Rethinking HOW we Think

Greetings from the top of the World. This is the largest building in the world (over 188 stories high) located in Dubai. You can almost see the curvature of the earth!


Carol Lattimore, PH.D. published a great article back some time ago in a magazine called "the meeting professional". She interviewed Dr. Howard Gardner who, according to Carol has influenced cognitive development across the globe. He holds the esteemed position of Hobbs professor of cognitive education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education as well as professor of psychology at Harvard. In this candid interview a few great ideas around How we think were impactful for me this year.

• Dr. Gardner has a multidimensional approach to human intelligence and identified at least eight varieties of intellect that operate differently in each learner


• His theory of MI (Multiple Intelligence) has, according to the author, "Redefined how educators think about the measure of intelligence and how they approach the task of engaging and motivating students".


• In his new book "Changing Minds: The Art and Science of Changing Our Own and Other People's Minds" he points to a few important pieces, however what I'm looking forward to reading is what he refers to as "the seven levers of change".

Some good points to consider as we build Adobe Presenter, Centra, and other projects that was pointed out in this article and that is "What do we want our learners to remember and use in six months or a year from now?". I think the better we get at answering that question, the more impactful learning we will create.