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<jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-heading">Purpose</jats:title><jats:p>The aim of this article is to highlight some characteristics of balancing dimensions for an intelligent remuneration system in the knowledge economy; in other words, what to look for when remunerating sustainable growth of capabilities for future earnings potential (i.e. intellectual capital). The article also aims to present a supplement to the thinking regarding compensation systems.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-heading">Design/methodology/approach</jats:title><jats:p>The article is based on and refined from a MBA thesis by J. Camp and presents a perspective on intelligent remunerations based on intellectual capital, motivational psychology and knowledge management theory.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-heading">Findings</jats:title><jats:p>This paper presents some aspects of an intelligent remuneration system for growth of intellectual capital by unleashing a larger potential of the human capital dimensions. In order to enhance mind value‐added by talents, enterprises need to offer their people a more sustainable remuneration on their invested personal human capital, consisting of both tangible and intangible remunerations.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type="abstract-heading">Originality/value</jats:title><jats:p>The value of this paper is the perspective of intelligent remunerations based on connected thinking around intellectual capital, psychology and knowledge management. It will add a broadening perspective to the current thinking regarding compensation models in knowledge‐intensive firms. An intelligent remuneration system is a system that nourishes collective organizational learning and continuous renewal.</jats:p></jats:sec>