulations remain unchanged.
Condition assessments
  1. Condition ref
    Owner ref
    Kind
    card
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Condition id
    S1
    State
    satisfied
    Basis
    The organization can alter consequential rewards and observe relevant behavior.
  2. Condition ref
    Owner ref
    Kind
    card
    Card id
    QE-EX-TARGETS
    Condition id
    S1
    State
    unknown
    Basis
    The imported provider's actor-influence and meaningful-consequence condition is unknown.
Objective assessments
None recorded
Activation assessments
None recorded
Limitations
  1. Stipulated fictional case, not an observation about the supplied authors or companies.
  2. The result checks declared prerequisites only; it does not establish evidence quality, completed steps, an outcome or authorization.
Derived result
Application id
APP-PROVIDER-UNKNOWN
Entry role ref
QE-EX-INCENTIVES/O1
Kind
role
Card id
QE-EX-INCENTIVES
Role id
O1
Definition scope review
reviewed
Case applicability
undetermined
Unknown checks
  1. Owner ref
    Kind
    card
    Card id
    QE-EX-TARGETS
    Condition id
    S1
Failed checks
None recorded
Evaluated dimensions
  1. declared_scope
  2. required_role_objectives
  3. action_activation
Meaning
Only explicitly declared obligations in the uses/requires closure are assessed. Missing checks are unknown. Not empirical validation, procedure completion, or action authorization.
Complete assembled Card
Card id
QE-EX-INCENTIVES
Title
Outcome-Aligned Rewards
Card kind
principle
Canonical principle
Reward design should be checked against the behavior and outcomes it is intended to encourage.
Primary role ref
D1
Status
Provisional
Version
qe-canonical-batch-001-0.1.0
Evidence status
not_externally_validated
Shared scope
Conditions
  1. Condition id
    S1
    Kind
    applicability
    Statement
    An organization can change consequential rewards and observe relevant behavior.
Review
reviewed
Review note
Reviewed as a reusable definition. Historical examples do not establish empirical validity or case applicability.
Stack roles
  1. Role id
    O1
    Stack
    Ontological
    Role type
    world_mechanic
    Principle type
    Dynamic
    Classification
    Status
    classified
    Family ref
    QEF-O-TGT
    Reason
    Describes changed action priorities in response to rewarded targets.
    Taxonomy version
    qe-ontology-0.1.4
    Role summary
    Rewarded targets may change which actions people prioritize.
    Compressed role insight
    Rewards can redirect priorities.
    Mechanism or logic
    Apply the shared target-adaptation explanation to the proposed reward rule.
    Scope
    Shared condition refs
    1. S1
    Additional conditions
    None recorded
    Review
    reviewed
    Review note
    Definition compatibility reviewed independently of source support and application facts.
    Evidence refs
    1. EV-MK-I03-C2
    2. EV-MK-I09-C1
  2. Role id
    D1
    Stack
    Decision
    Role type
    design_implication
    Principle type
    Strategic
    Classification
    Status
    classified
    Family ref
    QEF-D-INC
    Reason
    Selects and tests consequences attached to behavior, fitting Incentive Design.
    Taxonomy version
    qe-ontology-0.1.4
    Role summary
    Test whether the reward rule favors the intended contribution rather than a convenient proxy.
    Compressed role insight
    Reward the contribution, not only its proxy.
    Mechanism or logic
    Given the intended outcome, compare likely responses before committing to the reward rule.
    Scope
    Shared condition refs
    1. S1
    Additional conditions
    1. Condition id
      D-RULE
      Kind
      applicability
      Statement
      The proposed reward, its eligibility rule and the intended contribution can be stated separately.
    2. Condition id
      D-REVIEW
      Kind
      applicability
      Statement
      The actor has authority to review the reward rule and a feasible way to examine desired outcomes and harmful shortcuts beyond the rewarded count alone.
    Review
    reviewed
    Review note
    Definition compatibility reviewed independently of source support and application facts.
    Evidence refs
    1. EV-MK-P20-C2
    2. EV-MK-I03-C1
    3. EV-MK-I07-C1
    4. EV-MK-I07-C2
    5. EV-MK-I09-C2
    6. EV-MK-I13-C1
    Objective
    Beneficiary
    The organization and participants
    Desired outcome
    Encourage useful contribution without harmful shortcuts
    Constraints
    1. Preserve fairness and proportional review costs.
    Failure mode if misapplied
    Trying to control every behavior through rewards can displace judgment and intrinsic motives.
    Action protocol
    Trigger conditions
    1. A consequential reward rule is being designed or reviewed.
    Steps
    1. State the intended contribution, beneficiaries, eligibility rule and reward separately.
    2. List plausible helpful responses and shortcuts, including displacement of unmeasured work; label these as hypotheses, not established predictions.
    3. Compare the rule with feasible alternatives, including no new reward, against fairness, review cost and the intended outcomes.
    4. Choose only a permitted, feasible rule with a review point; withhold commitment when material harm or fairness concerns are unresolved.
    5. Examine outcome quality and distribution as well as the rewarded count. Revise or discontinue the rule when observed conduct undermines the stated objective.
    Review signals
    1. Signal
      Rewarded counts rise while independently examined outcome quality does not.
      Interpretation
      The criterion may reward a proxy or omit relevant work; other explanations remain possible.
      Decision use
      Investigate the divergence before increasing the reward.
    2. Signal
      Some participants win by reducing others' ability to contribute.
      Interpretation
      Eligibility may introduce avoidable rivalry or exclusion.
      Decision use
      Compare alternatives without assuming multiple-winner rules solve every conflict.
    Limitations
    1. Performance advancement, sales criteria and nonexclusive thresholds are contextual alternatives, not one equivalent reward formula.
    2. This is a QE-authored review procedure; the supplied rows do not provide controlled trials or all implementation details.
Bridge relations
  1. Relation id
    R1
    From ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/O1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    O1
    Relation type
    grounds
    To ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Rationale
    Given the named objective, possible behavioral adaptation warrants examining reward alignment.
    Scope
    Shared condition refs
    1. S1
    Additional conditions
    None recorded
    Review
    reviewed
    Review note
    Reviewed for this illustrative case; no general applicability claim.
    Evidence refs
    None recorded
Bridges
None recorded
Concept relations
  1. Relation id
    U1
    From ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/O1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    O1
    Relation type
    uses
    To ref
    QE-EX-TARGETS/O1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-TARGETS
    Role id
    O1
    Rationale
    Reuse the same target-adaptation explanation for reward design; this link is not independent evidence.
    Scope
    Shared condition refs
    1. S1
    Additional conditions
    None recorded
    Review
    reviewed
    Review note
    Reviewed for this illustrative case; no general applicability claim.
    Evidence refs
    None recorded
Source references
  1. SRC-ROW-MK-P20
  2. SRC-ROW-MK-I03
  3. SRC-ROW-MK-I07
  4. SRC-ROW-MK-I09
  5. SRC-ROW-MK-I13
Evidence assessments
  1. Assessment id
    EV-MK-P20-C2
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-P20
    Source location
    QE contribution MK-P20/C2 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:188; selected columns: How it shows up in the transcript. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Inspected material
    supplied_text
    Target ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Field
    role_summary
    Relation
    inspired_by
    Support status
    inspiration_only
    Rationale
    Extract a bounded shared criterion or claim, not equivalence of complete passages. Use the choice to revise consequences that undermine an intended outcome. Preserve the source's underspecified reward mechanics and QE conditional wording.
    Limitations
    1. The conditional intervention is inferred from the example; the actual reward rules are unspecified.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
    3. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    4. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
  2. Assessment id
    EV-MK-I03-C1
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I03
    Source location
    QE contribution MK-I03/C1 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:242; selected columns: Idea. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Inspected material
    supplied_text
    Target ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Field
    role_summary
    Relation
    inspired_by
    Support status
    inspiration_only
    Rationale
    Extract a bounded shared criterion or claim, not equivalence of complete passages. Use the intended-conduct criterion shared with the reward-design card; it is a recommendation, not proof of its effectiveness.
    Limitations
    1. The title supplies no specific reward formula or implementation.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
    3. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    4. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
  3. Assessment id
    EV-MK-I03-C2
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I03
    Source location
    QE contribution MK-I03/C2 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:243; selected columns: Meaning. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Inspected material
    supplied_text
    Target ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/O1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    O1
    Field
    role_summary
    Relation
    inspired_by
    Support status
    inspiration_only
    Rationale
    Map this separate explanatory contribution to the card containing that reasoning role, not to an equivalent recommendation. Retain the consequence-sensitive behavior explanation as a distinct contribution; use the existing target-adaptation provider only for its scoped subset, not all system effects.
    Limitations
    1. Incentives do not explain every motive; destruction is not treated as inevitable.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
    3. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    4. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
  4. Assessment id
    EV-CASE-MK-I03-C3
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I03
    Source location
    QE contribution MK-I03/C3 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:244; selected columns: Evidence from transcript. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Inspected material
    supplied_text
    Target ref
    Kind
    observation
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Observation id
    OBS-MK-I03-C3
    Field
    statement
    Relation
    supports
    Support status
    source_assertion_only
    Rationale
    The supplied row reports this case assertion. This establishes attribution to that supplied account, not historical truth or a general law.
    Limitations
    1. The prior and replacement incentive rules are not given.
    2. Case report only; no general causal or motivational conclusion is verified.
  5. Assessment id
    EV-MK-I07-C1
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I07
    Source location
    QE contribution MK-I07/C1 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:279; selected columns: Idea, Meaning. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Inspected material
    supplied_text
    Target ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Field
    role_summary
    Relation
    illustrates
    Support status
    illustration_only
    Rationale
    Retain this contextual practice as an illustration of the card's decision criterion, not its universal prescription. Retain performance-linked advancement as one reward-design policy. Its fairness and anti-political objective are not equivalent to all outcome-aligned rewards.
    Limitations
    1. Clear performance criteria may still be incomplete or biased.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
    3. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    4. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
  6. Assessment id
    EV-MK-I07-C2
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I07
    Source location
    QE contribution MK-I07/C2 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:280; selected columns: Evidence from transcript. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Inspected material
    supplied_text
    Target ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Field
    role_summary
    Relation
    illustrates
    Support status
    illustration_only
    Rationale
    Retain this contextual practice as an illustration of the card's decision criterion, not its universal prescription. Preserve sales-based advancement as a contextual implementation; do not equate the sales metric with merit or verified fair treatment.
    Limitations
    1. Sales are not a complete measure of merit; fairness and the claimed historical practice remain unverified.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
    3. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    4. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
  7. Assessment id
    EV-MK-I09-C1
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I09
    Source location
    QE contribution MK-I09/C1 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:297; selected columns: Idea, Meaning. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Inspected material
    supplied_text
    Target ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/O1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    O1
    Field
    role_summary
    Relation
    inspired_by
    Support status
    inspiration_only
    Rationale
    Map this separate explanatory contribution to the card containing that reasoning role, not to an equivalent recommendation. Preserve the cooperation-response hypothesis separately from the award rule. Nonexclusive eligibility need not cause cooperation in every setting.
    Limitations
    1. Cooperation is a proposed response, not guaranteed by nonexclusive awards.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
    3. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    4. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
  8. Assessment id
    EV-MK-I09-C2
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I09
    Source location
    QE contribution MK-I09/C2 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:298; selected columns: Evidence from transcript. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Inspected material
    supplied_text
    Target ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Field
    role_summary
    Relation
    illustrates
    Support status
    illustration_only
    Rationale
    Retain this contextual practice as an illustration of the card's decision criterion, not its universal prescription. Keep multiple-winner threshold eligibility as one practice, not identical to merit advancement or proof of aligned outcomes.
    Limitations
    1. Target quality and possible gaming still need review; this is not equal rewards regardless of contribution.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
    3. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    4. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
  9. Assessment id
    EV-MK-I13-C1
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I13
    Source location
    QE contribution MK-I13/C1 at data/interpretation/supplied-contributions.md:334; selected columns: Idea, Meaning. Reported media locations remain at source-row level.
    Inspected material
    supplied_text
    Target ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Field
    role_summary
    Relation
    inspired_by
    Support status
    inspiration_only
    Rationale
    Extract a bounded shared criterion or claim, not equivalence of complete passages. Use the bounded reward/value alignment recommendation; preserve its QE synthesis label and do not assert that all culture reduces to incentives.
    Limitations
    1. The normative alignment instruction is QE synthesis; values can matter through channels other than incentives.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
    3. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    4. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
Narrative anchors
  1. Anchor id
    N-MK-I03-C3
    Kind
    supplied_case
    Summary
    The supplied account describes reversing incentive arrangements experienced at prior employers.
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I03
    Target ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/O1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    O1
    Field
    role_summary
    Anchor role
    illustration
    Correspondence
    Retain the prior-employer redesign account as a reported illustration; absent before/after rules prevent treating it as a validated causal comparison.
    Limitations
    1. The prior and replacement incentive rules are not given.
    2. Case report only; no general causal or motivational conclusion is verified.
  2. Anchor id
    N-MK-I07-C1
    Kind
    supplied_case
    Summary
    Base advancement on relevant performance rather than connections or inherited status.
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I07
    Target ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Field
    role_summary
    Anchor role
    illustration
    Correspondence
    Retain this contextual practice as an illustration of the card's decision criterion, not its universal prescription. Retain performance-linked advancement as one reward-design policy. Its fairness and anti-political objective are not equivalent to all outcome-aligned rewards.
    Limitations
    1. Clear performance criteria may still be incomplete or biased.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
    3. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    4. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
  3. Anchor id
    N-MK-I07-C2
    Kind
    supplied_case
    Summary
    Use sales results as an advancement criterion rather than gender or background.
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I07
    Target ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Field
    role_summary
    Anchor role
    illustration
    Correspondence
    Retain this contextual practice as an illustration of the card's decision criterion, not its universal prescription. Preserve sales-based advancement as a contextual implementation; do not equate the sales metric with merit or verified fair treatment.
    Limitations
    1. Sales are not a complete measure of merit; fairness and the claimed historical practice remain unverified.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
    3. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    4. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
  4. Anchor id
    N-MK-I09-C2
    Kind
    supplied_case
    Summary
    Allow every participant who reaches the target to qualify for the award.
    Source ref
    SRC-ROW-MK-I09
    Target ref
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES/D1
    Kind
    role
    Card id
    QE-EX-INCENTIVES
    Role id
    D1
    Field
    role_summary
    Anchor role
    illustration
    Correspondence
    Retain this contextual practice as an illustration of the card's decision criterion, not its universal prescription. Keep multiple-winner threshold eligibility as one practice, not identical to merit advancement or proof of aligned outcomes.
    Limitations
    1. Target quality and possible gaming still need review; this is not equal rewards regardless of contribution.
    2. The supplied cells remain unverified source accounts. This mapping neither attributes the complete authored procedure to the source nor establishes empirical support.
    3. Restrict the reused adaptation explanation to actors able to influence consequential targets; broader system claims are not equated with it.
    4. Specify the intended contribution, reward eligibility, authority, fairness and feasible outcome review; no particular reward policy is universally superior.
Interpretation cautions
  1. Rewards are not assumed to dominate all motives or guarantee the desired response.
  2. Supplied accounts are source material, not independently verified support for this reusable definition or procedure.
Notes
Maintained successor of the pinned architecture example under the same concept ID. The frozen fixture is historical, not a second writable current definition. See data/canonical/manifest.json for lineage and additions.
Case observations
  1. Observation id
    OBS-MK-I03-C3
    Kind
    reported_case
    Context
    MK-I03: Design incentives carefully
    Statement
    The supplied account describes reversing incentive arrangements experienced at prior employers.
    Evidence refs
    1. EV-CASE-MK-I03-C3
    Limitations
    1. The prior and replacement incentive rules are not given.
    2. Case report only; no general causal or motivational conclusion is verified.