“The Manifesto describes a route to bringing about cumulative change in practising greater human skilfulness – sustainable, open-source, people-centred abilities that are universally accessible and inspire respect. Our aim is to communicate our excitement and belief that Whole Intelligence is a useful, valid, and straightforward concept and approach that needs to be in common currency – for the benefit of humanity at large.”

“The extent of Whole Intelligence is revealed in a person’s or an organisation’s values, their sense of responsibility, ethical standards, resilience, and outlook on existence. Whole Intelligence has been likened to the ancient Greek term, Phronesis– which translates as ‘practical wisdom’, ‘down-to-earth common sense’ or ‘morality in action'."

“Cognition, computational ability, skill in verbal argument, and capacity to think logically are undoubtedly important, but elevating them to automatic supremacy is unfortunate. They cannot be considered in isolation from other qualities and behaviour. Many people are highly intelligent in the more ‘Whole’ sense but have been convinced by mental testing or poor schooling that they ‘lack intelligence’. Yet often they act intelligently and rationally – that is judiciously, with discernment, sensitivity, clarity, and competence – perhaps more so that many supposedly highly educated people, some with very high IQs.”