TED Talk Response #3

TED Talk by Daniel Pink

1. There is great power in inscentives. Motivation is strong. The mechanistic "carrot and stick" worked well for simple problems with sets of rules, but when the problem gets harder and more complicated, rewards will narrow your view and it will be easier to solve those problems without a motivational rewards. Creative thinking is important for future jobs. For simple tasks, rewards increase performance. For hard, cognitive tasks, large rewards decrease performance. Mastry is the desire to get better and better. Purpose is the desire to be part of something larger than yourself. These are important building blocks for new kinds of business. Worker productivity will increase when people are not forced into doing things in a certain way, but are given choices, flexibility and the opportunity to be creative. There is a mismatch between what science knows and what business does. If-then rewards and dicipline systems destroy creativity.
2. His speaking technique is very direct and interesting. His voice changes and keeps the audience interested. He speaks louder to emphasize certain points, and quieter when he's trying to make a longer point, so the audience finds more pleasure in listening to his voice for an extended period of time. 
3. His presentation style was very loud and interactive. He included many pictures and questions to keep the audience hooked. Also, he included well done research to back up his points.
4. What matters in that video is that motivation should be changed in order for people to be more productive. This connects to me personally because it could possibly change the way students are being taught in schools. This connects to education because this new form of motivation could be used later as a way to teach students in a more creative way. This connects to the world because it would effect the way business is run by including more creative options for working through problems and tasks.