"Howard Gardner is the Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. A recipient of the MacArthur Prize Fellowship, the University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Education, and the Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, Gardner is a leading thinker about education and human development. He has studied and written extensively about intelligence, creativity, leadership, and professional ethics"--Container.

According to producer/director Robert DiNozzi, while Gardner did write a book entitled Five minds for the future (Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School Press, 2006), the lecture is not actually based on this book-- Response to email inquiry.

Megatrends -- Five minds introduced -- The cognitive sphere : disciplined, synthesizing, and creating minds -- The sphere of human relations : respectful and ethical minds -- The "triple helix" of good work -- Minds in a digital age : opportunities and challenges.

Director of photography, Rob Massey ; co-producer/director, Jeff Schmidt ; associate producer, Abbi Sauro ; editor/motion graphics/DVD authoring/captioning, Stephen N. Osciak.

"Four megatrends are changing our world and the nature of learning. Globalization interconnects every aspect of our lives. The biological revolution in brain science and genomics is teach and learn. From Wikipedia and social media to online technological revolution poses new questions about how much education should take place in the digital world and on smart devices. Lifelong learning is both a revolution and an economic necessity which is outmoding the idea of circumscribed k-12 schooling. In the context of these accelerating megatrends, Howard Gardner reveals 'five minds for the future'--the intellectual and relational capacities that will be required tomorrow. Then, using his 'triple helix' of good work, he passionately demonstrates why intelligence and learning can't be abstracted from big questions about 'what kind of world we want? ' or 'what makes a good person?' As every area of life is subsumed by market forces, Gardner highlights the goals, obstacles, and ethical dilemmas which will confront every profession and domain. Challenging us with the 'figure ground struggle' in education, Gardner asks if our focus will be on test scores and rankings, or the kinds of individuals and societies we want to foster."-- Into the Classroom Media's website.

DVD ; NTSC.

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