A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future

The future belongs to a different kind of person with a different kind of mind: artists, inventors, storytellers-creative and holistic "right-brain" thinkers whose abilities mark the fault line between who gets ahead and who doesn't.
Drawing on research from around the world, Pink (author of "To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Motivating Others") outlines the six fundamentally human abilities that are absolute essentials for professional success and personal fulfillment--and reveals how to master them. "A Whole New Mind "takes readers to a daring new place, and a provocative and necessary new way of thinking about a future that's already here.

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