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Intelligence Intelligence is often referred to as being synonymous with IQ - Intelligence Quotient. IQ is simply the score on an IQ test, which may or may not have a relationship with what we colloquially call intelligence. There are a number of skills to consider when looking at intelligence: IQ EQ - Emotional Quotient Lateral Thinking Intuition Thinking Skills As stated IQ is the ability to score well on an intelligence test. In some respects a high IQ can be counter-productive. Just as some people who have a hearing impairment learn to lip-read, so people who don't have very good intelligence skills can learn to develop other aspects of their mind, for example their intuition and emotional skills. EQ is being recognised by employers as an essential factor in choosing staff. It has been found that the most productive people are those who have a good combination of IQ and EQ. Having a staff member with a high IQ who cannot work well with others can be worse than useless. Lateral thinking skills. This phrase refers to the ability to think in a non-linear way. For example, when looking for a solution to a problem can you look at the problem from a completely different viewpoint? It is a very important skill that is completely lacking in sections of the community. Intuition, as I've mentioned before, is not really understood in the West. Colloquially, it is seen as the ability to perceive non-verbal communication and other signals, but in reality intuition is the ability to come in contact with other dimensions where knowledge can be imparted which is beyond the physical world. Thinking Skills. This is very important, and surprisingly, is not well acknowledged. It is the ability simply to look at ideas in a rational way. Many people with high IQs have very poor thinking skills. I've mentioned many times before that people who claim to be 'sceptics' can make statements that are inconsistent and sometimes even illogical. The reason they don't recognise this is because they are interested in supporting a viewpoint rather than attempting to examine the situation objectively. More than any of the other factors I've mentioned thinking skills can be taught, which is why it is surprising that it isn't more widely recognised. There is one factor that most of these factors have in common, that is that people who don't have a particular skill find it very difficult to recognise the skill in others and to see its importance. For example, often people with high IQs but low EQs will be very sceptical about the importance of EQ. Most people are sceptical about intuition and thinking skills, despite being the easiest to teach, are dismissed by most 'intelligent' people.