How to Identify a Smart Person in 3 Minutes

This two-question combo can help you look past the validation-seekers and find the most intelligent thinkers on your team

Niklas Göke
Forge
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3 min readJun 2, 2020

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What’s the fastest way to identify the most intelligent people in a group? Start with an easy question. Then ask a complex one.

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Niklas Göke
Forge
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