Wednesday, February 09, 2005

Revenge of the Right Brain

As jobs continue to be outsourced a pattern has emerged according to Daniel H. Pink. Skills which have long been coveted such as linear, logical, analytical talents still matter but move over for the right brain skills.

Wired Magazine
"If the Industrial Age was built on people's backs, and the Information Age on people's left hemispheres, the Conceptual Age is being built on people's right hemispheres. We've progressed from a society of farmers to a society of factory workers to a society of knowledge workers. And now we're progressing yet again - to a society of creators and empathizers, pattern recognizers, and meaning makers."