Come to think of this, I have noticed over the year that an average individual has got a limited ability to fold origami and that only a few of the origami enthusiasts have excelled in origami. Can we say that origami is only meant for people that have got abnormally high spatial intelligence? What are your thoughts on this as far as origami folding is concerned?
From my own perspective, I guess some people seem to have a natural inclination for origami spatial intelligence. In essence, origami comes more readily to them while others might have a low inclination towards origami. It requires a bit of passion from its lovers and practice makes perfection around origami.
I think it depends on your level and it may be difficult at first for many activities in origami. Generally, beginners often struggle, but practice makes perfection and success in origami is dependent on personal investment.
So, I'll say an average person isn't used to folding origami, but also isn't used to either juggle balls or other objects as desired. Only a few people excel at juggling and can do both while very few excel at both.
In spatial Intelligence, I would rather say that many trained designers have more than average spatial intelligence in Origami. Trained designers, I mean those that are well trained in spatial thinking such as engineers, physicist, chemists, mathematicians, and lots more are more than active when it comes spatial intelligence. In addition, I'll rather say that I've seen a professional sculptor who later came to joined Origami in his career.
I can't really say that good spatial intelligence is needed for origami folding. So, I think with patience, good eyes for details, and ability to follow directions are enough for you to enjoy Origami. I consider myself an average folder due to the fact that I don't see things in 3D (probably a good point why I can't fold CPs). To sum it up, Lack of origami dexterity and patience have one way or the other hinder me from being able to fold many complex models. Even if my spatial intelligence is on the high side, I would still not enjoy folding for hours. That's personal though.
I've gone through many of the responses on this thread, but isn't it true for any kind of crafting, art, and more in general? Mine is that I don't see reasons for such differences in Origami and others.
This is definitely an interesting question and it'd require more study in Origami world. Being able to relate spatially would definitely help when it comes to designing and folding. If you've got good spatial relation skills, it will be easy to tell where a certain crease or area of the kraft paper will end up whenever a fold is made. I bet following complex diagram can also help out for the same reason.
Interestingly for me, I've got quite a low processing speed meaning it takes me hours to decode a large amount of information, yet I consider myself a fairly fast folder. So, I'll probably say that my spatial relation skills override my low processing speed.
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