Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Knowledge as Design; Chapter 2 Design Colored Glasses; Chapter 3 Words By Design; Chapter 4 Acts of Design; Chapter 5 Inside Models; Chapter 6 Inside Argument; Chapter 7 The Art of Argument; Chapter 8 Schooling Minds;

About the Author

D.N. Perkins is co-director of Project Zero and an associate of the Educational Technology Center at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. While working for his Ph.D. in mathematics and artificial intelligence at MIT, he helped found Project Zero. He has given many workshops and presentations regard­ing thinking skills, including engagements in Israel, Holland, Venezuela, and Colombia.

Reviews

"Having tried, with mixed success, to teach students to do systems thinking, I find this book filling a real need -- and not just for those trying to teach systems."
—International Journal of General Systems