1. Five Minds for the Future October 11 2006 Royal Society of the Arts Howard Gardner

2. The News Five Minds do not = 8, 8 ½, or 9 intelligences

3. Themes and Images of the Future globalization proliferation of knowledge new disciplines and interdisciplinary efforts instant communications unprecedented competitiveness the genetics revolution new forms of criminal activity (cyber) Possible/probable clash of civilizations, worlds

14. Newly at a premium in this century Out-of-the-box thinking Flexibility, “just in time” responses Going beyond the disciplines Problem-centered teams Complex “Hollywood style” projects and productions Forms of nonlinear thinking Beyond power point!

15. The Five Minds Disciplined Synthesizing Creating Respectful Ethical

16. Greatest invention of last 2000 years?

19. The Disciplined Mind The ways of thinking in the major disciplines Science (correlation not same as causation; matters of evidence vs faith, opinion) History (role of human agency, no experiments possible, avoid presentism, each generation rewrites) Mathematics (beyond formulas, engage in discovery) The arts (beyond popular forms, formal properties, ‘reading’ ‘writing’ avoiding intentional fallacies) Beyond the literacies and ‘about-it is” Professions, arts, crafts involve discipline(s)

20. But No Cigar Artur Rubinstein’s failure to practice Rigid applications, no stretch, no flexibility (my favorite whipping boys—evolutionary psychology and economics ueber alles– rational choice)

21. The Synthesizing Mind

23. Scads of information, especially on the web Largely undigested and unevaluated The synthesizing imperative Good, bad, and “so-so” syntheses Psychology (my discipline) has dropped the ball

24. Towards Synthesis Goal (your best guess of what the final synthesis will be like) Starting point (including earlier syntheses) Method, strategy (epistemic frames/forms,schemas, including narratives, taxonomies, equations, maps, metaphors, images, meta-narratives, embodiments); First rough draft Feedback of various thoughts Your best synthesis, pro tem-just in time

25. No Cigar Procrustean efforts– Efforts that attempt to do too much—or are otherwise eccentric (e.g. the textbook that should be a doorstop)

26. The Creating Mind

29. Mastering one or more discipline-10 year rule Synthesizing what is known Going beyond the known– thinking outside the box, an imperative in the computer (algorithmic) age Good questions, new questions Robust, iconoclastic temperament The ultimate judgment of ‘the field’

30. No Cigar Phlogiston Ether Cold Fusion Most best-sellers Most biennial art shows

31. Two additional minds– The human sphere (beyond cognitive in usual sense)

32. The Respectful Mind Diversity as a fact of life, at home and abroad Beyond mere tolerance Need to understand others– perspectives, motivation– emotional and interpersonal intelligence Not just students alone, or students and adults; also among parents, teachers, administrators— inappropriateness of ‘corporate, top-down model’ for schools and perhaps even for corporations

33. No Cigar Kiss up, kick down Bad jokes Mere tolerance Respect with too many conditions

34. Promising Commissions on Peace and Reconciliation (more than two dozen countries) Barenboim-Said Middle Eastern orchestra Yo-Yo Ma’s Silk Road Project (intercultural penetration, transmission, syncretism)

35. Two Instances where (rightly or wrongly?) I changed my own mind Scarves in France Cartoons in Denmark What of the recent ruckus about Mozart’s Idomeneo? Or Jack Straw’s remarks about wearing veils in Britain?

36. The Ethical Mind

37. Ethical Mind Higher level of abstraction than respectful mind Conceptualizing oneself as a (good) worker Conceptualizing oneself as a (good) citizen Acting appropriately in both roles

39. Ethical (Good) Work Excellent, expert, high quality Ethical, socially responsible, moral Meaningful, exciting, intrinsically motivated

40. The Summit of Good Work

45. The Perils of Moral Freedom Students know the “right thing to do” Some do it But too many deceive others and themselves—why should I be more ethical than my peers seem to be? Is it enough to intend to use proper means in the future?

46. No Cigar Compromised Work --Demise of valued institutions in journalism, law, etc; Within education, letting the tests trump everything Bad Work (Enron/Plagiarism); Within education, giving students the answers to the test

47. Summary and closing thought… From a wise New Englander

49. “Character is more important than intellect” Ralph Waldo Emerson

50. For more information Howardgardner.com Goodworkproject.org Pzweb.harvard.edu Or……