Author:
Grandin, Temple, author.
ImprintNew York : Riverhead Books, 2022.
Description340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note:What is visual thinking? -- Screened out -- Where are all the clever engineers? -- Complementary minds -- Genius and neurodiversity -- Visualizing risk to prevent disasters -- Animal consciousness and visual thinking.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-324) and index.
Note:"A quarter of a century after her first book, Thinking in Pictures, forever changed how the world understood autism, Temple Grandin- the "anthropologist from Mars," as Oliver Sacks dubbed her- transforms our understanding of the different ways our brains are wired. Visual thinkers constitute a far greater proportion of the population than previously understood, she reveals, and a more varied one, from the purest "object visualizers" like Grandin herself, with their intuitive knack for engineering and problem-solving, to "visual spatials"- the abstract, mathematical thinkers who excel in pattern recognition and systemic thinking. With her genius for demystifying science, Grandin draws on cutting-edge research to take us inside visual thinking and its intuitive affinities for design, innovation, and problem-solving. She also makes us aware of how a world geared to the highly verbal screens out visual thinkers from an early age. Rather than continuing to waste their singular gifts, driving a collective loss in productivity and competitiveness, Grandin proposes new approaches to educating, parenting, employing, and collaborating with visual thinkers. In a highly competitive world, this important book helps us to see, we need every mind on board."-- Provided by publisher.
