The Greg McKeown Podcast

179. Experiential Intelligence with Soren Kaplan

Mar 16, 2023

Soren Kaplan, an expert on experiential intelligence (XQ), delves into how our life experiences can unlock hidden potential beyond IQ and EQ. He emphasizes the importance of recognizing unrecognized experiences in ourselves and others. By sharing relatable stories, Kaplan motivates listeners to reflect on both positive and negative experiences for growth. He discusses the significance of empathy and communication in understanding motivations, advocating for a cultural shift that values diverse experiences, especially in professional settings.

40:22

Episode guests

Soren Kaplan

Highlights

AI Chapters

Episode notes

Experiential Intelligence

00:45

Adapting to a New Culture

00:45

The Only Experience That Matters

00:45

Intro

2min

Unlocking Experiential Intelligence

20min

Harnessing Experiential Learning

6min

Understanding Motivations Through Empathy and Communication Skills

2min

Empowering Experiential Intelligence

3min

Harnessing the Power of Experiential Intelligence

4min

Have you ever felt you had more life experience and talent than your job requires or even allows you to use? Today I've invited Soren Kaplan to the show to talk about how you can better tap into that experience yourself, and also in the people around you. I've long believed that what we know about other people is less valuable than what we don't know. That there's an enormous amount of potential under the surface. What's not on someone's resume, what's not in their current job title, and our ability to mine that experience in ourselves and in other people is, Kaplan believes, a predictor of our success. First we had IQ, then we had emotional intelligence, or EQ. This is XQ, Experiential Intelligence.

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