Intelligence Qualitative Creativity (IQC) is not an innate disposition but a fully acquired and flexible competency that emerges within a context of pressure and constraint. IQC denotes an individual’s or a society’s ability to maximize productivity and achieve high efficiency by making maximal use of minimal available resources. IQC is the product of an acquired "Quality," not a fixed "Quotient," and it is deliberately forged under constraint.
Claim of Originality: This conceptual framework, developed through over four decades of independent reflection and direct field research, introduces IQC as a novel theory distinct from established models of intelligence.
The IQC theory was formulated to address critical deficiencies in traditional intelligence models, specifically regarding volition, productivity under constraint, and resistance to deception.
Comparative Analysis: IQC vs. Dominant Intelligence Theories
IQC vs. Intelligence Quotient (IQ): IQ focuses on innate, fixed capacity (a Quotient). IQC is an acquired, flexible competence developed under pressure (a Quality). IQC provides the Mind’s Supreme Command System (Meta-Management).
IQC vs. Emotional Intelligence (EQ): EQ focuses on managing emotions for relationships and well-being. IQC prioritizes performance stability and defense against manipulation. IQC mandates active inhibition of deceptive emotions.
IQC vs. Sternberg's Triarchic Theory: IQC provides Value-Driven Volition, a sustainable power source. IQC aims for Qualitative Survival.
IQC vs. Gardner's Multiple Intelligences: IQC's Meta-Management acts as the Volitional Command Center that activates, prioritizes, and coordinates different intelligences during a crisis.
IQC Definition: The mental capability that enables an individual, through focused will and consciousness, to manage and direct their resources of attention, psychic energy, and emotional responses, thereby achieving performance stability and the realization of valuable goals, despite external distractions and destructive internal tendencies. Core Thesis (Command): IQC is the Mind’s Supreme Command System (Meta-Management). The Structural Components of IQC: The system is hierarchical, composed of Conscious Self-Regulation, Value-Driven Volition, and Meta-Management. The Kadbanoo Principle: Clarifies the essence of the IQC mechanism: maximal utilization of minimal resources to create innovation (Qualitative Creativity).
Case Study 1: Qualitative Leap Under Goal-Constraint Pressure (Iranian Adolescents): Goal-constraint pressure activated Meta-Management for tactical innovations, confirming the power of Value-Driven Volition and the IQC command order. Case Study 2: The Deception Test and Self-Correction (Pune Students, India): Validates that the IQC system was activated, successfully filtering out external deception from internal reality and achieving complete performance stability through Conscious Volition.
Final Conclusion: IQC is a survival-oriented skill activated by pressure and volition, aiming for the maximal and qualitative exploitation of all existing resources to achieve valuable goals. Future Research Proposals: The next vital step is forming a team of specialized experts (in cognitive neuroscience, psychometrics, and advanced statistics) to achieve the development of standardized measurement tools for all three dimensions of IQC.
Conceptual Research & Independent Thought Leadership
Pioneering Framework: Developed the original conceptual framework for the Intelligence Qualitative Creativity (IQC) theory, a novel model defining intelligence as an acquired, survival-oriented competence driven by Value-Driven Volition and controlled by Meta-Management.
Focus & Validation: IQC addresses critical gaps in established intelligence models, focusing specifically on performance stability under pressure, resistance to deception, and resource maximization (The Kadbanoo Principle). The theory is validated by over four decades of independent field observation and continuous creative practice.
Next Phase Research: Currently seeking a research affiliation to develop standardized psychometric tools for the three core dimensions of IQC.
