The Mind

The mind consists of the cognitive or knowing aspects of the person.

Cognitive Abilities of a Person

The following information is from Howard Gardner's paper on the seven intelligences.

Seven Intelligences

The cognitive abilities are based upon Howard Gardner identified Seven Intelligences

The Cognitive Abilities

The cognitive abilities are:

• Linguistic
• Musical
• Logical-Mathematical
• Spatial-Visual
• Bodily-Kinesthetic
• Inter-Personal
• Intra-Personal
• Emotional

For further information about Howard Gardner see:

Howard Gardner Website

Wikipedia: Multiple intelligences

One application of the seven intelligences is the use in training design. The accelerated learning sites below demonstrates its use.

Accelerated Learning Website (example)

Note: This is also why the following approaches to workshops create such a good learning / sharing environment:

Postits / Brown paper: Use Interpersonal, Spatial, Logical, body-kinesthetic, and Linguistics.

Include Training and Development

Cognitive Biases play an important part in knowing and understanding and effective communication.