There are five views on giftedness:Giftedness refers to a high intellectual functioning (i.e. high IQ).Giftedness refers to a high sensitivity and thus an emotional fragility.Giftedness refers to people who are creative and have innovative ideas.Giftedness refers to people who have had unequal opportunities.Giftedness refers to people who practice a lot.However, giftedness may be a developmental process that is domain specific and malleable. The path to outstanding performance begins with potential but giftedness must be developed and sustained by way of training and interventions in domain-specific skills (1), the acquisition of psychological and social skills to pursue difficult new paths (2) and the individual’s conscious decision to engage fully in a domain (3). The process of talent development consists of talent identification and talent promotion. There are several essential points when it comes to giftedness:Abilities associated with specific domain or talent matter (1), are malleable (2) and need to be cultivated (3).Domains of talent have developmental trajectories that vary within domains (i.e. when they start, peak, end). Opportunities need to be provided by the community at every stage in the talent-development process and the individual needs to take advantage of these opportunities.Psychosocial variables are determining factors in the successful development of giftedness.Eminence is the aspired outcome of gifted education. Giftedness does not manifest itself in the same way in children and adults. Giftedness refers to the manifestation of performance that is clearly at the upper end of the distribution in a talent domain even relative to other high-functioning individuals in that domain. In the beginning of giftedness, potential is key. Later, achievement becomes a measure of giftedness and lastly, excellence is what makes somebody gifted. Psychosocial variables play an essential role in the manifestation of...