PowerPoint based on Daniel Pink's A Whole New Mind and adapted from the keynote at the NMSA Conference in Indianapolis.

1. A Whole New Mind Daniel Pink NMSA Conference Keynote

2. Our mind… Left Hemisphere Sequential, logical, and analytical Controls the right side of the body Is “the thousand words” Specializes in text Analyzes the details Right Hemisphere Nonlinear, intuitive, and holistic Controls the left side of the body Is the “picture” Specializes in context Synthesizes the big picture Left brain capabilities are necessary, but no longer sufficient. Right brain qualities will determine who flourishes and who flounders.

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4. Abundance Asia Automation

5. Abundance

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10. Automation

11. ATG (affluence, technology, globalization) Conceptual Age (creators/empathizers) Information Age (knowledge workers) Industrial Age (factory workers) Agriculture Age (farmers) Time

12. We have moved from an economy built on people’s backs to an economy built on people’s left brains to what is emerging today – an economy built more and more on people’s right brains.

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14. Not just function but also DESIGN. “Businesspeople don’t need to understand designers better. They need to be designers.” - Roger Martin, dean, Rotman School of Management

15. Not just argument but also STORY. “Humans are not ideally set up to understand logic; they are ideally set up to understand stories.” - Roger C. Schank, cognitive scientist

16. Not just focus but also SYMPHONY. “The key to success is to risk thinking unconventional thoughts. Convention is the enemy of progress. As long as you’ve got slightly more perception than the average wrapped loaf, you could invent something.” - Trevor Baylis, inventor

17. Not just logic but also EMPATHY. “The great gift of human beings is that we have the power of empathy.” - Meryl Streep, actress

18. Not just seriousness but also PLAY. “Games are the most elevated form of investigation.” - Albert Einstein

19. Not just accumulation but also MEANING. “We are born for meaning, not pleasure, unless it is pleasure that is steeped in meaning.” - Jacob Needleman

20. In this new era each of us must look carefully at what we do and ask ourselves: Can someone overseas do it cheaper? Can a computer do it faster? Am I offering something that satisfies the nonmaterial, transcendent desires of an abundant age? Additionally, we must ask…

21. Are we, as educators, preparing our students in such as way that they are prepared for the dawning Conceptual Age; and can they master the high-concept, high-touch abilities necessary for success?