Andrew Papamie
Speech Eassy
Whole New mind
2/21/11
In the whole new mind, Dan Pink identifies the various aspects of thinking and the perceptive nature of the mind. In his forecast of the future he claims that right-brained careers are invulnerable to out-sourcing. This is a very deign outlook into an extremely captivating era of human growth. I never thought of my brain as two working parts L-directed and R-directed. I always assumed that both sides worked equally together. When I listened to Pink’s interview on the Soul Series with Oprah Winfrey it was then that I realized how misinformed I was about how the brain works. As I watched the rest of the interview, a whole new light was shed on a subject that I never thought about. New ideas were presented in a new thinking way and I began to see into the ideas behind Pinks, “A Whole New Mind. The idea of working together to be efficient involves the right brains logical linear abilities which Pink states, are the best business strategy.
The phrase that got my attention the most was Pink’s idea that the right brain thinkers have the ability to give people something they didn’t know they were missing! I was hooked because I am a right brain person. Another point I found particularly interesting in Dan Pink’s interview with Oprah were the six senses of right brain age, Conceptual age he states that for a successful professionals to have more interdependent word we live in , world of increased automation and out sourcing. Pink's theme of right-brained thought is difficult to rationalize without proof, and it is evident from the writing process and the formatting strategies that Pink is aware of this problem. He provides a large portfolio of evidence in the form of examples, websites, and concepts that he believes demonstrates the effectiveness of right-brained thinking. He also does the same to try and prove that the left-brained way of life is currently losing its prominence. There is no purpose in a...