ダニエル・ピンク（Daniel H. Pink、1964年–）は、働き方、動機づけ、意思決定をテーマに、行動科学の研究と取材をもとに執筆するノンフィクション作家。ノースウェスタン大学を卒業し、イェール大学ロースクールで法務博士号を取得した。政府・政治の仕事に携わり、1995年から1997年までアル・ゴア副大統領の首席スピーチライターを務めた。その後独立し、企業に雇われずに働く人々を全米で取材した。2001年の『フリーエージェント社会の到来』（原題 “Free Agent Nation”、邦訳2002年）では、個人が技能をもとに仕事を組み立てる動きを、雇用契約や成功観、教育、税制、医療保険の変化と結びつけて描いた。働く人の自律性への関心は、2009年の『モチベーション3.0』（原題 “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us”、邦訳2010年）にもつながった。同書では、報酬と罰に偏った組織運営を行動科学の知見から検討し、自分で仕事を方向づける自律性、上達を求める熟達、仕事をより大きな意味に結びつける目的を、持続的な動機づけの要素として論じた。新聞・雑誌への寄稿や講演に加え、人間の行動を扱うナショナル・ジオグラフィックの番組「Crowd Control」では司会と共同制作総指揮を担当した。2022年の『THE POWER OF REGRET 振り返るからこそ、前に進める』（原題 “The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward”、邦訳2023年）では、大規模な二つの調査をもとに、後悔を基盤、勇気、道徳、つながりの四つに整理し、過去の選択を振り返る感情を学習や判断に生かす方法を検討した。
Daniel H. Pink (born 1964) is a nonfiction writer who draws on behavioural science and reporting to examine work, motivation, and decision-making. He graduated from Northwestern University and earned a JD from Yale Law School. After working in politics and government, including serving as chief speechwriter to Vice President Al Gore from 1995 to 1997, he became an independent writer and travelled across the United States to report on people working outside conventional employment. “Free Agent Nation” (2001; Japanese translation, 2002) connected the growth of independent work with changing employment contracts, ideas of success, education, taxation, and health insurance. His interest in autonomy at work also informed “Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us” (2009; Japanese translation, 2010). Drawing on behavioural research, the book questioned organizational reliance on rewards and punishments and examined autonomy, mastery, and purpose as elements of sustained motivation. Autonomy meant having control over how work was done; mastery involved improvement at meaningful activities; and purpose connected individual effort with a wider contribution. Alongside writing for newspapers and magazines and giving talks, Pink hosted and co-executive produced the National Geographic television series “Crowd Control,” which explored human behaviour. “The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward” (2022; Japanese translation, 2023) extended his investigation of behaviour to an often-dismissed emotion. Based on two large research projects, it identified foundation, boldness, moral, and connection regrets and examined ways to use reflection on past choices in learning and decision-making.
