DB BedfordFounder/ CEO, Ei365 · Chief Civility Strategist| Founder of Civility Intelligence | Workplace Civility Expert| Civility Ambassador Academy

Am I done with Emotional Intelligence? #emotionalintelligence #civilityintelligence

27 Aug 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief video, the presenter (addressing DB) explains that they are not finished with Emotional Intelligence (EI) but are advancing to a new framework called Civility Intelligence. While they began popularizing EI in 2015, they clarify they did not coin the term. Civility Intelligence is presented as an evolution that combines three pillars: behavior observation, temperament theory, and the presenter’s proprietary EI Code of Conduct. The goal is to neutralize adult behavior, offering practical benefits both in the workplace and personal life. The speaker promises a day‑by‑day series that will break down the framework, positioning Civility Intelligence as a more actionable, adult‑behavior‑focused approach.

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People keep asking me, DB, so are you done with emotional intelligence? Absolutely not. Actually, I'm taking emotional intelligence 2.0. When I first started talking about emotional intelligence in 2015, nobody was up on it. A lot of people actually think that I created the term, but I didn't. I just represented it well and made it something that was digestible. Now I have an opportunity to trailblaze and make something my own, which is civility intelligence. Because at the end of the day, it's adult behavior that we want to neutralize. So Civility Intelligence, just to break it down, is a combination of behavior observation, temperament theory, and our signature framework, EI Code of Conduct. This is going to help you in your work environment and you in your personal life tenfold. So stay tuned, we'll be breaking it down to you day by day. Civility Intelligence.