Daniel Pink

Daniel Pink is a well-known author, speaker, and host of The Artificial Intelligence Podcast. He is best known for his books on the topics of motivation, sales, creativity, and leadership. His books draw upon his experiences as a business consultant, professor, trial attorney, and Washington Post columnist. Pink is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author whose work has been translated into more than thirty-five languages.

Pink has written numerous books, with many of them focusing on the topics of creativity and motivation. He combines research from the fields of economics, psychology, sociology, and evolutionary biology to uncover powerful and sometimes surprising truths about what motivates us. This in turn has led to new ideas about increasing performance at work, improving education, and unleashing human potential.

Pink's best-known book is Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us. The book evolved from an article he wrote for The Atlantic and became a best-seller within weeks of its release. It delved into the science of motivation to discover that traditional rewards like money, punishment, and deadlines can be limited in their effectiveness, and that crafting an environment where autonomy, mastery, and purpose are heavily emphasized is the key to boosting performance.

Pink's other books focus on topics like leadership, sales, work, and creativity. To Sell Is Human is based on Pink’s experience on the speaking circuit and delves into the idea of “nonselling selling,” which is all about helping someone find the right product, rather than simply hyping something up.

A Whole New Mind dives into the concept of right-brain thinking and introduces “high concept” and “high touch,” which are different ways of looking at the world that involve creativity, beauty, empathy, and story. Pink explores how these skills will become ever-more critical as automation and artificial intelligence take over more tasks.

Pink has also written books about how to be better at work. In When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, he draws upon research from psychology, biology, and economics to uncover the science of timing. The book reveals the hidden patterns of the day to helps readers bolster their productivity and navigate the rhythms of life.

On the whole, Pink’s work can be seen as a kind of a grand synthesis of the best ideas from popular psychology, economics, and sociology. He adds a creative twist that turns the mundane into the miraculous, while always keeping the core message grounded in hard facts. Pink’s insights have made him a much sought-after speaker and thought leader, and his books have been translated into multiple languages and enjoyed by millions of readers around the world.