Any geniuses where you work and how can you tell who’s smart and who’s not? Is a genius… in your opinion… represented by the highest test scores in your MBA program? Was it seen in that designer whose software him rich? Or is genius something else, based on what you’ve read or observed?
That question challenged Dr. Dean Keith Simonton,, at the University of California, to write the book, Genius and Creativity, Scientific Genius: A psychology of Science, Greatness: Who Makes History and Who makes interesting new inroads into intelligence … creativity… and leadership?
Are you wondering what resulted from this study? According to Dr. Simonton … genius is unfortunately limited by IQ scores, and he recommends that genius status should come more from unusual achievements. Why so?
Simonton showed how many people get high IQ scores but create no groundbreaking accomplishments. Life-changing genius draws from high intelligence mixed with creativity, imagination… and a unique ability to live beyond the box. I'd add that talents and genius go together, and that a genius can solve complex problems and create products that draw on multiple intelligences. Do you agree?
Back to the original question – is there a genius where you work?
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