Designs for Strong Minds® serves learners across the lifespan, from children building foundational skills to professionals and older adults strengthening high-level cognitive performance.
Parents often seek help when a child’s daily performance does not match test-taking potential. The children’s program emphasizes process, independent thinking, organization, and confidence.
The adolescent program works on comparisons, analogies, progressions, functions, and analytical perception so students can become more deliberate, better organized thinkers.
The aging brain program focuses on sustained engagement, memory, perceptual detail, and mental flexibility. It is designed for adults who want to remain cognitively active and adaptable over time.
Professionals use the framework to improve organization, delegation, communication, perspective shifting, and innovation. This work also connects to Dr. Markus’s NASA critical thinking projects.
