http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/the-big-ideas/topics/michael-gelb-think-like-da-vinci en-us 60 <p>That&#8217;s one hell of a list, Brian! Thanks for sharing!</p> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:21:40 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:121:651 TravisE http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/121 <p align="center"><em>&quot;Genius is made, not born.&quot;</em></p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p align="center">~ Michael Gelb</p><p align="center">from <em>How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Everyday</em></p><p>Did you know that da Vinci was not only the leading artist (<em>Mona Lisa, Last Supper</em>, etc.) of his time, he was also an incredible inventor, military engineer, musician, and scientist (not to mention the fact that he was, apparently, also one heck of a party planner and one of the strongest athletes as well)?! And, if that wasn&rsquo;t enough, you needed a mirror to read his writing!</p><p>Yep, that&rsquo;s our kind of guy.</p><p>In <em>How to Think Like da Vinci</em>, Gelb boils down da Vinci&rsquo;s genius into seven attributes and provides a fun and powerful framework through which we can integrate each of them into our lives and awaken our renaissance genius.</p><p>The seven attributes of da Vinci? (Yes, you need to say these out loud in your best Italian accent :))</p><ul> <li> <p><em>Curiosita</em>: An insatiably curious approach to life.</p> </li></ul><ul> <li> <p><em>Dimonstratzione</em>: A commitment to test knowledge through experience.</p> </li></ul><ul> <li> <p><em>Sensazione</em>: The continual refinement of the senses, especially sight, as the means to clarify experience.</p> </li></ul><ul> <li> <p><em>Sfumato</em>: A willingness to embrace ambiguity, paradox, and uncertainty.</p> </li></ul><ul> <li> <p><em>Arte/Scienza</em>: The development of the balance between science and art, logic and imagination (&quot;whole-brain thinking&quot;).</p> </li></ul><ul> <li> <p><em>Corporalita</em>: The cultivation of ambidexterity, fitness, and poise.</p> </li></ul><ul> <li> <p><em>Connessione</em>: A recognition and appreciation for the connectedness of all things and phenomena; &quot;systems thinking.&quot;</p> </li></ul><p>You like?!!?</p><p>Let&rsquo;s rock em.</p> Fri, 11 Jan 2008 22:43:10 -0000 forums.thinkarete.com:503:121:121 brian http://forums.thinkarete.com/forums/503/topics/121