Debbie,
Thanks for the thoughtful reply. This message is divided into two parts:
First, my answer to your question; Second, my definition of intelligence.
> Do you ever worry missing something due to the lack of diversity in a
> team of all NTJs? I would. Particularly the impact on people. Could that
> have anything to do with why software manuals are so hard to understand
> for a lot of people?
No, I don't think we ever missed the diversity. We had an SF manager. He
brought more diversity than we dreamed possible.
I failed to define what I meant by intelligence. Here's what I mean:
Personal intelligence is. . .
a) The ability to quickly and accurately perceive and comprehend the
relationship between apparently disparate facts or concepts, and, to see
these can be combined to create new possibilities;
b) The ability to quickly identify patterns, including hidden patterns, in
almost anything: from art, to literature, to science, to organizations..
c) To see how those patterns create an artifact that we can perceive,
touch, and, often, influence.
d) The ability to imagine new possibilities, and to identify those
systems, structures, and values that will allows us to achieve what we
imagined.
Of course, this definition comes from someone who has never studied human
intelligence and who knows little or nothing about how IQS are actually
measured. I do know, however, that when I recently took an IQ test, more
out of curiosity than anything, that I quickly recognized that one of the
things they were measuring was pattern recognition. And, since the test
was timed, I'm assuming they were measuring how quickly one could identify
the patterns.
--Benjamin B. Compton ("Ben") | email: bcompton@novell.com Novell, GroupWare Support Quality Manager | fax: (801) 222-6991
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