Practical Intelligence
The Art and Science of Common Sense
Published on 19. June 2007
Book
Hardback
416 pages
978-0-7879-9565-2 (ISBN)
Description
Praise for Practical Intelligence
"Karl Albrecht has done an excellent job of integrating the many dimensions of practical intelligence into a coherent, sensible framework. This is an eminently practical book."
-Daniel Pink, author, A Whole New Mind
"What could be more important than helping people, at every age and stage of life, learn to use their minds more successfully? Karl Albrecht has given us a terrific resource for doing just that. His four 'software upgrades' and four 'mega-skills' provide a wonderfully comprehensive framework for practical intelligence."
-Dr. Sidney J. Parnes, co-developer with Alex Osborn of the Creative Education Foundation
"This brilliant, ebullient, and brainy book brings us new means to gray matter. At turns high-minded and hilarious, Practical Intelligence will remain the source book for many years of the best thinking about thinking well."
-Jean Houston, author, The Possible Human
Reviews / Votes
"Albrecht's practical intelligence builds on the ideas of multiple intelligence, outlining a series of guidelines and exercises." (Financial Times, Thursday 19th July 2007)More details
Product info
gebunden
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Paper over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
752 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7879-9565-2 (9780787995652)
Schweitzer Classification
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03/2009
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E-Book
06/2008
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Person
Karl Albrecht is a management consultant, executive advisor, futurist, speaker, and author. As Chairman of Karl Albrecht International, he oversees the practical application of his ideas through consulting, seminars, and publishing. He is a prolific writer and the author of the bestselling Service America!, The Northbound Train, Brain Power, The Power of Minds At Work, and Social Intelligence.
Content
Preface.
1. A Problem and an Opportunity.
2. Multiple Intelligences: The Possible Human.
3. What Is Practical Intelligence?
4. Mental Software Upgrade 1: Developing Mental Flexibility.
5. Mental Software Upgrade 2: Adopting Affirmative Thinking.
6. Mental Software Upgrade 3: Adopting Sane Language Habits.
7. Mental Software Upgrade 4: Valuing Ideas.
8. Mega-Skill 1: "Bivergent" Thinking.
9. Mega-Skill 2: "Helicopter" Thinking.
10. Mega-Skill 3: "Intulogical" Thinking.
11. Mega-Skill 4: "Viscerational" Thinking.
12. How to Become an Expert Problem Solver.
Appendices.
A. Answers to Thinking Exercises.
B. Fifty Tips for Better Thinking.
C. A Vocabulary for Practical Intelligence.
D. A Code of Intelligent Discourse.
E. Learn to Meditate in "One" Lesson: The Harvard Mantra.
Index.
About the Author.