FIVE MINDS FOR THE FUTURE in April 2007 Follow up to bestseller Changing Minds focuses on five "minds" that must be cultivated to achieve success in the future BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Harvard Business School Press (HBS Press) is proud to announce a new book by influential Harvard psychologist Howard Gardner, to be published in April 2007. FIVE MINDS FOR THE FUTURE outlines the specific cognitive abilities that will command a premium in the years ahead. The book serves as a guide for leaders, managers, educators, psychologists, professionals, and all other individuals interested in cultivating the kind of intelligences necessary for future success - for themselves and their teams. Gardner is a trained psychologist with a background in cognitive science and neuroscience, the Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Senior Director of Harvard Zero Project. He is the author of more than 20 books, including Changing Minds: The Art and Science of Changing Our Own Mind and Other People[base ']s Minds, which HBS Press published in 2004 and is now available in paperback. In 2005, Gardner was named one of the 100 leading public intellectuals in the world by FOREIGN POLICY and PROSPECT magazines. World-renowned for his theory of multiple intelligences, Gardner's work has revolutionized existing beliefs about intelligence, creativity, learning, and leadership. In FIVE MINDS FOR THE FUTURE, the author calls for new ways of learning and thinking in the new interconnected world. Gardner defines five cognitive abilities that he says will equip people "to deal with what is expected as well as what cannot be anticipated." They include: The DISCIPLINARY mind [^] described as 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 into others. The synthesizing mind and its impact on leaders was called out as a [base "]breakthrough idea[per thou] by Harvard Business Review in 2006. The CREATING mind [^] the capacity to uncover and clarify new problems, questions and phenomena. The RESPECTFUL mind [^] described as awareness of and appreciation for differences among human beings and human groups. The ETHICAL mind [^] fulfillment of one[base ']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. Just as in Changing Minds[^][^]in which the author pulled from decades of cognitive research and offered examples from history, politics, business, science, and the arts to illustrate a framework that can improve the success in changing minds about important issues[^][^]Gardner again writes for teachers, parents, political and business leaders, trainers, and all others to encourage development of the cognitive skills he says are urgently needed.
FIVE MINDS FOR THE FUTURE will be in stores on April 3, 2007. Advance copies are currently available for review. For more information, please contact Susan Minio at sminio@hbsp.harvard.edu or 617-783-7569. |
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