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A Whole New Mind!

A Whole New Mind!. Moving from the Informational Age … to the Conceptual Age … “Information is cheap! But wisdom, artistry, creativity and innovation – based on information becomes a rare and valuable asset in our work setting and in our homes!”

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A Whole New Mind!

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  1. A Whole New Mind! Moving from the Informational Age … to the Conceptual Age … “Information is cheap! But wisdom, artistry, creativity and innovation – based on information becomes a rare and valuable asset in our work setting and in our homes!” - author, Daniel H. Pink

  2. Information Age vs. Conceptual Age From the Agriculture Age to the Conceptual Age* ATG CONCEPTUAL AGE (affluence, technology, globalization) (creators andempathizers) INFORMATION AGE (knowledge workers) INDUSTRIAL AGE (factory workers) AGRICULTURAL AGE (farmers) 18th century 19th century 20th century 21st century * (from Daniel Pink’s book page 49.)

  3. NEW APPROACH to WORK and LIFE “High Concept” and “High Touch”

  4. “HIGH CONCEPT” • Detect patterns/opportunities • Create artistic/emotional beauty • Craft satisfying narrative • Combine seemingly unrelated ideas into something new

  5. “HIGH TOUCH” • Empathize with others • Subtleties of human interaction • Self-joy spreads to others • Purpose and meaning

  6. LEFT BRAIN vs RIGHT BRAIN • Left Hemisphere • Sequential • Logical • Analytical • Right Hemisphere • Non linear • Intuitive • Holistic A Whole New Mind !

  7. “ The Six Senses” • DESIGN • STORY • SYMPHONY • EMPATHY • PLAY • MEANING

  8. SOCIAL and ECONOMIC FORCES • Abundance • Asia • Automation

  9. ABUNDANCE • Scarcity vs Abundance • Left Brained “Knowledge Workers” • Paradox of Prosperity

  10. ASIA OUTSOURCING “Knowledge worker, meet your new competition!” • Need a new set of aptitudes. • Forging relationships vs. Executing Transactions • Tackling novel challenges vs. Solving routine Problems • Synthesizing the Big Picture vs. Analyzing a single component

  11. AUTOMATION • Machines replaced human backs and heads. • New technologies replacing human left-brains. Any job that depends on routines that can be reduced to a set of rules, or broken down into a set of repeatable steps – is at risk. • Computer Programming • Physicians • Lawyers

  12. SURVIVING CONCEPTUAL AGE • Can someone overseas do it cheaper? • Can a computer do it faster? • Is what I’m/we’re offering in demand in an age of abundance?

  13. IQ and EQ According to the latest research, IQ accounts for what portion of career success? • 50 to 60 percent • 35 to 49 percent • 21 to 34 percent • 15 to 20 percent • EQ • Imagination • Joyfulness • Cooperation • Social dexterity

  14. HUMOR Surveys also show that within organizations the most effective leaders are those with a good sense of humor.

  15. CULTURAL CREATIVES • See Big Picture • Good at Synthesizing • See “Women’s Ways” of Knowing as valid: • empathy / sympathy • personal experiences and first person stories important learning style • embrace ethic of caring • Meaning is the New Money

  16. SIX HIGH-CONCEPT, HIGH-TOUCH SENSES • Not just function but also DESIGN. • Not just argument but also STORY. • Not just focus but also SYMPHONY. • Not just logic but also EMPATHY. • Not just seriousness but also PLAY. • Not just accumulation … but also MEANING.

  17. DESIGN STORY SYMPHONY EMPATHY PLAY MEANING These “six senses” increasingly will guide our lives and shape our world.

  18. SELF-EVALUATION • List your left-brain strengths • List your right-brain strengths • Rate your left brain / right brain processing aptitude RIGID RELUCTANT OPEN FLEXIBLE WHOLE BRAIN

  19. WORKPLACE EVALUATION • List left-brain strengths • List right-brain strengths • Rate the left brain / right brain processing work-style encouraged RIGID RELUCTANT OPEN FLEXIBLE WHOLE BRAIN

  20. WRAP-UP • Information Age - MAZE • Conceptual Age - LABYRINTH “ The ideal life is not a fear-fueled pursuit of cheese. It’s more like walking a labyrinth, where the purpose is the journey itself.” - Daniel Pink

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