Life at the end of this millennium is botha frightening， and:i<br > awesomeexpenence. Most of us are feeling overwhelmed by t~<br > voluminous and continuous onslaught of seemingly random<br > ".7<br > data and adrift on an uneasy sea of paradox， a mbigUity， and<br >divis~ion. Yet these ，~ery threats are also the signals that:major<br > cognitive transformation is at work in both our~lndlvldual lives<br > and in the development of the culture.<br > Using the latest cognitive theory， as their basis， the authors<br > have created a simple model that helps us understand how th~s<br >:~~ :，~transforlnation occurs and what each of us can do to move into<br > new and more productive levels of perception and cognitive<br >processing.<br >