Book Review: A Whole New Mind - why right brainers will rule the future by Daniel Pink
Dec 20, 2019
Daniel Pink’s ‘A Whole New Mind’ is a must-read book for all of the future focused teachers out there. He delves into the science regarding how the left and right hemisphere’s of the brain work, and explains why a ‘whole new mind’ is going to be needed in the future.
To briefly summarise, Pink outlines how in the past (and especially since the Industrial Revolution), we have relied predominantly on the left hemisphere of the brain. This is the part of the brain responsible for logic, sequencing, reason, reading, writing, maths and so on. Most jobs during this time has heavily relied on these skills. Then, moving out of factory work into more of what he calls the ‘knowledge era’ - think lawyers, engineers, doctors, etc, we further relied on the left side of the brain.
However, the world - and the economy - is changing (or has already changed). Just as many people working in factories in the western world have...
What will Australia be like in 2060? A report by the CSIRO.
Dec 19, 2019
This year, the CSIRO published a report to address the question:
‘What will Australia be like economically, socially and environmentally in 2060?’
The report outlines 6 key challenges that Australia will face over the next 40 years:
- Rise of Asia: by 2030, the Asia-Pacific region will be home to 65% of the world’s middle class.
- Technological change: the rise of artificial intelligence, automation, and biotechnology will impact heavily on the nature of work. **This has huge implications for education**
- Climate change and environment: unprecedented global warming will take place, resulting in social, economic and environmental stress. Soil health will continue to decline.
- Demographics: both the growing population, and the ageing population, will put pressure on existing services.
- Trust: people don’t really trust government anymore. They also...