Ted Talks
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A long time ago I posted a blog linking to a talk called How I Fell in Love with a Fish. It was a talk on Ted.com and it was truly incredible and I urge you to check it out. I am pointing this out today because Ted.com is simply an incredible website with incredible talks by incredible people. I watched a video this morning of a 17 year old kid who created nuclear fusion in his parent’s garage when he was 14! How is that even possible?
I watched another video recently about the surprising science of motivation. In this talk Dan Pink discusses how our ideas of extrinsic motivation in today’s work environment are actually inhibiting work and creativity, and allowing people more autonomy and the use of their intrinsic motivation is a far more compelling option.
Specifically he highlights a very interesting comparison. Back in the 90′s Microsoft put together this huge, well-paid team to create an online encyclopedia. Two years later another company had the same idea, except that no one got paid, people simply wrote the information for fun or passion. This company was Wikipedia. Which model won?
Check it out – Dan Pink on the surprising science of motivation.
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Posted on March 23rd, 2012 by Brian St. Pierre
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October 31st, 2012 at 2:19 am
I have to agree with the other person. You don’t sound educated because if you were you’d know that people who suffer bipolar disorder also talk to themselves, rambling out loud about epiphanies, things they need todo urgently which aren’t urgent, and many other thoughts. Just because u watch law and order doesn’t mean u know anything. I know this because I have worked in education programs dealing with students with childhood schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.