Flipping the Classroom - Micro-style!

I've been reading about the advantages and disadvantages of a flipped classroom for a while.  I'm interested in incorporating more activities into my SOC 101 courses...and I'm especially interested in a flipped classroom for my upper level SOC 205: Social Problems class.  I am hesitant though because flipping the classroom seems to be an all or nothing deal.  This short article from the Chronicle of Higher Education advocates for 'micro-flipping'...the best of both worlds where traditional lecture and daily activities are used in the classroom to reinforce course material. 

Have you tried flipping your classroom? What are your thoughts? What worked? What didn't? And how do you address the 'motivation' issue....getting students to actually come to class prepared?