Ted Talk Response #3(Daniel Pink)

I found Daniel Pinks Ted talk very interesting. He discussed the fact that our human beings motivation may be more complicated then we think. So far we have thought that our motivation is based on things that let us live( food, water...) or the rewards and punishment system. We have found that people now do things for self fulfillment and enjoyment. I found it very interesting when he was talking about when you give people the option of rewards on tasks that involve creativity, the creativity is lost. I completely agree with this. In class when we are given a creative problem to solve and there is going to be grade on how well I do, I do not perform as well and my ability to think outside of the box is dampened.  As we can see out economy has crashed and the US is struggling to pick up the pieces. Maybe this motivation factor is apart of it? In business it is thought that he higher paid jobs, the higher quality of work. This is not always true and maybe if we got to do work on what we wanted to but didn't always know what the reward would be, we would get more done. I liked how Daniel Pink used real life examples of this new drive in us. When he talked about the company in Australia it really connected me to what he was saying because it is proof by this company. I think that is an important aspect of a ted talk. You can't just be talking the whole time about what you think and why. It is important to share your opinion and what you think but you also need to back it up with things in real life that support your new ideas or philosophies. My passion in life is dance and I dance because of the feeling it gives me and the power I have with it. I don't do it because I know that I will be rewarded or that I will win, which shows his new idea.
I also liked his presentation style. There is something about him that really makes you want to listen, the way he engaged the audience by asking questions, using his hands when he spoke, walking around as he spoke and making eye contact. He seemed relaxed yet passionate about what he was saying and intelligent about his facts. I liked how he was trying to "make a case" instead of tell a story. I will reflect back on this ted talk for my own.