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| 80% Recommended by our customers. Publisher: Harvard Business School Press Catalog: Book Release date: 2007-04-03 Media: Hardcover Number of pages: 196 Ean: 9781591399124 Book Isbn: 1591399122  Tip: compare prices with similar booksAuthor:
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| We live in a time of vast changes. And those changes call for entirely new ways of learning and thinking. World-renowned for his theory of multiple intelligences, Gardner takes that thinking to the next level in this book, drawing from a wealth of diverse examples to illuminate his ideas. Concise and engaging, "Five Minds for the Future" will inspire lifelong learning in any reader as well as provide valuable insights for those charged with training and developing organizational leaders - both today and tomorrow. |
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 Written on February 8, 2008 Summary: Five Minds for the Future The author gives his excellent perception of today's requirements for good functioning in the world.  Written on December 5, 2007 Summary: Not for the average reader There is no doubt that Howard Gardner is highly intelligent and a deep thinker. He has done a considerable amount of research, study, contemplation and reflection on what sort of thinking will be necessary for the future of man. It does not take much study or research to come to the conclusion that our current lifestyle is not sustainable. But as noble an effort as Gardner has undertaken, he did not write this book for the average reader. In fact, his style of writing almost guarantees that the average reader will not put it on their reading list. I picked one page at random and typed it into a word processing program and then had the program measure the readability using the Flesch readability scale. That page scored a 29%. For the average reader to comprehend what they are reading, it should score above 60%. This style of writing, with the long and often complex sentence structure makes for slow reading. Gardner, like most highly educated professors, writes in the language that his peers will understand and accept. Unfortunately, the average person will spend too much time looking up obscure words or simply give up. I believe Gardner is correct in that our educational policy is doing a poor job at present and unless some changes are made will fall farther behind in the task of developing students who are capable of developing the five minds of the future. The five minds which Gardner advances are: the disciplined mind, the synthesizing mind, the creative mind, the respectful mind and the ethical mind. He does a good job of pointing out the recent cost to society of failure to develop and maintain disciplined and ethical mind in business. He cites the examples of Enron and Arthur Andersen. There is no doubt that the message is vitally important. My problem with the book is not the value of the content but what I see as the failure to communicate in a way that will make the ideas and information useful to a larger audience. Written on November 29, 2007 Summary: Smart and Complex Summarizing the history of learning methods and techniques, this read is a complex one, with the purpose of renovating the way we think and prepare our minds for the real life. Written on November 24, 2007 Summary: VITAL. "Ref A" for the Future. A Nobel-Level Contribution I am deeply impressed by this book, not least because it is presented in a very clean and easy to read and absorb form. My first note on this book says "Ref A: VITAL to the 'long war.' He NAILS it. THIS is the future if we can simply absorb his wisdom." I especially appreciate the author's early emphasis on how this book, his work, is a "values enterprise." He pays dues regard to E. O. Wilson, whose book Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge answered the question "why do the sciences need the humanities," and whose later work, The Future of Life helped me conceptualize the need for an Earth Intelligence Network, a non-profit that will create both the EarthGame (trademarked by Medard Gabel) and the World Brain online. This book focuses on five different uses of the mind, not different minds. It is an interdisciplinary work, bridging across the sciences and the humanities--indeed, multidisciplinary might be a better term The five minds, with a few notes (there is NO substitute for reading the book in full) are: 1. Disciplined Mind. Incremental mastery over time, at least ten years, of a proven process for discovery and analysis. 2. Synethsizing Mind. Handles information overload. No standards yet, a DNA spiral of multi-disciplinary perspectives whose diversity is accepted and then integrated. Includes narratives, taxonomies, complex concepts, rules & aphorisms (I had to look the later up: distinctions concisely stated), metaphores, images, and themes, as well as embodiment without words, theories, and metatheories. 3. Creating Mind. Breaks new ground ahead of the artificial intelligence of automation. Influences both individuals and groups, stems from both individuals and groups. 4. Respectful Mind. Brokers differences, applies primarily to the arts and group interaction. This is best manifest in the Native American tradition of passing the talking stick and not ending a dialogue until *everyone* agreed with the outcome. 5. Ethical Mind. Beyond the self, understands the value to the group of ethical behavior (a Nobel Prize was awarded in the 1990's for a person who demonstrated that trust lowers the cost of doing business; now we are finding that ethical revelation of the "true cost" of goods and services against the Earth will allow us to create infinite wealth and sustainable peace by eliminating the fraud, waste, and abuse characteristic of many governments and corporations. The author offers across the book a clear link between these five uses of the mind, and the need to revisit education in the large (see also online, Derek Bok on "Reinventing Education" and Robert Steele on "Reinventing Intelligence," in Forbes ASAP. He states that we MUST revitalize education because: 01 What we are doing now is not working. 02 World conditions are changing fast (I forget which book, but was most impressed to learn that changes to the Earth that uses to take ten thousand years now take three--we need real-time science IMMEDIATELY, because the UN now says we have only seven years in which to stop the growth of emissions). 03 Science converted into tecehnology without values is dangerous. 04 Desperate need for continuing education. I totally agree, and go further; we need to end competitive rote education, teach team learning, and test all professions at least every two years, with continuing education being mandatory. The author, although he presented the five minds in a different order, concludes that they should be taught from infancy in this order: 01 Respectful Mind. 02 Disciplined Mind. 03 Synthesizing Mind. 04 Ethical Mind. I am inclined to believe that Ethical Mind needs to be second. If people can see the value of team learning and the greater value of the commons when shared, then their displined mind will take a different path. I like this book so much I am adding it to my CEO reading list (on Amazon, the list is called Collective and Commercial Intelligence). None of us can read all books, but this is one book that I am also inclined to add to my "Top Ten Books of All Time." This book is the roadmap for saving the planet by recognizing, as Thomas Jefferson did, that "A Nation's best defense is an educated citizenry," and that in this day of extremism and fundamentalism, we have our work cut out for us. It will be easier if our next President has adopted this book as part of our roadmap back to civilization, morality, and sanity. Some other books I noted in relation to this one: Orbiting the Giant Hairball: A Corporate Fool's Guide to Surviving with Grace Group Genius: The Creative Power of Collaboration Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, & the Economic World Smart Mobs: The Next Social Revolution Global Brain: The Evolution of Mass Mind from the Big Bang to the 21st Century Revolutionary Wealth: How it will be created and how it will change our lives The Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid: Eradicating Poverty Through Profits (Wharton School Publishing Paperbacks) Written on November 4, 2007 Summary: This is not a business book but can be helpful to leaders looking to understand the mosaic of minds required to be successful. I will admit it; I chose this book by its title as I was looking for some insight into the types of skills required of the next generation. Five minds for the future (FMFTF) projects the observation that there are five types of intelligence or Minds out there. This observation and the classification of these types of intelligence is Gardner's claim to fame. The types are: The Disciplined Mind - one that knows something and has mastery over a subject. Such mastery takes 10 years to develop. Here Gardner separates rote knowledge with being able to think deeply about what you are doing. This is a great point and one that more executives need to take into account as it is a major difference between people who are good individual contributors and those that make great managers. Gardner believes that the disciplines worth learning are by in large academic in nature, paying little attention to other disciplines or types of acquired knowledge. The Synthesizing Mind -- one who knows how to sort through information, identify seminaries and trends and produce a big picture? Gardner points out that this skill is becoming more important given the flood of information and conflicting information that is the status quo of a modern connected society. The Creating Mind -- one who is able to generate new things, see from new perspectives and formulation new ideas. Here represents a reversal and a revolution as creativity was often suppressed in the past and reinforced with rote learning etc. Now Gardner points out that creativity is key to individual and societal survival. He also points out that it is possible to create creativity in individual - this is a significant departure from other work that believes creativity is an inherent rather than learned trait. The Respectful Mind -- one who is tolerant of differences and respects the ideas, opinions and values of others rather than thinking of them in terms of stereotypes etc. We need a mind that is able to get along with all of the diverse groups in global society. This mind should have been named the tolerant mind as that is the form of respect that Gardner discusses as being required because conflict now poses the possibility of destroying the planet. The Ethical Mind -- one who views their role at work and as a citizen, acts consistently with that and strives toward good work and good citizenship. Here Gardner talks about his research into `good work' or those that do 'good' in difficult situations. It is interesting that this discussion recognizes but gives little credit to other institutions that support ethical behavior such as religion. Gardner's contention is that the five minds are not mutually exclusive of each other and in fact one mind may be strengthened by the other. The book also goes into a light discussion of the genesis and development of each type of mind. While I have not issue with these different types of intelligence, this is where Gardner's book goes off the track for me. Many of the prior reviews give great praise to the book in terms of its basis for education. This makes sense as Gardner is an educator and education, development specialist. Unfortunately from this reader's perspective one of the more elitist people I have read in a long time. Gardner's book is rooted in the Western tradition of secular humanism that pays limited attention to skills and knowledge not developed in the western tradition, nor gives credit to other institutions besides educational ones. Overall I walked away informed but disappointed. As a business reader looking to understand the types of intelligence we need to build on our teams, Gardner's work on discipline, synthesis and creativity were most helpful. In discussion the other two minds, Gardner seems more preachy, less accurate and narrow in his thinking and definitions that I expected from picking the book up. I was looking for tools I could use and found none. He has recommendations, particularly in terms of recommendations for the education system. For example, create respect by putting students into different groups, foster creativity through supporting exploration and allowing discussion, etc. His business based references are particularly thin, offering the names of companies or individuals as proof of his point (e.g.: talk about creativity and mention Jack Welch) I had expected more since the book was published by Harvard Business School Press. I was looking for a business book, not one predominantly about education policy and approach. This is not a business book but can be helpful to leaders looking to understand the mosaic of minds required to be successful. This is an education policy book which is fine, but the book provides limited bridging to be of great value to business organizations. One can see how educators would be drawn to its messages as the education system is hailed as the bastion and protector of society and culture. However, Gardner's scant attention to other institutions such as business, the corporation, religion, etc weakens his arguments. Gardner points out that the current education system is failing and the world is changing so fast as to require a radical revolution. I believe that this is true but there is more to society than one institution (academia) and there was more I was looking for in this book that I did not find. |
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| Catalog | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book | Book |
| Release date | 2007-04-03 | 2006-03-07 | 2006-07-03 | 2006-09-30 | 2007-03-06 | 2000-09-17 |
| Media | Hardcover | Paperback | Paperback | Paperback | Hardcover | Paperback |
| Number of pages | 196 | 288 | 320 | 244 | 240 | 304 |
| Ean | 9781591399124 | 9781594481710 | 9780465047680 | 9781422103296 | 9781422103326 | 9780465026111 |
| Book Isbn | 1591399122 | 1594481717 | 0465047688 | 1422103293 | 1422103323 | 0465026117 |
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