Multiple Intelligences

Multiple Intelligences

How perception turns into action.

Multiple Intelligences describe the channel a pattern tends to use: movement, words, images, people, logic, music, living systems, or inner observation. They do not rank a person. They name the way a pattern does its work.

Framework term Gross Bodily Intelligence Gross Bodily Intelligence works through whole-body movement, strength, balance, timing, and physical coordination. Framework term Fine Bodily Intelligence Fine Bodily Intelligence works through precise hand skill, touch, small movements, craft, and exact physical control. Framework term Interpersonal Intelligence Interpersonal Intelligence works through other people: mood, trust, conflict, cooperation, and social timing. Framework term Logical Intelligence Logical Intelligence works through counting, ordering, inference, rules, and the careful testing of what follows from what. Framework term Linguistic Intelligence Linguistic Intelligence works through words, names, explanation, persuasion, story, and verbal memory. Framework term Graphic Visual Intelligence Graphic Visual Intelligence works through marks, images, symbols, diagrams, surface detail, and visual representation. Framework term Spatial Visual Intelligence Spatial Visual Intelligence works through space, distance, orientation, layout, proportion, and mental rotation. Framework term Musical Intelligence Musical Intelligence works through rhythm, tone, phrasing, pattern in sound, and the felt timing of expression. Framework term Intrapersonal Intelligence Intrapersonal Intelligence works through self-observation, inner clarity, reflection, and the ability to notice what is happening inside. Framework term Naturalistic Intelligence Naturalistic Intelligence works through living systems, land, plants, animals, weather, materials, and changes in the natural world.