Daniel H. Pink

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Daniel Pink (2012)

Daniel "Dan" H. Pink (* 1964 ) is an American writer , best known for the book A Whole New Mind .

Life

After attending school, Pink first studied linguistics at Northwestern University and obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA Linguistics) there in 1986 . He then completed a postgraduate degree in law at the Law School of Yale University with a Juris Doctor (JD).

Pink, who was also the editor of technology magazine Wired , was the keynote speaker for US Vice President Al Gore between 1995 and 1997 .

At the beginning of the 21st century he started as an author of non-fiction books on the subject areas of the world of work, business and technology and published among other things:

  • Free Agent Nation: How America's New Independent Workers Are Transforming the Way We Live (2001)
  • A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age (2005, German title Our creative future: why and how we have to develop our right brain potential , 2008)
  • The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: the Last Career Guide You'll Ever Need (2008, German title The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Only Career Guide You Really Need , 2009)
  • Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us (2009, German title Drive: Was Siereal Motiviert , 2010)
  • To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others (2012, German title Mehr Wert: Die Kunst, zu sein , 2014)
  • When: The Right Time (2018)

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