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Five Minds for the Future

By: Howard Gardner
Narrated by: Mark Adam
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We live in a time of vast changes that include accelerating globalization, mounting quantities of information, the growing hegemony of science and technology, and the clash of civilizations. Those changes call for new ways of learning and thinking in school, business, and the professions. Listen as psychologist Howard Gardner defines the cognitive abilities that will command a premium in the years ahead:

  • The disciplinary mind: mastery of major schools of thought
  • The synthesizing mind: ability to integrate ideas
  • The creating mind: capacity to uncover and clarify problems, questions, and phenomena
  • The respectful mind: awareness of and appreciation for differences among human beings
  • The ethical mind: fulfillment of one's responsibilities

Armed with these well-honed capacities, a person will be equipped to deal with what is expected in the future, as well as what cannot be anticipated. Without these "minds", individuals will be at the mercy of forces they can't understand: overwhelmed by information, unable to succeed in the workplace, and incapable of making judicious decisions about personal and professional matters.

Renowned worldwide for his theory of multiple intelligences, Gardner takes that thinking to the next level. Concise and engaging, this audiobook will inspire lifelong learning and provide valuable insights for those charged with training and developing organizational leaders - today and tomorrow.©2007 Howard Gardner (P)2007 Gildan Media Corp Ethics & Morality Leadership Management & Leadership Philosophy Politics & Government Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Business Technology Suspenseful Thought-Provoking Management

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"One of the most influential psychologists of his generation." ( The Economist)

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probably good content if you can stomach the narrator's delivery. not my cup of tea

hard to listen to

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In a very concise manner author presents his idea and overview of current state of affairs. He illustrates it quickly with a few current date examples without wasting time on unnecessary explanations.

Concise

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As someone who is in the midst of wrestling with what general education in 21st century higher education is all about, I found the concepts embedded in the five minds very familiar. In fact, everything from the disciplined mind with its "non-intuitive" ways of thinking to respectful and ethical minds is being emphasized and expanded in a number of institutions across the country, as well as my own. Gardner's organization of these complex ideas into five categories not only validated much of current thinking, but added clarity as well. Anyone with an interest in what our students should be taught and what it will mean to the future of our society if they are not will find this book of interest.

Unlike a previous reviewer I did not expect more about multiple intelligences, so I was not disappointed in that respect--I read reviews elsewhere before buying the book, so I was prepared for what was there.

Having expressed a positive opinion of the content I must express a strong negative opinion of the reader. I have not heard as many mispronunciations in all the audible books I have listened to over the years as there are in this one book. It is especially disappointing because this is the work of a well-known scholar. There are no pauses between sections--all the section headers (recognizable only as incomplete sentences)are read in the same run-on manner as the paragraphs. Not good. Do not let this reader near another book until he knows the difference between patios (as in dialect) and patios (as in those hard surfaced things in your back yards).

Helpful book, very poor reader

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This book is very informational but is a little hard to read. I was able to get what the author was trying to get to the audience. If you're interested in education and a new perspective on teaching this is a good book for you!

Informational

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A well delivered comprehensive guide of the mentality and disciplines necessary of a society that strives to better itself. Unfortunately this title hardly considers the nature of mankind and does not also have any focus on the spiritual or religious aspects of a person and the affects that has in developing any systems or functions in a society.

More books would be recommended on furthering your studies and understanding into such topics, I would recommend a glimpse into something theological. I prefer the Bible.

A good foundation of mind in developing the future of society, though hardly has any focus on spirituality and religion.

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Gardner has great ideas but it not a great writer and the narrator makes it worse, not better. The prose is hard to parse on paper and becomes even harder in this audio format. However, the book's ideas are worth the read.

Buy it on paper

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This was a good book from the content. The chapters were grouped in about 1 hours duration. This is contrary to the actual chapters by the original author. If you are planning to listen to this audiobook with planning it is very uncomfortable.

The contents are rather good. The concept although not totally revolutionary, is a new and interesting.

Bad editing of a good book.

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I learned a lot from this audiobook. I know that I will listen to it again.

Awesom insightful informations

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There was a good combination of information and things to put into practice in your personal life.

Very good details on what to do everyday to add more value in your life.

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The author, well-narrated, has a view on civilization that, if read and studied by all, may well be the deciding factor in whether we find ourselves in total global war, or not.

This is a classic, must-read for all our students.

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