Intrinsic motivation is conducive to creativity; controlling extrinsic motivation is detrimental to creativity. Daniel H. Pink More Quotes by Daniel H. Pink More Quotes From Daniel H. Pink I tend to pull nuggets out of many books - rather than having a handful of books that serve as guiding lights. Daniel H. Pink nuggetslightbook It seems the best approach for any venture is a combo platter - Japan's quality-consciousness paired with America's willingness to experiment and (sometimes) fail. Daniel H. Pink japanqualityamerica The ultimate freedom for creative groups is the freedom to experiment with new ideas. Some skeptics insist that innovation is expensive. In the long run, innovation is cheap. Mediocrity is expensive—and autonomy can be the antidote.” TOM KELLEY General Manager, IDEO Daniel H. Pink businessrunningideas The ultimate pitch for an era of short attention spans begins with a single word - and doesn't go any further. Daniel H. Pink erascommunicationattention We live in a world of breathtaking material plenty. That has freed hundreds of millions of people from day-to-day struggles and liberated us to pursue more significant desires: purpose, transcendence, and spiritual fulfillment. Daniel H. Pink strugglespiritualpeople It's a question we all ask ourselves. What have we done lately? It rattles us each birthday. Daniel H. Pink asksdone In large organizations there are discrete functions. I do this; you do that. I swim in my lane; you swim in your lane. That can be very effective for certain processes and in certain stable conditions. But it doesn't work in unstable conditions. Daniel H. Pink organizationleadershipswim The billable hours is a classic case of restricted autonomy. I mean, you're working on - I mean, sometimes on these six-minute increments. So you're not focused on doing a good job. You're focused on hitting your numbers. It's one reason why lawyers typically are so unhappy. And I want a world of happy lawyers. Daniel H. Pink leadershipjobsmean The monkeys solved the puzzle simply because they found it gratifying to solve puzzles. They enjoyed it. The joy of the task was its own reward. Daniel H. Pink tasksjoyinspirational One source of frustration in the workplace is the frequent mismatch between what people must do and what people can do. When what they must do exceeds their capabilities, the result is anxiety. When what they must do falls short of their capabilities, the result is boredom. But when the match is just right, the results can be glorious. This is the essence of flow. Daniel H. Pink frustrationessencefall In economic terms, we've always thought of work as a disutility - as something you do to get something else. Now it's increasingly a utility - something that's valuable and worthy in its own right. Daniel H. Pink economicleadershipmind A lot of white-collar work requires less of the routine, rule-based, what we might call algorithmic set of capabilities, and more of the harder-to-outsource, harder-to-automate, non-routine, creative, juristic - as the scholars call it - abilities. Daniel H. Pink creativeleadershipwhite Large companies are not going to disappear. Multinational companies with tens of thousands of employees are not going to disappear. In fact, many of them are getting larger because they can benefit from economies of scale. Daniel H. Pink benefitsleadershipmind Financial firms are sending their back-office jobs overseas. But what do fine artists do? They create something new, unexpected, and delightful that changes the world. MFA abilities are harder to outsource and more important in an abundant world. Daniel H. Pink officeartistjobs Whenever I meet someone new, I always ask the same question... 'So, what do you do? Daniel H. Pink asks I happen to be extremely left-brained; my instinct is to draw a chart rather than a picture. I'm trying to get my right-brain muscles into shape. I actually think this shift toward right-brain abilities has the potential to make us both better off and better in a deeper sense. Daniel H. Pink leadershipbrainthinking Harness the power of peers. Daniel H. Pink harnesspeerspower Tens of millions of people have iPods, whereas eight years ago, they didn't know they were missing them. Daniel H. Pink ipodseightyears One aspect of play is the importance of laughter, which has physiological and psychological benefits. Did you know that there are thousands of laughter clubs around the world? People get together and laugh for no reason at all! Daniel H. Pink laughterplaylaughing A lot of times when you have very short-term goals with a high payoff, nasty things can happen. In particular, a lot of people will take the low road there. They'll become myopic. They'll crowd out the longer-term interests of the organization or even of themselves. Daniel H. Pink organizationleadershippeople
