Five Minds For The Future
Out of 20 years of research, Harvard professor Howard Gardner presents his description of various cognitive abilities that will impact the 21st century and beyond. "Disciplinary", "Synthesizing", "Creating, Respectful" and "Ethical" are classifications of thought processes outlined by Gardner outlined in Five Minds For the Future. The following is from the book's publisher, Harvard Business School Press:
"Gardner's newest book, Five Minds for the Future, outlines the specific cognitive abilities that will be sought and cultivated by leaders in the years ahead.
They include:
- The Disciplinary Mind: the mastery of major schools of thought, including science, mathematics, and history, and of at least one professional craft.
- The Synthesizing Mind: the ability to integrate ideas from different disciplines or spheres into a coherent whole and to communicate that integration to others.
- The Creating Mind: the capacity to uncover and clarify new problems,
questions and phenomena. - The Respectful Mind: awareness of and appreciation for differences among human beings and human groups.
- The Ethical Mind: fulfillment of one's responsibilities as a worker and as a citizen.
"In the book, Gardner draws from a wealth of diverse examples to illuminate these ideas, designed to inspire lifelong learning and also to
provide valuable insights for those charged with training and developing organizational leaders.
"Drawing on decades of cognitive research and rich examples from history, politics, business, science, and the arts, Gardner writes for
professionals, teachers, parents, political and business leaders, trainers, and all who prize the cognitive skills at a premium for tomorrow."
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