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Experiential Intelligence: What It Is and How to Grow It

Leading Blog

In Experiential Intelligence , author Soren Kaplan describes XQ as “the combination of mindsets, abilities, and know-how gained from your unique life experience that empowers you to achieve your goals.” Kaplan provides specific questions and methods to dig into each of the three areas. Online you can take the XQ Assessment.

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Leading Thoughts for March 18, 2021

Leading Blog

Kaplan on the dangers of peace: “Avoiding tragedy requires a sense of it, which in turn requires a sense of history. We repress painful memories, create completely false ones, rationalize immoral behavior, act repeatedly to boost positive self-opinion, and show a suite of ego-defense mechanisms.”.

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Finding Your Future Failure

Leadership Freak

Soren Kaplan in Leapfrogging Kaplan offers a “finding your future [.]. Preparation prevents reaction. Prepare for future failures so you won’t end up caught in the snare of fear. One way to combat our fears is to hit them head-on.”

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Reflections ~ One Month Post-BIF

Mills Scofield

Saul Kaplan Starting Day 2 of BIF - Photo by Stephanie Alvarez Ewens. It seemed that, in particular, this year, BIF invigorated my students to make a difference (which is saying a lot since these kids are wired to have a positive impact by default!). My students are of all ethnicities, backgrounds, years and concentrations - #STEAM.

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America's Future is #RCUS

Mills Scofield

The more #RCUS, the more we meet people with whom we create powerful positive solutions to our world''s wicked problems. Alan Webber BIF BIF9 Carmen Medina Culture Innovation Jazz Leadership Livestrong Networking RCUS Saul Kaplan Strategy Virtues-Values Whitney Johnson' Here are a few BIF9 Storytellers who inspired me.

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The Power of Surprise

LDRLB

Unpredictable events and surprises – both positive and negative – are a natural part of life. Soren Kaplan is the author of Leapfrogging and a speaker, educator, and managing principal at InnovationPoint , where he teaches leaders how to create business breakthroughs. So why are we resisting them in business?

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10 Questions to Inspire Innovation

LDRLB

Accentuate the Positive. Soren Kaplan is the author of Leapfrogging and a speaker, educator, and managing principal at InnovationPoint , where he teaches leaders how to create business breakthroughs. Pushing thinking to find breakthroughs and innovate is as much about asking the right questions as finding the right answers.