A bit of an aside from the assertions of the article, but there is some research to suggest tying anything that involves creative solutions to a bonus is actual

A bit of an aside from the assertions of the article, but there is some research to suggest tying anything that involves creative solutions to a bonus is actually a disincentive: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/opinion/20ariely.html http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/opinion/20ariely.html