{"product_id":"2940170317110","title":"Five Minds for the Future","description":"We live in a time of 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. In this audiobook,  psychologist Howard Gardner defines the cognitive abilities that will command a premium in the years ahead:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003cli .5in list tab-stops: lfo1 level1 l0 mso-list: margin:\u003eThe disciplinary mind - master of major schools of thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli .5in list tab-stops: lfo1 level1 l0 mso-list: margin:\u003eThe synthesizing mind - ability to integrate ideas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli .5in list tab-stops: lfo1 level1 l0 mso-list: margin:\u003eThe creating mind - capacity to uncover and clarity problems, questions and phenomena.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli .5in list tab-stops: lfo1 level1 l0 mso-list: margin:\u003eThe respectful mind - awareness of and appreciation for differences among human beings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli .5in list tab-stops: lfo1 level1 l0 mso-list: margin:\u003eThe ethical mind - fulfillment of one's responsibilities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eArmed 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.","brand":"Instructional Systems [Aubrey J. Kline (aka Jim Kline dba Instructional Systems)]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47162160677104,"sku":"2940170317110","price":24.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170317110_p0.jpg?v=1763708061","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170317110","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}