Daniel Pink's TEDTalk: Breaking ground with Self Motivation.

My take away from the TEDTalk by Daniel pink is much the same as what I gather from Mr. Pink’s Book A Whole New Mind and from the excerpts we have read from his other book; times are changing in ways previously unforeseen. His studies on motivation are obviously credible and show that there is an internal drive that is very separate, but equally as valid, as external drives. Humans derive pleasure from completing tasks that better themselves or by merely completing the task. The speaking techniques used by Mr. Pink somewhat muddle this original point. In the many ways he finds to say the original statement, he makes the message seem less valid. Despite this, Mr. Pink is very dedicated to his studies and it reads in how he presents all which he does.

When he told what really mattered in the video and expanded on it, it became apparent that what was being discussed was irrefutably fact. I noticed how what really drives me to succeed isn’t just some letter grade or advancement in a field of academia, but rather how I was motivated by the feeling of success. This however, is a personal knowledge about my learner type and would be that same way for many children in the schooling process. When it comes to business, whole new ideas of leadership, and its role, are blossoming due to this principle of self imposed goals. There are already quite a few companies worldwide that are using this principle to guide their employees’ creative process. Including several which use only self governed work. So already the seeds of change in the workplace are taking root and breaking ground.