1. Take-Aways
Dan Pink really talks about how people have been trained to be left brained their whole lives and now, as they work in their jobs, they are so confined to one way of thinking. He believes that the future holds a places where right brained people are needed. He knows that people aren't accustomed to thinking outside the box, and that it would typically take them longer to figure out something that takes more creative knowledge. In his talk, he discusses something called the candle problem. In this problem, people are given a box of tacks, a candle, matches and the goal to not let the candle drip onto the table below. He states that most people attempt multiple options such as tacking the candle to the wall or trying to adhere it to the wall with wax. These people are not thinking about what they are given (the big picture) but only about the main focus. it would take a creative brained person to think to dump out the bow of tacks, place the candle inside it and tack the box to the wall. Pink also mentions the amount of productivity when people have a motivation. Typically, science shows that a person with higher pay would work harder at what they do, but Pink has found that in business, they are actually slower and not all of them work as hard as those who aren't paid as much. He states that there is a “Mismatch between what science knows and what business does.” People who aren't paid as much typically work for their own sake and to better themselves.
2. Effective Speaking Techniques
Daniel Pink talks very loud throughout his presentation. He has a strong voice when it comes to stating his opinion. This clearly gets the point across on what he is talking about and how he feels regarding it. He constantly is using a lot of gestation throughout his talk to even further emphasize his words. He also stresses the parts he feels are very important. He shows a lot of feeling in his tone of voices and that has a good effect on the audience. More people would believe him just because of the feeling he puts into what he is talking about. It makes it easier to trust the things he says. He repeats the main things he feels are important between the science world and the business world.
3. Presentation Style
Dan Pink's main presentation style is through the use of examples. He talks about tests and studies that have been done on people such as the candle problem. The candle problem backs up exactly what Pink is talking about when he shows the actual problem and the problem for dummies. He also mentions a lot of things that are in his book, Drive, without actually talking about his book. He mentions the carrots and sticks test and the problems/benefits of the motivation factor. Along with the research and ideas in his book, Pink uses examples of FedEx days for Google, Australian Companies, and ROWE. He shows that these FedEx days show more productivity and happiness in the workplace. The workplace could be a building or a home, but either way, the work is getting done. All the examples used in Pink's presentation style really add to the effect of his Ted Talk.
4. What Matters
What matters in this Ted Talk is that sometimes motivation is not always key. When the reward stays the same, and does not ever increase in value, people are not willing to work as hard for something they already have or have gotten before. Some motivation works in the beginning, but typically people get tired of going after the same thing, so motivation does not work. Pink's studies show that even those who are getting greater rewards than others, they don't have the same drive to get things done. Instead of thinking of the greater good and benefitting themselves, they only think of the reward, and if they are guaranteed to get it, why would they work any harder? People stop doing things for the enjoyment of increasing knowledge and enjoying it, and just do it. Dan Pink says that business rewards dull individual thinking and block creativity because suddenly their mind is focused solely on one thing: the prize. They no longer need to use the creative side of their brain and are trained to do it a certain way. This reminds me of the way school is. School is a game and students find a way to learn the game of school. Students no longer are learning for the enjoyment they get out of it but more for the reward of good grades. Some even have a stronger motivation for good grades, such as a gift or money from home. A reward narrows the focus. Instead of learning, they are now only focused on getting the money and gifts and no longer look at the other benefits. Pink believes that creativity is strongly important because the jobs of those who have learned to play a game and get rewards can be replaced by other people around the world that can not only do the job faster, but also work for less. Unless people make the decision to enjoy creativity, they will become trapped in a world they cannot get out of.
*Autonomy, Mastery, Purpose*
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