Visual Intelligence: Sharpen Your Perception, Change Your Life

An engrossing guide to seeing – and communicating – more clearly from the groundbreaking course that helps FBI agents, policemen, CEOs, ER docs, and others save money, reputations, and lives. How could looking at Monet's water lily paintings help save your company millions? How can checking out people's footwear foil a terrorist attack? How can your choice of adjective win an argument, calm your kid, or catch a thief? In her celebrated seminar, the Art of Perception, art historian Amy Herman has trained experts from many fields how to perceive and communicate better. By showing people how to look closely at images, she helps them hone their "visual intelligence," a set of skills we all possess but few of us know how to use properly. She has spent more than a decade teaching doctors to observe patients instead of their charts, helping police officers separate facts from opinions when investigating a crime, and training professionals from the FBI, the State Department, Fortune 500 companies, and the military to recognize the most pertinent and useful information. Her lessons highlight far more than the physical objects you may be missing; they teach you how to recognise the talents, opportunities, and dangers that surround you every day. Whether you want to be more effective on the job, more empathetic toward your loved ones, or more alert to the trove of possibilities and threats all around us, this book will show you how to see what matters most to you more clearly than ever before. AUTHOR: Amy E Herman developed and conducts all sessions of The Art of Perception using the analysis of works of art to improve perception and communication. She leads the program nationally for a range of institutions including the New York City Police Department, the FBI, and the Department of Defense, as well as for leaders in education, finance, and policy. She holds an A.B., a J.D., and an M.A. in art history. SELLING POINTS: . Best-selling category: 'Visual Intelligence' is one of those rare books that transforms the way you see the world around you and gives you the tools you need to act on what it teaches. Think of it as the handbook you read to put the insights of The Invisible Gorilla and Blink into practice. . Exciting package: Four-colour art throughout, makes the book as visually engaging as it is intellectually stimulating. It's also full of interactive exercises that give the reader an opportunity to try some of Amy's tricks themselves. . Not an art book: Amy's takeaways and exercises aren't based in art history, but in the basic tools anyone can use to sharpen their powers of perception. You don't need to know anything about art to benefit from this book's lessons. REVIEWS: "Yet despite her expert clientele, Herman amply demonstrates that tapping into an inner Sherlock Holmes isn't only a skill for investigators and that heightened observation is critical to communicating effectively, empathizing with others, and making informed decisions. With practice, she argues, everyone has an innate "visual intelligence" waiting to be refined. Sharp and original, this book should alter how readers look at the world." - Kirkus April 16 67 photos