A Whole New Mind
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Daniel H. Pink
New York Times Bestseller An exciting--and encouraging--exploration of creativity from the author of When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect TimingThe future belongs to a different kind of person with a different kind of mind: 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 (author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Motivating Others) outlines the six fundamentally human abilities that are absolute essentials for professional success and personal fulfillment--and reveals how to master them. A Whole New Mind takes readers to a daring new place, and a provocative and necessary new way of thinking about a future that's already here.
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Author
Daniel H. Pink
Pages
304
Publisher
Penguin
Published Date
2006-03-07
ISBN
1101157909 9781101157909
Ratings
Google: 3
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"Takes one reasonable idea and then panders and blathers for six hours about it. This is a book that should have been a tweet. It's a shame because this could have been an interesting book - the question of "what do humans do when machines start doing everything" is an important and fascinating question. And I'm not even sure that Daniel Pink is wrong (although he does fail to address how automation generally increases the socioeconomic divide as winner-take-all profits flow to a small number of winners). But his presentation is condescending and - even worse - uninspired. His examples are either trite (outsourcing!), mundane (suburban shopping malls), or totally out in left field (laughter clubs in Mumbai).<br/><br/>Here's the takeaway so that you don't need to waste your time on this book:<br/> * Abundance, Automation, and Asia are eliminating lots of routine work<br/> * The "High Concept / High Touch" skills of Design, Story, Symphony, Empathy, Play, and Meaning will become increasingly important.<br/><br/>Review cross-posted from <a href="http://books.max-nova.com/whole-new-mind">http://books.max-nova.com/whole-new-mind</a>"
Max Nova
"Really interesting and enjoyable read, but I didn't love the writing style"
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