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Archive for "Jan 27 2010"

Dan Pink and The Artist’s Life

Jan 27 2010
Filed In: intuition, thinking

Do you know about the work of Dan Pink?  I first read his book, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future.  In this book he talks about how creative types have something computers cannot duplicate and how that is what the future is going to need in order to survive and to keep economies going in a positive direction.  He has now written another book called, Drive where he talks about what does and does not drive humans to do their best.


As many wise, popular writers and thinkers have been doing lately, Dan has given a talk on TED and I hope you will take the time to watch it here.  Dan is funny and passionate.  He talks about the division between what science knows and what business is doing.


How does this made a difference for artists? Dan talks about the need for AUTONOMY, MASTERY and PURPOSE in one’s work.  Think about it, isn’t that the way artist’s like to work (in general)?  Actually, as Dan talks if you think about it in relationship to artists, I think you will recognize the model he talks about. He gives good examples and his research actually upholds a lot of what we do and how we live.

So do you think artists and creative types can change the world?  It sounds as though science is on our side…can you believe it?

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