Teaching and Learning in
the Conceptual Age
“We are moving from an economy and
a society built on the logical, linear,
computerlike capabilities of the
Information Age to an economy and a
society built on the inventive,
emphatic, big-picture
capabilities of what’s rising in its
place, the Conceptual Age.”
(Pink, 2006)

“The last few decades have belonged to a
certain kind of person with a certain kind of
mind – computer programmers who
could crank code, lawyers who could craft
contracts, MBAs who could crunch
numbers.” (Pink, 2006)

“The future belongs to a very different kind
of person with a very different kind of mind –
creators and empathizers,
pattern recognizers, and
meaning makers.
These people – artists, inventors,
designers, storytellers, caregivers,
consolers, big picture thinkers – will now
reap society’s richest rewards and share its
greatest joys.” (Pink, 2006)

Why is this shift happening?

“In the Conceptual Age, we will
need to complement our
L-Directed reasoning by
mastering
six essential R-Directed
aptitudes.” (Pink, 2006)

“The Six Senses”
1. Design (not just function)
2. Story (not just argument)
3. Symphony (not just focus)
4. Empathy (not just logic)
5. Play (not just seriousness)
6. Meaning (not just accumulation)

http://www.chadphila.org/mission.html
Design

http://storycenter.org/
Story

Symphony

http://www.ideo.com/portfolio/re.asp?x=19004998
Empathy

http://www.laughteryoga.org/index.php
Play

http://www.sas.upenn.edu/cgs/graduate/mapp/
Meaning

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlfKdbWwruY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNF_P281Uu4

The Making of Where the Hell is Matt?
Matt’s Ignite Lecture
2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue1GZ4IUFiU

www.flickr.com/photos/65694461@N00/350982990

“. . .people wanted to be part of this
thing – where you are connected to
people all around the world.”
- Matt Harding
www.flickr.com/photos/12037949632@N01/120334567

www.flickr.com/photos/51035555243@N01/155918164

www.flickr.com/photos/17731548@N00/2051756510

www.flickr.com/photos/13775090@N07/2292272954

http://www.slideshare.net/

http://itsthinktank.blogspot.com/

Additional resources may be found on my wiki.
http://katiechristo.pbworks.com/Teaching-and-Learning-in-the-Conceptual-Age
Thank you for attending and/or viewing
this presentation!
Katie Christo
http://katiechristo.pbworks.com
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