Understanding Multiple Intelligences in the Workplace

Diversity & InclusionTeamwork & CooperationAll employees≈ 15 min

Key skill: Cognitive diversity

Summary

Discover the eight (and a half) types of intelligence described by Howard Gardner, none superior to the others, to value diverse profiles and stop judging talent solely by logic and verbal skill.

Target audience

Anyone interested in diversity and inclusion.

Learning objectives

Develop linguistic intelligence to understand and express your thoughts.
Develop logical-mathematical intelligence to rationalise and solve problems.
Develop spatial intelligence to navigate and organise (visual) spaces.
Develop intrapersonal intelligence to better understand your emotions and limits.

Module outline

ArticlesInteractive testimonial cards on the challenges linked to multiple intelligences · A multiple intelligences self-assessment · Sharing experiences through the weekly knowledge exchange
Expert videoAn overview of Howard Gardner's 8 types of intelligence and their importance to an organisation's richness
AnchoringA quiz and true/false exercise to explore the topic further and cement what you've learned
Memo cardDownloadable memo card: the key takeaways from the expert video
CommitmentConcrete examples to help you define your own commitment
BonusA selection of videos to go further (TED, YouTube)

Models & methods

Gardner's theory of multiple intelligences; eight and a half intelligences (linguistic, logical-mathematical, spatial, intrapersonal/interpersonal, bodily-kinesthetic, musical, naturalistic, existential).

Research-based

Howard Gardner's theory, professor of cognition at the Harvard Graduate School of Education; a critique of the dominant role of IQ tests in schools.