Five minds for the future outlines the specific cognitive abilities that will be sought and cultivated by leaders in the years ahead these include the disciplinary mind the mastery of major schools of thought including science mathematics and history and of at least one professional craft the synthesizing mind the ability to integrate ideas from different disciplines or spheres into . In five minds for the future bestselling author howard gardner shows how we will each need to master five minds that the fast paced future will demand the only thing thats certain is that new challenges and opportunities will emerge that are virtually unimaginable today. In five minds for the future howard gardner defines the cognitive abilities that will command a premium in the years ahead the disciplinary mind mastery of major schools of thought including science mathematics and history and of at least one professional craft the synthesizing mind ability to integrate ideas from different disciplines or spheres into a coherent whole and to . 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