What if there were no consequences? What if we we lived in a world with no rewards, where people did things simply because they wanted to? Crazy sounding ideas to most people, but a possibility of a promising future to Daniel Pink. Daniel Pink is the author of books full of jaw dropping ideas, such as A Whole New Mind and Drive. His books use studies of behavioral science to explore the reasons behind human motivation as well as explaining why right brainers are taking over the world.

In his TED talk, Daniel Pink uses studies of human behavior to prove that rewards and consequences, are rarely successful. One of the examples Pink uses is a common puzzle, known as the candle problem. The purpose of the candle problem is to use the objects provided to attach the candle to the wall, preventing wax from dripping onto the table. Many people, says Pink, will try to use the tacks to pin the candle to the wall. Others might try to use the match to melt wax and stick the candle to the wall. The majority of people find the solution within ten minutes.

Daniel Pink says the objective is to see past the goal, to open our minds to other ideas. By using the right brain, this problem can be solved. The left brain focuses on the goal, and in doing so narrows its focus. Daniel Pink explains that carrots and sticks are no longer effective. He wants to bring the gap between motivation and business together. The key to motivating someone, he says, is autonomy. By letting people motivate themselves, they become more interested, finish work more quickly, and productivity goes up. This is used by several American companies, and is known as ROWE, which stands for "Results Only Work Environment."

Daniel Pink connects with the audience by making fun of himself, centering on his shame of going to law school. His goal is proving a case with hard, solid evidence. He backs up everything he says with studies and facts, making it clear that his topic is not based on an opinion. He is very passionate about his topic, and uses persuasion and evidence to win over his audience. Pink also uses images, such as pictures of the candle problem, to help the audience visualize and experience the difficulty of solving a problem when expected to.

Daniel Pink is very firm on his opinion that the world needs to change its business policy. He gives a few examples of some companies that have changed things up and run differently, which produce higher results. Atlassian is an Australian software company that has what they call Fedex days. Every year, the company gives each employee 24 hours to work on anything not related to their work. The next day, each employee comes in with something new, a program, a game, or a new product. The point to take away is the fact that these employees invented more than they do for work. Why does this happen? Because the employees enjoyed it. It was not work, and the employees were motivated by the desire to design something. This would change the world. What if a new thing was invented every day? What is people enjoyed their work? What if people worked harder?

Daniel Pink's ideas would change the world, starting with education. How would children behave if they were not on a schedule, like ROWE companies? Children would feel more free, and would have more chances to express new ideas. By coming up with more ideas than children right now, they would increase their chances of succeeding later in life. Daniel Pink's ideas could be hugely beneficial to the world, but first need to be enforced.