Five Minds for the Future

Key Lessons from “Five Minds for the Future”

1.      The Disciplined Mind
2.      The Synthesizing Mind
3.      The Creating Mind
4.      The Respectful Mind
5.      The Ethical Mind

“The Disciplined Mind”

You can call it a stage or a level which instigates people to explore the logical and factual, instead of abstract. To put it differently, this mind refers to the formal education.

If you plan on to pile up facts and proven theories in your head, well – congratulations, you are one step closer to becoming a master of discipline.  

“The Synthesizing Mind”

Synthesizers originate from various parts of the world. As the name implies, they were indeed the lords of the ancient times, dwelling in ancient Greece, Rome, and other cultural centers.

Their idea was to collect and reorganize the mountain of knowledge gathered throughout the years and design a useful format that can serve as a tool to quickly draw any information if such thing is required.

Plato and Aristotle are only some of the philosophers who launched this project.

“The Creating Mind”

As Einstein once told, imagination is more important than knowledge. Human creativity at its best is covered and questioned openly and transparently.

Employers are in search of thinkers, and employees who can provide “out-of-the-box” solutions, to the fluctuating and relentless economy.

Only a 100 years ago, the entrepreneurs were fierce with their workers, exploitation was normal, and creativity was almost banned. However, gradually we managed to close the circle of ignorance, and entered an era where creativity is the difference between success and collapse.

“The Respectful Mind”

Before we began assembling teams to improve the decision-making capacity of the organizations, companies or states, our ancestors used to gather in groups to improve their chances of survival.

Human beings are social creatures, but sometimes interactions take an unexpected turn for the worst, leading to heated arguments sometimes even with deadly consequences.  

This pattern cannot be eliminated with one swing, but a respectful mind can generate better understanding. The solution this mindset provides is easy to digest, – respect other’s opinion and contribute to resolving the problem.

“The Ethical Mind”

It’s said, becoming an ethical person with integrity in a superficial world, is like finding a needle in a haystack. Doing good deeds, caring for the community, and sincerely offering an apology if you misjudge certain conditions is the essence itself of this Mind.  

How you conduct your daily activities speaks a lot about you, either as an ethical or as a dishonest individual. If you spend the majority of time trying to do the right thing, you have all the relevant traits of keeping the “membership.”