Summary of A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink

1. A Who le Ne w Mind by Danie l Pink
Le ft-Brain Thinking Rig ht-Brain Thinking
•S e que ntial •No n -line ar
•Lo g ic al •Intuitive
•Analytic al •Ho lis tic
Dig ital S to ry by S c o tt Pe tri

3. Abundanc e , As ia & Auto matio n

4. Abundanc e , As ia & Auto matio n
The US s pe nds
mo re o n tras h
than half o f the
c o untrie s in the
wo rld s pe nd o n
EVERYTHING!

5. Abundanc e , As ia & Auto matio n
The US s pe nds
mo re o n tras h
than half o f the
c o untrie s in the
wo rld s pe nd o n
EVERYTHING!
48% o f GE’s
s o ftware is
pro duc e d in India .
350,000
e ng ine e ring
g rads /ye ar

6. Abundanc e , As ia & Auto matio n
The US s pe nds
mo re o n tras h
than half o f the
c o untrie s in the
wo rld s pe nd o n
EVERYTHING!
48% o f GE’s Co mpute rs
s o ftware is auto mate pre vio us ly
pro duc e d in India . hig h -paying jo bs :
350,000
$ 180/ho ur vs . $ 14.95
e ng ine e ring
le g alzo o m .c o m
g rads /ye ar

7. De s ig n
A de s ig ne r is an ag e nt
o f c hang e . This hig h -
c o nc e pt aptitude is ve ry
diffic ult to o uts o urc e

8. S ympho ny
He lps us fo c us o n putting the pie c e s
to g e the r. Be ing able to s e e the big
pic ture and c o nne c t the do ts .

9. S to ry
S to rie s c o nve y c o mple x c o nc e pts in a me aning ful
way . Abs trac t analys is is e as ie r to unde rs tand
e mo tio nally thro ug h s to ry .

10. Empathy
Pe o ple who c are abo ut o the rs , build
re latio ns hips and unde rs tand what drive s o r
mo tivate s pe o ple .

11. Play
Laug hte r and fun le ad to g re ate r pro duc tivity ,
c o llabo ratio n and unde rs tanding . Yo ur le ft-
brain re s ts while yo ur rig ht brain wo rks .

12. Me aning
S inc e mo s t o f us in the indus trialize d wo rld
have be e n re lie ve d o f day -to -day s uffe ring , we
c an purs ue purpo s e and s piritual me aning .