Visual Intelligence: Sharpen Your Perception, Change Your Life (2016)

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How exactly could studying Monet's paintings of water lilies help your organization save millions of dollars? How exactly might preventing terrorist attacks by examining people's shoes make a difference? How can the adjective you choose help you win an argument, put your child at ease, or identify a thief? Amy Herman, an art historian, is renowned for her class titled “The Art of Perception,” in which she teaches professionals from a variety of industries how to see and communicate more effectively. She helps people hone their “visual intelligence” by demonstrating how to look intently at images, which is a set of talents that everyone possesses but only a small percentage of people know how to use effectively. She has spent the better part of a decade instructing professionals from the FBI, the State Department, Fortune 500 companies, and the armed forces to recognize the information that is the most pertinent and useful. She has taught doctors to observe patients rather than their charts; she has assisted police officers in distinguishing facts from opinions when investigating a crime; and she has trained professionals from Fortune 500 companies. Her teachings bring to light a great deal more than the material things you might be overlooking; rather, they instruct you on how to identify the skills, opportunities, and threats that are present in your environment on a daily basis. This book will show you how to see what matters most to you in a way that is more clear than it has ever been before. It doesn't matter if you want to be more effective at your profession, more empathic toward your loved ones, or more attentive to the wealth of possibilities and threats all around us; this book will show you how to see what matters most to you.