What if you lived in a world where there were no schedules? You showed up when you wanted to, completed tasks where you wanted to, and never had to go to a meeting. This idea sounds frivolous and like a total failure. However, when Daniel Pink, author of books such as A Whole New Mind and Drive, gave a TED talk about a business plan identical to this, he proved that a society such as this could very well thrive in the world today, and in some cases is already occurring. One of Pink’s ideas was that in society when people are not given incentives, such as extra time off or bonuses, they are more likely to increase productivity and be more creative with their ideas. Pink has researched multiple studies that prove that when someone is told they will receive a reward if they succeed, they often end up doing worse in their task. In Daniel Pinks opinion, incentive ruins creativity and makes you less likely to have success in your projects. Pink’s main point in his TED talk is that, “There is a mismatch of what science knows and what business does.” He believes that if we allowed left brain tasks to be outsourced more, and allowed America to work on an unscheduled hours dominated by right brainers, the American economy and the world would flourish.
Daniel Pink has a variety of techniques in presenting his speech. Toward the beginning of his talk, he makes many jokes, mostly about himself and the craziness of society. His jokes continue throughout his speech but take a back seat to his other superior technique. His most effective technique is presenting a “case” rather than giving a speech. His “court case” provides substantial evidence supporting his ideas which help make his points more concrete. By having a lot of evidence he is able to influence his audience and keep them interested in his topic. In his voice you can hear his inspiration and that encourages people to go out and make a difference in the world. Pink’s various techniques enable him to imprint his ideas into the minds of his audience in order to prove a point.
Daniel Pink is the first TED talk I have seen in which he is not just speaking during his presentation. Throughout his entire speech, he uses a slide show to help his audience grasp his concepts more easily. In his slide show, he highlights key concepts and important facts. Pink also uses a few pictures to show his audience what the experiments in his research look like. His presentation style helps the listeners comprehend his ideas effortlessly.
One main point in Pink’s presentation especially matters to the world which will directly affect education and citizens personally. The issue brought up in his speech is that even though science has proved certain concepts, business still does not implement them into their programs. As mentioned previously, if business allowed their employees more flexibility instead of dangling incentives in front of them, their efficiency would greatly increase according to multiple studies. The world would accelerate in many aspects of life if people put into place a more relaxed and easy going workplace. This idea starts with education. If children are allowed to be more creative and not put on a schedule starting at a young age, then as they grow older, they will implement these ideals into their workplace. Once they out into place these ways, the world will be much more productive. By putting more pressure on students to complete tasks by a certain deadline and forcing students to finish assignments in a certain way, serious amounts of stress are put on us. If more freedom is given to children at a younger age, kids will be less stressed and therefore they are more likely to succeed in the future.
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