Review article

The Nature and Role of Cognitive Agility

Barbara Geld

Abstract

Cognitive agility is an underresearched, formative cognitive construct that is believed to include other cognitive constructs, namely, cognitive flexibility, focused attention, and openness to experience. In this article, the construct of cognitive agility is explored through the lenses of its formativity, as well as potentially overlooked elements of the construct that are yet to be researched in the future.
We also discuss other cognitive constructs, such as cognitive adaptability, whose cognitive structure and characteristics are like those of cognitive agility, yet they are defined and described as separate constructs. Furthermore, we propose an in-depth investigation of the role of personal experience in the context of one’s cognitive agility development.
Finally, since the construct itself belongs to the domains of human performance and development, we discuss practical uses of cognitive agility training. The paper addresses past research results applied in a military setting in the context of establishing training and development programs for cognitive agility as well as possibilities of such developments in other areas of human activity, such as professional motorsport.

Keywords

adaptability; cognitive agility; dynamic decision making; human performance; motorsport training

Hrčak ID:

304043

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/304043

Publication date:

1.11.2022.

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