The eight thinking types
Three axes, eight types. Each one is a different way of getting to an answer, and none of them is the right one.
The Improvisers
Intuitive but exacting. They arrive at answers sideways and then care intensely about getting the execution right.
Maverick
You get there sideways. Intuitive, precise about the thing you care about, and unbothered by the accepted way when the accepted way is worse.…
15% match itDiplomat
You work through people. Intuitive about what is really being said, careful with specifics, and unusually good at making agreement stick.…
The Visionaries
Intuitive and wide-angle. They connect things nobody had put together and turn a vague possibility into something people will chase.
Synthesizer
You connect things nobody put together. Intuitive, wide-angle and systems-minded, you often reach the answer before you can show the working.…
18% match itCatalyst
You start things and move people. Intuitive, big-picture and person-centred, you turn a vague possibility into something a group will chase.…
The Precisionists
Analytical and close to the detail. They want the reasoning shown and the specifics right, and they are the people who notice what everyone else skimmed past.
Architect
You build things that hold. You reason from first principles, you care that the details are right, and you would rather fix the system than patch the…
14% match itAnalyst
You want the claim tested. Precise, evidence-led and people-aware, you are the one who notices the number that does not add up and asks about it kindl…
The Planners
Analytical and wide-angle. They think in consequences and second moves, and they are drawn to the shape of a problem more than to its parts.
Strategist
You think in consequences. Analytical but drawn to the whole board, you see which move opens the most doors two steps out.…
11% match itNavigator
You read the terrain and the room at once. Analytical about direction, attentive to who is coming with you, comfortable changing route.…