Risk Intelligence is a relatively new term used in different ways by different writers. The US business writer David Apgar, who coined the term in 2006, defines it as the capacity to learn about risk from experience. The UK philosopher and psychologist Dylan Evans defines it as "a special kind of intelligence for thinking about risk and uncertainty", at the core of which is the ability to estimate probabilities accurately.
Definitions edit
Theories of intelligence can be divided into those based on a unilinear construct of general intelligence and those based on multiple intelligences. The very term "risk intelligence" would seem to imply a commitment to the latter view, as it refers to a specific kind of intelligence different from general intelligence.
David Apgar defines risk intelligence as "that experience – any and all experience, past and future, that can help us solve problems requiring an understanding of risk".[1]
A second definition of intelligence comes from Dylan Evans, who defines risk intelligence as "the ability to estimate probabilities accurately." [2]
Psychometric approach edit
Dylan Evans claims that risk intelligence may be measured by psychometrics testing. He proposes a measure called RQ, which - like intelligence quotient (IQ) - can be measured by means of a simple test called a Calibrated probability assessment.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ David, A. (6 July 2006). Risk Intelligence: Learning to Manage What We Don't Know. ISBN 9781422131015. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
- ^ Dylan Evans (2010). "Risk intelligence". Retrieved 2010-01-04.
External links edit
- Projection Point - Online risk intelligence test