"Amabile and Kramer asked 238 people (from 26 project teams in seven major organisations) to keep an anonymous diary, so that they could track their experiences on a daily basis. They received more than 12,000 separate diary entries, which they used to analyse people's "inner work lives" – their perceptions, emotions, and motivation levels – and to explore how this affected their performance.
They found that when people consistently take steps forward – even small steps – on meaningful projects, they are more creative, productive, and engaged, and they have better relationships. This, in turn, has a positive influence on their work performance.
In short, achieving and recognising regular "small wins" helps people have rich, engaged, and productive work lives. As any experienced manager knows, happy, engaged, and productive team members can achieve far more than unhappy team members."
(https://www.mindtools.com/pages/article/progress-theory.htm)
- This is NOT to do with dementia, but when researching other potential theorists I stumbled across this theory. The last section which mentions "small wins" is potentially useful, as well as the second which talks about how having a project and goals to focus on motivates people, giving them something to aim for and therefore improves their quality of life. If you ignore how Amabile and Kramer are focusing on work and the working environment, you could apply this theory to something like the Hen Power Project, as giving dementia sufferers a little project (like looking after hens and painting pictures of them) will have a positive influence on the quality of their lives.
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