Designing for Multiple Intelligences

Howard Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences (MI) theory says that all human beings possess eight “intelligences”, though not each of us is necessarily strong in all of them.

The eight intelligences are:

1. Linguistic (word smart)

2. Logical/Mathematical (numbers smart)

3. Musical (music smart)

4. Bodily/Kinesthetic (sports/fitness smart)

5. Spatial (picture/3D smart)

6. Naturalist (nature smart)

7. Interpersonal (social smart)

8. Intrapersonal (self smart)

To learn more, order The Language of School Design: Design Patterns for 21st Century Schools (Nair, Fielding)