| I really do not know how I came across this book | | | | attorneys needing this skill in the courtroom. |
| but I got excited when I started reading it as I | | | | Basically, in relaying information, if you say, the |
| am very interested in brain science. I could not | | | | Queen died and the King died, you are reciting |
| put the book down. The author explains the brain | | | | facts and there is nothing memorable about that. |
| and the right side versus the left side and the | | | | However, if you say that Queen died and the |
| activities of each. He had his brain scanned and | | | | King died of heartache, you have turned such |
| gave lots of fascinating information about the | | | | facts into a memorable story. |
| process and brain function. | | | | Symphony - The ability to merge data and facts |
| He says that Automation, Asia and Abundance | | | | and detect underlying trends and harmony. |
| are changing our times from the information age | | | | Synthesis, not analysis, combining the pieces into |
| to the conceptual age. Automation allows | | | | an arresting new whole will be a key quotient for |
| computers to do that humans use to do and this | | | | the Conceptual Age worker. |
| has eliminated jobs. Outsourcing to Asian countries | | | | Empathy - The ability to stand in another person's |
| is also minimizing job opportunities State side. | | | | shoes will distinguish those who thrive. The ability |
| Abundance of resources gives us so many | | | | to create relationships successfully and express |
| choices. | | | | empathy in your work such as nursing will be |
| Daniel Pink, who attended law school but never | | | | highly valued. |
| practiced law, became a White House | | | | Play - High value is placed on play in the |
| speechwriter. Now he analyzes commercial and | | | | conceptual age. He gives fascinating statistics |
| social trends for dozens of tv and radio programs. | | | | about the gaming industry and its impact on play. |
| He said that they key to success in the future is | | | | Meaning - Man's pursuit for spirituality and the |
| having the ability to fuse right brain activity with | | | | meaning of life will come to play in people's work. |
| left brain action. He says that we have to tap into | | | | As abundance increases, more and more people |
| the following six senses to produce a whole new | | | | are free to engage in spiritual pursuits. |
| mind in the conceptual age. | | | | I personally found this book very liberating. I was |
| Design - When you go to target to buy a toilet | | | | struggling in my transition from attorney to life |
| bowl cleaner, what makes you chose the one you | | | | coach and I was busy wondering what others |
| buy out of the fifty different ones on the shelf? | | | | would think of my decision. I realized that I was |
| Design of course. Workers are going to have to | | | | concerned about all the left brainers that I knew, |
| creatively design products that are easier to use | | | | concerned that they would not understand my |
| and have high aesthetic value to continue to have | | | | choice. Reading this book affirmed me that what I |
| job security. Abundance gives us these type of | | | | was thinking of as soft skills are actually strong |
| choices in almost any store in the country. | | | | aptitudes that I had developed and wanted to |
| Story - The ability to fashion a compelling story | | | | translate into my coaching practice. |
| so that the facts stay in the mind of the listener | | | | The book gave me tools to use as a coach and |
| will become highly valued. He talked about | | | | heightened my pride in my career choice. |