Irina De la Flor

University of Alcala, Spain

Title: How Conscious Intelligence Can Enhance Mental Health

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Biography

Irina de la Flor is a researcher and lecturer at the University of Alcalá (Madrid, Spain), specializing in Knowledge Management, intelligence theories, and the development of inner capabilities for organizational performance. She is the principal developer of the Inner Knowledge (IK) concept and the Inner Knowledge Management (IKM) model, an innovative framework that integrates conscious and unconscious emotional, cognitive, and belief-based components into organizational decision-making processes. Her work explores the intersection between cognitive, emotional, conscious, and spiritual dimensions of human intelligence and mental health. She has authored several publications on innovation, inner knowledge, and behavioral performance, contributing significantly to emerging conversations on how subjective human factors shape productivity, motivation, and well-being at work. Her research bridges psychology, management, and human development, offering new pathways for building more ethical, efficient, and human-centered organizations.

Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between a new type of intelligence called Conscious Intelligence (CI) and Mental Health. Using qualitative comparative analysis, 21 intelligence theories from the last century were examined, categorizing 69 factors and 79 components according to their cognitive, emotional, conscious, natural, and spiritual nature. Findings show that the six broad CI abilities (objectivity, global vision, positive communication, empathy, serenity, and self-assurance) increase mental health in more than 90% of individuals.

Specifically, six capacities—discernment and classification of conscious and unconscious limiting beliefs, managing beliefs, non-judgment, disidentification from ego, self-value and self-worth, and the ability to attain inner peace and intuition— enhance mental health in both women and men. These results highlight a theoretical and practical gap: existing intelligence models overlook capacities involved in managing unconscious subjective components that influence decision-making. Based on this gap, the study proposes to develop Conscious Intelligence abilities, which integrates conscious and unconscious components and occupies a conceptual and practical space between Emotional and Spiritual Intelligence.

The study also proposes to divide Conscious Intelligence abilities hierarchically into five layers (natural, emotional, mental, conscious, and spiritual), illustrating its relationship with established models such as the DIKW and Intelligence Pyramid. Future research should explore the measurement, development, and application of Conscious Intelligence in organizational, educational, and political environments.