Wednesday, May 6, 2009

A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink

Recommended books:
Story… Screen Writing by Robert McKee
Hero with 1000 Faces by Campbell
Beyond Bullet Points by Cliff Atkinson
Presentation Zen by Gar Reynolds
Stealing Fire from the Gods by Bonnett
Understanding Comics by McCloud






LEFT BRAIN

RIGHT BRAIN

Text

Context

1000 Words

Picture

WHAT is said

HOW it is said

Computer analysis

Gestalt synthesis

Single answers

Divergent answers

Categories

Relationships

Details

Big picture

Tone, empathy

Scenes

Faces

Logic

Emotions

Linear

Intuitive, nonlinear

MCAS & SAT took away education and jobs from aristocracy and created greater access for all

How things work

Pleasing to the eye

Pursuit of wealth

Pursuit for purpose and meaning

Automation of legal, medical, chess, etc.

Abundant already, can do what is not cheaper, overseas, or faster by computer

Narrative medicine

Recognize subtext

Utility

Combined significance

6 high concept aptitudes

Play

Sympathy

Empathy

Design

Story

Meaning

Solve problems

Appreciate world around them

Understand others

Conceptual age

Learning isn’t about memorizing isolated facts, it’s about connecting and manipulating them