👉 Award engineering refers to the strategic design and implementation of award systems to influence behavior, encourage desired outcomes, or promote specific values within an organization or society. It involves crafting rules, criteria, and processes for awarding recognition, whether it be financial, professional, or public acknowledgment. By carefully structuring these systems, organizations can motivate employees, enhance performance, and foster innovation while aligning individual actions with broader goals. Effective award engineering considers factors like fairness, transparency, and the potential for unintended consequences, ensuring that the awarded recognition genuinely incentivizes the intended behaviors without creating perverse incentives or biases.