Development here follows Gagné-like honesty: aptitudes, practice and catalysts. Talent identification is not a finished essence.
Windows differ by domain. A closed sport window is not a closed writing window. Read the clocks.
Stages
- Name the domain
Not “gifted at life”.
Honesty.
- Lift a ceiling
Above-level or harder work.
Stanley.
- Try teaching first
A catalyst (Gagné).
Dynamic.
- Audit who was invited
Referral.
Equity.
- Screen for 2e
Both files.
Hole.
- Write a review date
Label expires.
Humane.
Levers
- Invitation language and cost — The access lever.
- Ceiling — The measurement lever.
- Trial teaching — The educational lever.
- Nomination training — Bias lever.
- Review dates — Anti-caste.
Windows
- Middle-school academic search — SMPY’s classic.
- Arts secondary gates — 예고 / conservatoire.
- Sport puberty cuts — A dangerous window.
- Adult re-ID — Most systems have none — late-bloomers.
Supports
- SMPY/CTY-type searches with fee waivers — Access.
- Renzulli enrichment clusters — ID-in-the-work.
- National institutes (AIS) with late-entry lanes — Sport humility.
- Finland-style later gates — Error reduction.
Talent identification: catalysts and windows do the daily work. Destiny talk is the failure mode.