The theme of 21st century skills is becoming more prominent, as the realization dawns that something fundamentally different is happening in our learning spaces. Are 21st Century Skills Right Brain Skills? suggests that we need to augment our analytical skills with right-brained skills. In paricular the author draws on Daniel Pink's suggestion (and adds his own), stating that we need to extend our learning approaches by focusing:
not just function, but also design
not just argument, but also story
not just focus, but also symphony
not just logic, but also empathy
not just seriousness, but also play
not just accumulation, but also meaning
not just knowledge, but also learning