Critical Skills for Humanity: Existential Intelligence

Why AI Struggles with Big Picture Thinking

Of all the skills, values, and mindsets that we need in order to thrive in the future, perhaps the most underrated and unrecognized one is existential intelligence.

Existential intelligence is the intelligence of big picture thinking. People with existential intelligence tend to be critical thinkers who are unafraid to challenge the norm. It’s the capacity to pose and reflect on the big questions of life: who are we, where do we come from…