The differences between intellect, emotion, and the ability to handle chaos.

“Normal is an illusion. What is normal for the spider is chaos for the fly.”
— Charles Addams

IQ is a measure of a person’s mental ability to perform functions considered valuable. The metric was created at a time when eugenics was on the rise, and people were being ranked according to their race, age, gender, and cultural background…

EI is an alternative notion of intelligence that distinguishes itself from IQ. The notion of emotional intelligence is both a reaction against the tendency of valuing people according to their intellect, and the recognition that managing people and resources is rarely deductive, and needs another means of description…

Chaotic Agility is being able to navigate uncertainty and it involves resilience, foresight, conviction, and commitment. Chaos is discouraged but this needs to change. Greater chaos is emerging as a consequence of technology and communication.

Intelligence Quotient (IQ)

Emotional Intelligence (EI)

Chaotic Agility (CA)

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