Comments on: Ask Charlie: What Are The Different Types of Intelligence?

By: What’s your process?

What’s your process? — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 16:17:41 +0000

[...] have predispositions to certain kinds of learning, just like we all have predispositions to certain kinds of intelligence. Finding the version of your process that speaks most powerfully to you is what will cement you [...]

By: Aaron Taylor

Aaron Taylor — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:38:00 +0000

I enjoyed this post, but I must admit…I had to ‘chew it’ a few times to be at the point where I could fully appreciate it. I’ll be discussing some of these points around a table at work tommorow.

Most interesting – thanks.

By: Steven | The Emotion Machine

Steven | The Emotion Machine — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:02:03 +0000

Really great post! When I first read books like “The Emotion Machine” by Marvin Minsky and “Emotional Intelligence” by Daniel Goleman I realized that there was much more to intelligence then cold-calculating and formula-building. We all have an “intuitive” sense of intelligence too – along with the other facets you mentioned – talent with music/art, knowing how to relate to others, etc.

Great post – something that should be discussed more often.

By: Isobel

Isobel — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:01:40 +0000

Hi Charlie,
Interesting question and post!
The recently published report-Innovators’ DNA-researched over 6 years the skills that set visionary innovators apart (e.g. Apple’s Steve Jobs, Amazon’s Jeff Bezoz, eBay’s Pierre Omidyar) Collectively, these skills (Associating, Questioning, Observing, Experimenting, Networking) amount to creative intelligence (and this is distinct to the other types of intelligence outlined in Howard Gardner’s theory of multiple intelligence).

By: Hans Hageman

Hans Hageman — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:02:07 +0000

This topic also has important implications in the areas of teaching and motivation.

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By: Archan Mehta

Archan Mehta — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 03:44:54 +0000

Charlie:

Great post. I am familiar with the theory of multiple intelligences.

Although I feel there is light at the end of the tunnel, we still have a long way to go.

Our society is naturally biased toward the IQ model of intelligence, which is sad. We need to reform our system of education and be more inclusive of other types of intelligences.

There are many gifted individuals out there who were real duds in school and performed poorly on standardized tests.

We have had too many examples of high school drop-outs who went on to establish flourishing careers in the music industry, sports, the arts, and as teachers of yoga.

Thanks for sharing your idea on this score.
The points you have raised are valid, true.

By: Liz

Liz — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:38:47 +0000

Another juicy philosophical discussion! I love it. I’d like to throw into the pot here the notion that historically discussions of intelligence, its measurement have tended to have some kind of social/political agenda behind them. In order to rationalize and defend the unequal distribution of society’s goodies (wealth, income, status, etc.) various theories and tests of intelligence were developed which (surprise!) showed that those most likely to enjoy the perks of the social ladder (men, whites, the upper classes) had the highest intelligence. (See Stephen Jay Gould- The Mismeasure of Man http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mismeasure_of_Man).
My point is… when we’re talking about intelligence or intelligences, it’s important to ask ourselves WHY it matters.

By: Carolyn | A Beautiful Ripple Effect

Carolyn | A Beautiful Ripple Effect — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:10:38 +0000

This is such a great question – and a discussion that is so important. I have a unique perspective from a research standpoint because I examined a slice of a construct of intelligence qualitatively utilizing a measure I was creating. Then, I moved into a more experimental lab and began utilizing a pragmatic approach (clinical pragmatics) to examine intelligence by integrating research from different fields to create an assessment that is still “experimental,” but allows for much more variability. So hopefully in terms of research we are moving in the right direction – utilizing a holistic approach within the clinical field (impacting the assessments used for measuring intelligence). But I won’t get into the construct debate re: intelligence – you would definitely win that one. Really really interesting post – look forward to seeing the perspectives of others. (I totally went into research mode, sorry about that!)

By: Hulbert

Hulbert — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:39:13 +0000

Hey Charlie, nice post. I agree with you that intelligence is measured through tests in a controlled environment. It’s what is assumed to be the most unbiased way of testing intelligence. But I do think there is something more out there, in terms of unique intellectual ability, that each human being possesses which cannot be tested in a controlled environment. I like how you concluded your article – not everyone is intelligent in different ways, but everyone can always have something to bring to the table.