Chapter 4

Chapter 4How Are You Creative?

Are

Creative?You

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StylesCre8ng™

Understanding Your Creative Profiles

The M.I.N.D. DesignTM

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Preferred Thinking Styles

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M.I.N.D. DesignTM Creativity ProfilesShort Description of the Four Profiles

Meditative factual detailed logical one focus at a time

Meditative factual detailed logical one focus at a time

Intuitive mostly creative use hunches or guesses strive for new ideas many focuses or challenges

at once

Intuitive mostly creative use hunches or guesses strive for new ideas many focuses or challenges

at once

Directive systematic practical organized do what is scheduled or

expected

Directive systematic practical organized do what is scheduled or

expected

Negotiative personal/friendly very loyal like to enjoy what they are

doing work as the spirit moves

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Negotiative personal/friendly very loyal like to enjoy what they are

doing work as the spirit moves

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M - Meditative

uses facts gives specific answer works alone thinks as a detective explains in detail questions everyone calculates accurately is very precise thinks abstractly uses logical thought works step by step

I - Intuitive

lots of ideas imagination sees or senses answers gets solutions w/o facts experiments often pretends easily sees patterns quickly takes risks very inventive future thinker

N - Negotiative

friendly loyal to others likes to work w/ people always involves others tends to be emotional joiner follower over leader trustworthy enjoys talking adaptable to group

D - Directive

works step by step is very practical plans before acts neat & organized directs people follows the rules on time exactly dependable does things right way wants correct answers

M.I.N.D. DesignTM

Preferred Thinking Styles

Average Style Distribution Ca. 2/3 of people are

combination of two styles

Ca. 1/6 of people are combination of three or even four styles (i.e., no clear preferences)

Ca. 1/6 of people are distinctly one style out of the four styles

M.I.N.D. DesignTM

Average Distribution and Conflict Potential

M.I.N.D. DesignTM

How You See Personality Styles like yours

Very Precise, thorough thinker, logical, rational,

very focused

Creative, risk-taker,

challenging, innovative.

Friendly, caring, sensitive, easy to

be with, very giving.

Reliable, orderly, consistent, loyal, accurate & right,

highly dependable

Meditatives look at themselves as … Intuitives look at themselves as …

Directives look at themselves as … Negotiatives look at themselves as …

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M - Meditative

1. Rational 2. Logical 3. Analyzer 4. Investigative 5. Examiner 6. Questioner 7. Calculator 8. Precise 9. Mathematical 10. Theoretical 11. Problem solver 12. Rational loner 13. Distant 14. Details 15. Changer 16. Clearly distinct 17. Rule critic 18. Structured 19. Goal oriented 20. Time controlling

M - Meditative

1. Rational 2. Logical 3. Analyzer 4. Investigative 5. Examiner 6. Questioner 7. Calculator 8. Precise 9. Mathematical 10. Theoretical 11. Problem solver 12. Rational loner 13. Distant 14. Details 15. Changer 16. Clearly distinct 17. Rule critic 18. Structured 19. Goal oriented 20. Time controlling

I - Intuitive

1. Intuitive 2. Imaginative 3. Synthesizer 4. Instinctive 5. Experimenter 6. Possibility producer 7. Guesser 8. Risk taker 9. Inventive10. Original11. Conceptualizer12. Flexible loner/joiner13. Empathetic14. Wholeness15. Changing16. Multi- possibilities17. Rule challenger18. Simultaneous19. Possibility seeker20. Time open

I - Intuitive

1. Intuitive 2. Imaginative 3. Synthesizer 4. Instinctive 5. Experimenter 6. Possibility producer 7. Guesser 8. Risk taker 9. Inventive10. Original11. Conceptualizer12. Flexible loner/joiner13. Empathetic14. Wholeness15. Changing16. Multi- possibilities17. Rule challenger18. Simultaneous19. Possibility seeker20. Time open

N - Negotiative

1. Personal 2. Loyal 3. Doer 4. Involved 5. Socializer 6. Joiner 7. Follower 8. Trustworthy 9. Personably verbal10. Adaptable11. Working member12. Team member13. Sympathetic14. Compromise15. Changeable16. Agreeable17. Rule challenger18. Random19. Today enjoyer

20. Time flexible

N - Negotiative

1. Personal 2. Loyal 3. Doer 4. Involved 5. Socializer 6. Joiner 7. Follower 8. Trustworthy 9. Personably verbal10. Adaptable11. Working member12. Team member13. Sympathetic14. Compromise15. Changeable16. Agreeable17. Rule challenger18. Random19. Today enjoyer

20. Time flexible

M.I.N.D. DesignTM

How the Types THINK, LEARN, COMMUNICATE & SOLVE PROBLEMS

D - Directive

1. Systematic 2. Practical minded 3. Planner 4. Organized 5. Administrator 6. Tradition follower 7. Director 8. Predictable 9. Grammatical10. Customary11. Coordinator12. Group member13. Removed14. Preciseness15. Consistent16. Exact 17. Rule follower18. Sequential19. Goal directed20. Time focused

D - Directive

1. Systematic 2. Practical minded 3. Planner 4. Organized 5. Administrator 6. Tradition follower 7. Director 8. Predictable 9. Grammatical10. Customary11. Coordinator12. Group member13. Removed14. Preciseness15. Consistent16. Exact 17. Rule follower18. Sequential19. Goal directed20. Time focused

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Rational, logical,Analytical, individual

Systematic, equations,Step-by-step, proven

Intuitive, exploratory,Unknown, fanciful

Fun, harmonious,Involving all, family/team

SoloConvergently

Divergent

SystematicallyConvergentOrganization

WholisticallyDivergentFamily

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Idea Grid™

Attribute ListingTRIZ™

S.C.A.M.P.E.R.™

ChecklistingBrain Writing

Excursions Forced RelationshipsMetaphors

Writing RelayGroup ExcursionsGuided Imagery

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