Self-Determination Theory
Ryan and Deci, 1985 to the presentWe design for autonomy, competence and relatedness, the three needs that drive intrinsic motivation.
About TGC · Our science
The sciences are the core architecture behind every experience we design, not decoration added at the end. And we hold ourselves to one metric: behaviour change, not completion or satisfaction.
Charge all four to power one transformation.
The scientific foundation
We design for autonomy, competence and relatedness, the three needs that drive intrinsic motivation.
We build on what already works and what learners aspire to, instead of starting from their deficits.
An identity shift comes before skills practice, so new behaviour is grounded in belief.
We sequence learning around what adults need: immediate relevance, respect for their experience and problem-centred practice.
The Be·Do·Have transformation
Move the learner along the arc. Each phase builds on the one before, and the last step measures what changed.
The meters show how the phases build on one another. They are an illustration, not a measurement.
Measure impact
Skillmuni, Coroebus, our content levels and the Ai Content Studio are all built on these four sciences.