Visual Thinking - Temple PhD Grandin Kartoniert (TB)

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWINNER OF THE NAUTILUS GOLD AWARD A powerful and provocative testament to the diverse coalition of minds we ll need to face the mounting challenges of the twenty-first century. Steve Silberman An absolute eye-opener. Frans de WaalA landmark book that reveals celebrates and advocates for the special minds and contributions of visual thinkers A quarter of a century after her memoir Thinking in Pictures forever changed how the world understood autism Temple Grandin an anthropologist on Mars as Oliver Sacks dubbed her transforms our awareness of the different ways our brains are wired. Do you have a keen sense of direction a love of puzzles the ability to assemble furniture without crying? You are likely a visual thinker. With her genius for demystifying science Grandin draws on cutting-edge research to take us inside visual thinking. Visual thinkers constitute a far greater proportion of the population than previously believed she reveals and a more varied one from the photo-realistic object visualizers like Grandin herself with their intuitive knack for design and problem solving to the abstract mathematically inclined visual spatial thinkers who excel in pattern recognition and systemic thinking. She also makes us understand how a world increasingly geared to the verbal tends to sideline visual thinkers screening them out at school and passing over them in the workplace. Rather than continuing to waste their singular gifts driving a collective loss in productivity and innovation Grandin proposes new approaches to educating parenting employing and collaborating with visual thinkers. In a highly competitive world this important book helps us see we need every mind on board.