Filled with original essays by Howard Gardner, William Damon, Mihaly Csikszenthmihalyi, and
Jeanne Nakamura and based on a large-scale research project, the GoodWork® Project,
Responsibility at Work reflects the information gleaned from in-depth interviews with more
than 1,200 people from nine different professions—journalism, genetics, theatre, higher
education, philanthropy, law, medicine, business, and pre-collegiate education. The book
reveals how motivation, culture, and professional norms can intersect to produce work
that is personally, socially, and economically beneficial. At the heart of the study is the
revelation that the key to good work is responsilibilty—taking ownership for one’s work
and its wider impact.