CHENNAI: Howard Gardner of Harvard University, the father of the theory of ‘Multiple Intelligences’, is all set to visit India for the first time. The professor of Cognitive Psychology at the Harvard Graduate School of Education is considered to be one of the greatest education intellectuals alive. He will be in India from Jan 23 to Feb 7. Gardner is also a leading authority on leadership, creativity, and good-work. He has been listed in the ‘Top 5 Influential Business Thinkers’ by the Wall Street Journal in the past. He has authored 25 international bestsellers including Good Work and Five Minds for the Future. Expected to be the most significant thought leadership engagement of 2012 – the Howard Gardner India Tour is being hosted by iDiscoveri Education, a leading education innovation company focussed on learning and leadership.Commenting on this opportunity, Ashish Rajpal, CEO and MD of iDiscoveri said, “Howard Gardner has redefined the meaning of intellect in his own lifetime and has had such profound effect on education. This visit is quite significant also because it is happening at a time when India is looking to renew the quality of its education, inject creativity in its businesses and clean the ethical fibre of its public leadership.” Howard Gardner will tour five cities and address large public gatherings in each city. He will speak about a range of topics including ‘Different Kinds of Minds for Future Leaders’, ‘Teaching for Understanding’, ‘Good Work’ and ‘Multiple Intelligences’. He will be in IIT Chennai on Jan 25 between 3.30pm and 7pm.
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