Did you know that intelligence can be categorized in eight different ways? Dr. Howard Gardner, a developmental psychologist at Harvard, developed the multiple intelligences (MI) theory back in 1983.

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Recently, I heard the comment, “I don’t think she’s that smart or has the expertise for her ...

Some people excel at math and logic. Others have an excellent command of language. Still others have superb recall and a knack for trivia. What’s behind these abilities? Intelligence. In fact, the ...

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word intelligence? Probably having the highest IQ testing. Right? For most of us, academic abilities and reasoning skills are the ...

When I was in elementary school, I stumbled across a pamphlet about the multiple types of intelligence. There was musical intelligence, logical intelligence, linguistic intelligence, kinesthetic ...

When you think of someone who is "smart," you probably imagine that person in your class who always managed to get every answer right and got straight A's throughout their educational career. If you ...

This post is the first in a series about a concept that I call playful intelligence. From an intelligence theory perspective, playful intelligence is not a radical new form of intelligence. Rather, it ...

As an author, the topic of emotional intelligence has become my primary area of research and writing. To date, I’ve written over 60 articles about emotional intelligence (EI) and the emotional ...

When you have high intellect, you're not ashamed of what others see as imperfections. According to the theory of multiple intelligences, being smart doesn’t fall into just one category. Having ...

Enter a school of education today and you’re likely to hear a phrase like this: “IQ is good, but EQ [emotional intelligence] is essential.” This reflects a profound shift in how we think about ...