C H A P T E R 1
Minds Viewed Globally
A Personal Introduction
FOR SEVERAL DECADES, as a researcher in psychology, I have been pondering the human mind. I’ve studied how the mind develops, how it is organized, what it’s like in its fullest expanse. I’ve studied how people learn, how they create, how they lead, how they change the minds of other persons or their own minds. For the most part, I’ve been content to describe the typical operations of the mind—a daunting task in itself. But on occasion, I’ve also offered views about how we should use our minds.
In Five Minds for the Future I venture further. While making no claims to have a crystal ball, I concern myself here with the kinds of minds that people will need if they—if we—are to thrive ...
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