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Changing minds : the art and science of changing our own and other people's minds / Howard Gardner.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston, Mass. : Harvard Business School, 2006.Description: xv, 244 p. : ill. 21 cmISBN:
  • 9781422103296
  • 9781422103296
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Contents:
The contents of the mind -- The forms of the mind -- The power of early theories -- Leading a diverse population -- Leading an institution : how to deal with a uniform population -- Changing minds indirectly--through scientific discoveries, scholarly breakthroughs, and artistic creations -- Mind changing in a formal setting -- Mind changing up close -- Changing one's own mind -- Epilogue : the future of mind changing.
Summary: Changing your own mind can often be difficult. Changing someone else's mind is always a challenge. Howard Gardner looks at what happens when we change our minds. What makes us cling to a particular perspective? And what happens to us when we suddenly see things in a different light?
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General General ATU Connemara General Shelves 153.85 Stored in Teacher’s section. (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 081404

Originally published: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The contents of the mind -- The forms of the mind -- The power of early theories -- Leading a diverse population -- Leading an institution : how to deal with a uniform population -- Changing minds indirectly--through scientific discoveries, scholarly breakthroughs, and artistic creations -- Mind changing in a formal setting -- Mind changing up close -- Changing one's own mind -- Epilogue : the future of mind changing.

Changing your own mind can often be difficult. Changing someone else's mind is always a challenge. Howard Gardner looks at what happens when we change our minds. What makes us cling to a particular perspective? And what happens to us when we suddenly see things in a different light?

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