Every one of us has a special genius and the discovery of yours is the key to faster learning and better communication. Dr. Dawna Markova teaches that each of us fits into one of six basic learning patterns, guides us through detailed descriptions of each learning pattern, and teaches us how to recognize them in ourselves and others. A storehouse of invaluable information that can revolutionize the way you communicate, work, and love.

Wounded No More tells the story of a time when a 28 year old woman ’s life was shattered by abuse in her first marriage. Dawna escaped with her 4-year-old son David. They took off in the only direction they could think of: “away from here!”Guided forward by circumstance, intuition and the wisdom of her beloved Grandmother’s spirit, she drove 50, 000 miles around the world in a white Mercedes Diesel. Two years later, they made their way across America, and finally nested in the moun...

Dawna Markova launched a movement to free parents from worrying about "fixing" their children's differences, and instead help their youngsters recognize the enormous value they have in the world, just as they are. It's a radical shift from our current standardized educational paradigm - and it's a joyous one.

After being faced with a life-threatening illness, Markova asks herself, "How can I be closer to joy?" This question pulls her to a lone log cabin in the mountains of Utah where, through self-imposed isolation, she begins the quest of reclaiming true passion and purpose in her life. Through engaging storytelling, Dawna Markova invites us to look deeper at the longings of our soul.

A breakthrough book on the transformative power of collaborative thinkingCollaborative intelligence, or CQ, is a measure of our ability to think with others on behalf of what matters to us all. It is emerging as a new professional currency at a time when the way we think, interact, and innovate is shifting. In the past, “market share” companies ruled by hierarchy and topdown leadership. Today, the new market leaders are “mind share” companies, where influence is mo...

A remarkable new way to move beyond biases and blind spots (especially if you don’t think you have any!) so you can communicate more effectively with a friend, lover, relative, or colleagueYou know what it feels like to be “at odds” with someone. Sometimes it seems like you are speaking completely different languages. Cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Dawna Markova and communication expert Angie McArthur have spent years developing and implementing tools to help people ...

**A breakthrough book on the transformative power of collaborative thinking.Includes a PDF of charts and graphs to help determine your personality type as well as tips on how to work better with other personalities.**Collaborative intelligence, or CQ, is a measure of our ability to think with others on behalf of what matters to us all. It is emerging as a new professional currency at a time when the way we think, interact, and innovate is shifting. In the past, “market shar...

Dawna Markova believes that each of us is a “spot of grace,” and she beautifully inspires us as she reads many stories of everyday life that uncover the wisdom each of us carries within. She says, “What I know about grace is that we can create the conditions in which grace can happen…And often times a story will do it. “

A remarkable new way to move beyond biases and blind spots (especially if you don’t think you have any!) so you can communicate more effectively with a friend, lover, relative, or colleagueYou know what it feels like to be “at odds” with someone. Sometimes it seems like you are speaking completely different languages. Cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Dawna Markova and communication expert Angie McArthur have spent years developing and implementing tools to help people ...

A “mind share economy” is all about collaboration where the currency is ideas. The more ideas you share with each other the richer all of you are. A “market share economy” is based on the premise that the more of something you have and the less someone else has, what you have is more valuable. This sets up a culture of competition, and creativity suffers.

According to Dr. Dawna Markova, each one of us comes into the world with “an ache to learn.” Why is it, then, that some of us pick up languages with ease, while others struggle to keep up? Why are some of us perfectly coordinated, while others can’t ever learn to catch a ball? On The Open Mind, you will discover the answers to these riddles, which lie buried deep in the learning centers of your mind. Here are the keys to unlocking your own capacity to learn more quickly, more deep...

Random Acts of Kindness ─ Inspirational StoriesMake a commitment to spread kindness wherever you go. Being kind doesn't cost anything, but it can mean the world to those around you.What if all of a sudden everyone started performing daily good deeds? This inspiring collection presents true stories of people who've committed, received, and observed voluntary acts of kindness. Hearing their stories reveals how these simple,...