First, let me make it clear that Pink's targeted audience is an uneducated majority or a group looking for a quick read. He paints his argument in a black-and-white fashion, ignoring complexities, probably angering more sophisticated readers. In addition, he seems to be writing to a "right-brained" audience to reinforce thinking rather than to create converts. Reason is, his arguments are not supported with factual data, but rather with anecdotes. Although they read well, "left-brainers" will be disappointed if looking for any type of intellectual thesis. Also, if you're shopping at Barnes & Noble, it will be found in "self-help," a section that is less hard science and more motivational. Reading Pink's book in this context will make it more enjoyable, because all in all, it's not a terrible book.It does make several big blunders. 1) It underestimates the capabilities of our Asian counterparts, reducing them to machines basically, while overestimating our own potential. 2) It encourages individuals to go into design fields, which economically, there is no demand for. Not to say it's not important, it's definitely a value-added function, but either the demand is being met or companies will have to find a way to make it a larger competitive advantage that can translate into $$. Apple has done it, but other companies have not.On the other hand, it does have good overarching messages (when you read through the crap).1) Society should focus on value-added activities because yes, a lot of jobs are replaceable through technological means.2) American liberal arts education provides a very different perspective and way of thinking which can be an asset.3) Parents (if reading) should encourage creative arts in conjunction with the hard sciences and maths because everyone learns differently, and having a balanced education provides better synthesis.It's not a bad book... just remember to read it in context of the author's audience. I seriously doubt that Pink is actually as extreme as his book presents him to be.

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Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future

Riverhead Trade (Paperbacks)

Longman Publishing

Riverhead Books

Allen & Unwin

United States, United States of America

Business book summary, New York, 2005

New York, New York State, 2005

Crows Nest, N.S.W, 2005

March 24, 2005

1st, 2005

до 2011-08

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

<p><p>the Future Belongs To A Different Kind Of Person With A Different Kind Of Mind&#58; Artists, Inventors, Storytellers-creative And Holistic Right-brain Thinkers Whose Abilities Mark The Fault Line Between Who Gets Ahead And Who Doesn't. Drawing On Research From Around The World, Pink Outlines The Six Fundamentally Human Abilities That Are Absolute Essentials For Professional Success And Personal Fulfillment-and Reveals How To Master Them. <i>a Whole New Mind</i> Takes Readers To A Daring New Place, And A Provocative And Necessary New Way Of Thinking About A Future That's Already Here.</p> <h3>publishers Weekly</h3> <p><p>with Visionary Flare, Pink Argues That Business And Everyday Life Will Soon Be Dominated By Right-brain Thinkers. He Identifies The Roots And Implications Of Transitioning From A Society Dominated By Left-brain Thinkers Into Something Entirely Different-although At Times, He Seems To Be Exhorting Rather Than Observing The Trend. As A Narrator, Pink Delivers In A Well Executed Manner, With Occasional Hints Of Enthusiasm. He Maintains A Steady Voice That Is Well Suited For A Business-oriented Text, And His Crisp Pronunciation And Consistent Pace Keeps Listeners Engaged And At Ease. Updated With New Material. <i>a Riverhead Paperback (reviewed Online). (feb.)</i></p>copyright &copy; Reed Business Information, A Division Of Reed Elsevier Inc. All Rights Reserved.</p>

Lawyers. Accountants. Radiologists. Software engineers. That's what our parents encouraged us to become when we grew up. But Mom and Dad were wrong. The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind. The era of "left brain" dominance, and the Information Age that it engendered, are giving way to a new world in which "right brain" qualities-inventiveness, empathy, meaning-predominate. That's the argument at the center of this provocative and original book, which uses the two sides of our brains as a metaphor for understanding the contours of our times. In the tradition of Emotional Intelligence and Now, Discover Your Strengths, Daniel H. Pink offers a fresh look at what it takes to excel. A Whole New Mind reveals the six essential aptitudes on which professional success and personal fulfillment now depend, and includes a series of hands-on exercises culled from experts around the world to help readers sharpen the necessary abilities. This book will change not only how we see the world but how we experience it as well.

Uses the two sides of the human brain as a metaphor for understanding how the information age came about throughout the course of the past generation, counseling readers on how to survive and find a place in a society that is marked by rising affluence, job outsourcing, and computer technology at the expense of inventiveness, empathy, and meaning.

Exploring the benefits of "right-brained" thinking, this groundbreaking guide reveals how to survive and thrive in a world turned upside down by rising affluence, the outsourcing of good jobs abroad, and the computerization of our lives

1: The conceptual age
Right brain rising
Abundance, Asia, and automation
High concept, high touch
2: The six senses
Introducing the six senses
Design
Story
Symphony
Empathy
Play
Meaning.

2011-08-31