Five Minds for the Future

In Five Minds for the Future, bestselling author Howard Gardner shows how we will each need to master "five minds" that the fast-paced future will demand:

• The disciplined mind, to learn at least one profession, as well as the major thinking (science, math, history, etc.) behind it
• The synthesizing mind, to organize the massive amounts of information and communicate effectively to others
• The creating mind, to revel in unasked questions - and uncover new phenomena and insightful apt answers
• The respectful mind, to appreciate the differences between human beings—and understand and work with all persons
• The ethical mind, to fulfill one's responsibilities as both a worker and a citizen

Without these "minds," we risk being overwhelmed by information, unable to succeed in the workplace, and incapable of the judgment needed to thrive both personally and professionally.

Complete with a substantial new introduction, Five Minds for the Future provides valuable tools for those looking ahead to the next generation of leaders—and for all of us striving to excel in a complex world.

Howard Gardner—cited by Foreign Policy magazine as one of the one hundred most influential public intellectuals in the world, and a MacArthur Fellowship recipient—is the Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.