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Originally Posted by Beth Sweet
I believe that if you talk to any team that has won the Chairman's award, they will likely tell you that the original reason that they started doing Chairman's actions because there was the incentive of an award, which promoted those activities.
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Team 1114 most definitely did not start doing Chairman's type activities to win the award. We started new teams in our area because we loved FIRST, and wanted to spread it in our region. We provide resources to the community because we like helping people. We would have done these things with or without the award. The only things we do solely because of the award is prepare an essay and presentation.
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Originally Posted by EricH
It's not the technical awards and the nontechnical, non-culture change awards that are the problem, it's the culture change awards in relation to the other awards. If the way to cause an action is to create an award for it, so be it. If you take away the benefits of an action, will some people still do the action? Sure. But how many will now start?
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I hear what you're saying Eric, and it does make sense. But the culture change awards still exist. Yes, they aren't worth as much when it comes to the point system, but they are still recognized and valued by the community. (As this thread clearly shows) My point is that the lack of points directed towards those awards, is not going to make people stop valuing those awards. As it stands in the non MI-FRC world, RAS, CA, EI are all rewarded with a Championship spot. Has this diminished the value of the Quality or Entrepreneurship Award? Have we seen Team Spirit disappear because there was no added bonus to the award?
People keep making it seem like Michigan as scrapped the Chairman's Award. This is not the case at all. The award exists, and will send three deserving teams to the World Championship in Michigan. For those who do need the incentive of an award to pursue this goal, plenty of incentive still exists.