Social Intelligence: Assessment and Training

By Capabilities Development Integration Directorate, Mission Command Center of Excellence (MC CoE), Human Dimension Capabilities Development Task Force

This is the last of three papers that the Human Dimension Capabilities Development Task Force (HDCDTF) will be producing on social intelligence (SI) in 2016. The first paper, published in February 2016, discussed the historical and theoretical development of SI. It sketched an outline of existing research that has attempted to define SI. The paper provided readers with the appropriate context--including important findings, challenges, and limitations that others have revealed and encountered in the scientific and popular literature--to consider as the Army, and particularly its Human Dimension efforts, develops and executes its interest in the concept. The second paper, published in May 2016, examined how scholars and practitioners from a variety of fields have attempted to distinguish SI from the seemingly similar concept of emotional intelligence (EI). Both concepts have received significant attention from a broad audience, including the Army; however, common conceptualizations of each are often conflated. In order for the Army to approach its interest in SI and EI deliberately and effectively, it is important to discuss how the relationship between SI and EI has been described in the scientific and popular literature. In short, the existing research on the relationship between SI and EI is inconsistent and at times contradictory. This paper addressed these concerns and provided a waypoint from which the Army can expand its interest and understanding of SI and EI and their potential relationship to each other. The third paper, presented here, investigates methods that the Army might consider implementing or learning from that attempt to (1) assess social intelligence in individuals and (2) develop or improve social intelligence in individuals. Supporting Objective #1.2 ("Social Intelligence") in The Army Human Dimension Strategy, which charges the Army to, "Develop trusted Army Professional as effective team members who thrive in complex social environments, adapt to diverse cultures, communicate effectively, and build relationships," provides the catalyst for the series and serves as the ultimate goal of its research.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F62BZ74V
• ISBN13: 9798280584716
• Release Date: April 2025
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 48 Pages
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.1" x 8.5"