Howard Gardner: Thought for the future

The author of multiple intelligence theory talks to Liz Ford about his latest work – on good bosses

 

For a professor who has resided in one of American’s most ivory of towers for more than 40 years, the psychologist Howard Gardner is surprisingly down to earth. When asked about his latest theories on the mind, the man who was last year named one of the top 100 most influential public intellectuals in the world by Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines, and whose theories on intellectual ability have helped shaped education policy around the world for more than 20 years, turns to British cinema.