Skinner believed that human learning could take place through reward and punishment. The use of reinforcement increases the likelihood of desired behaviors reoccurring, and the use of punishment decreases the chance of the operant responses reoccurring ​1​.

We learn to bond through gossip, venting, and destroying rather than cultivating solutions together."

Do you believe that change succeeds when it is approached in solidarity, at eye level, and with respectful and appreciative cooperation? When we feel scared, we destroy each other instead of working to get to the root of our fear... Finding the places of healing and transformation, moving towards a world beyond enemies, is work that has to be done for our survival. Which means transformative justice--justice that transforms the root causes of injustice--is necessary at every scale, but I am particularly focused on how it comes the common orientation and practice of movements for social change, for peace for liberation" (132-133).

An example of differential reinforcement in operation would be with children in a nursery environment; cooperative play and desirable behaviors are reinforced, while fighting behaviors are either punished or ignored. A change to the organisation. Needless to say, any high-level changes to an organisation are naturally bound to affect every member of the enterprise, from high-ranking executives to new hires. Below, we’ll discuss the most common types of organisational change.The next stage is to establish steps to the desired behavior. Be recursive, as a step may often prove to be too large for a child to manage and may require being broken down into smaller, simpler, steps. It originally arose from a field of psychology known as behaviorism, established by B.F. Skinner, through his operant conditioning theory. Operant Conditioning Rosalind Cardinal is Shaping Change’s founder and managing director. Growing up, Ros wanted to be a vet or a scientist, but her fascination with human behaviour and neuroscience led her to a career in organisational development. One of the behavioral techniques used to shape children’s acceptable behavior is differential reinforcement of successive approximations. The majority of individuals aren’t keen on change. It can be challenging to adopt new processes, tools, work flows, responsibilities, behaviors, etc. If not managed effectively, employees can continue to struggle with change, which can impact morale and productivity, leading to a stagnant or negative working environment.