Diaspar Was Not Always Thus

Dan Pink on the surprising science of movitivation

I found this TED Talks video via the Free Technology for Teachers website.

August 25 2009 0 Comments

Malcolm Gladwell On Time, Experimentation, and Creativity

Malcolm Gladwell, who has written for the New Yorker, reported for the Washington Post, and authored three books, speaks about the roles that time and experimentation play in the work of creative people. He discusses Fleetwood Mac, Picasso, Cezanne, the Beatles, and Andrew Wiles. His overall message is that it takes a great length of time to create something complex that is filled with depth and emotion. Gladwell points out that Fleetwood Mac’s success was due in a great part to the wiling patience of their record label — their most successful album was the 16th in their discography! He also mentions the 10,000 hours rule, which is worth reading about too. Gladwell doesn’t show up on the video until 2:08, so skip ahead.

Here’s the link (AIGA doesn’t provide an embed video option):

http://www.aiga.org/content.cfm/video-gain-2008-gladwell

(From the AIGA October 2008 Business and Design Conference)

June 23 2009 0 Comments 
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