A Whole New Mind

This past summer I asked the faculty and staff at Long Trail to read Daniel Pink's A Whole New Mind: Why Right Brainers will Rule the Future. In his introduction Pink suggests that the Information Age - an era dominated by "left brain" thinkers like accountants, MBA's, radiologists, and software engineers - is giving way to the Conceptual Age, a "high touch" and "high concept" age during which "right brained" artists, inventors, designers, and storytellers will "reap society's biggest rewards and share its greatest joys." What do you think? Will the MFA be the new MBA? If Pink is correct, what are the implications of his hypothesis and how do they pertain to Long Trail School? Read the rest of Pink's introduction at http://www.danpink.com/excerptwnm.php or buy the book to learn how he thinks design, story, symphony, empathy, play, and meaning are the six essential aptitudes of the future.