The M.I.N.D. DesignTM

Understanding Your Creative Profiles

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Preferred Thinking Styles

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Preferred Thinking Styles

Think

Learn

Communicate

Solve Problems

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

them

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

doing work as the spirit moves

them

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

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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

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Average Distribution and Conflict Potential

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How WE See the Other Personality Styles

0-10%coincide

Up to 75%contradict

Up to 50%contrast

Up to 25%compliment

MM&n

M&i

M&d

I&m

I&n

iI&d

N&m

n

N&i

N&dD

D&m

D&n

D&i

75%

50%

50%

25%25%

Conflict Potential between Different Styles

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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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How You See the Other Personality Styles

Way too sensitive, take things too personal,

pushy, often invading my space

Out of space, no facts or proof, out of

touch with reality

Rule book bound, mentally stuck, can’t think for themselves.

Too factual, overly precise, number

oriented, too single focused.

Too friendly, overly personal,

too dependent upon others.

Too orderly,too rigid,

too dependent on the rules.

Insensitive, blunt, too logical,

too theoretical, uncaring.

Too far out, a little crazy,

too independent.

Too ruled oriented, not very friendly,

inflexible, too machine-like.

Too argumentative, always improving

what already works fine, not realistic, a

loner.

Too sensitive, inconsistent, too soft towards people, can’t make own decisions.

Flighty, breaks all the rules, unreliable, egotistical, not

company person.

Meditatives look at other people as … Intuitives look at other people as …

Directives look at other people as … Negotiatives look at other people as …

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

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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

Knowing your Innovation Capacity Why is this important?

Making better use of the individual strengths and preferences of staff and managers by determining a company’s Innovation Capacity

Gaining awareness of personality types and individual preferences in the organization

Identifying staff that naturally perform better in certain stages of the Creative Process Idea-Generation, -Evaluation, -Implementation

Composing balanced teams - or unbalanced teams for special assignments

M.I.N.D. DesignTM Creativity ProfilesFour Basic Creative Thinking Styles

M - Rationally Innovative Rational & Challenging

Continuously improving, refining what exists or systematically moving from the abstract to the concrete. Uses logic and rationale.

This is a deductive and reductive approach moving back and forth from the practical to the theoretical.

A style of a loner. The style of a highly goal-oriented person

who is most concerned with completing the challenge.

M - Rationally Innovative Rational & Challenging

Continuously improving, refining what exists or systematically moving from the abstract to the concrete. Uses logic and rationale.

This is a deductive and reductive approach moving back and forth from the practical to the theoretical.

A style of a loner. The style of a highly goal-oriented person

who is most concerned with completing the challenge.

I – ImaginativeOff-the-Wall

Creation of the new, the untried. Blue sky, inspirational thinking & leading. Uses hunches, guesses, approximations. This is an exploratory, open-ended

seemingly undisciplined approach that works from many potential solutions backwards more often then from the problem towards solutions, using multiple thinking and non-thinking approaches.

The style of a highly impatient person, loyal to the challenges and the process.

I – ImaginativeOff-the-Wall

Creation of the new, the untried. Blue sky, inspirational thinking & leading. Uses hunches, guesses, approximations. This is an exploratory, open-ended

seemingly undisciplined approach that works from many potential solutions backwards more often then from the problem towards solutions, using multiple thinking and non-thinking approaches.

The style of a highly impatient person, loyal to the challenges and the process.

D – Systematic Conventional

Applying known theories and systems or equations to reuse previously proven solutions or problems.

This is a reductive approach using predominantly critique, judgment and argument.

Very organized and a step-by-step thinker The style of a person highly loyal to an

organization.

D – Systematic Conventional

Applying known theories and systems or equations to reuse previously proven solutions or problems.

This is a reductive approach using predominantly critique, judgment and argument.

Very organized and a step-by-step thinker The style of a person highly loyal to an

organization.

N - Joint Team Communal & Harmonious

An exploratory, often accidental approach.

Generally “feels” a problem and its many potential solutions.

Generally this style prefers to work in teams to “bounce” ideas often off other “accepting” people/leaders.

A compromising style. The style of a person highly loyal to his or her team and the project or organization.

N - Joint Team Communal & Harmonious

An exploratory, often accidental approach.

Generally “feels” a problem and its many potential solutions.

Generally this style prefers to work in teams to “bounce” ideas often off other “accepting” people/leaders.

A compromising style. The style of a person highly loyal to his or her team and the project or organization.

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The M.I.N.D. Design Types in the Creative Process

Stage 3 – IDEA EVALUATION, REFINEMENT and SELECTIONStage 3 – IDEA EVALUATION, REFINEMENT and SELECTION

EVALUATE, REFINE and SELECT Ideas Using Evaluation Tools and Visualization TechniquesEVALUATE, REFINE and SELECT Ideas Using Evaluation Tools and Visualization Techniques

Preparation for SELLING and IMPLEMENTATION of ideas To avoid that idea is shot down or disqualified, clarify

– Main SELLING POINTS of idea– FIT with predetermined EVALUATION CRITERIA (Main & Secondary C.)– IMPLEMENTATION ACTION PLAN (e.g., Milestones, Responsibilities)

Preparation for SELLING and IMPLEMENTATION of ideas To avoid that idea is shot down or disqualified, clarify

– Main SELLING POINTS of idea– FIT with predetermined EVALUATION CRITERIA (Main & Secondary C.)– IMPLEMENTATION ACTION PLAN (e.g., Milestones, Responsibilities)

Stage 4 –IMPLEMENTATIONStage 4 –IMPLEMENTATION

Understand and appropriately frame the REAL problem What is the perceived problem?

– Specify as a “In what ways might I …”-statement

Explore if the perceived problem is the real problem using– Analytical Tools and Visualization Techniques

Understand and appropriately frame the REAL problem What is the perceived problem?

– Specify as a “In what ways might I …”-statement

Explore if the perceived problem is the real problem using– Analytical Tools and Visualization Techniques

Stage 1 – CHALLENGE SPECIFICATIONStage 1 – CHALLENGE SPECIFICATION

Stage 2 – IDEA GENERATIONStage 2 – IDEA GENERATION

Generating of IDEAS to solve the problem usingCreativity Techniques for Individuals and Teams

Generating of IDEAS to solve the problem usingCreativity Techniques for Individuals and Teams

N D

IM

MI N

DM NI

Meditatives

Directives

Intuitives

Negotiatives

Your Innovation CapacityHow to You Visualize it?

Individual Department

Expressing and Visualizing different Creative Thinking Styles for: Individuals (Staff &

Managers) Departments and

Teams A Company as a

whole

Expressing and Visualizing different Creative Thinking Styles for: Individuals (Staff &

Managers) Departments and

Teams A Company as a

whole

M.I.N.D. Design Profiles -.Sample Results of one group of participants

M MI IM I

2 3 4 3

2 2 1 3

MD MN ID IN

DM DI NM NI

      1

  1 3  1

D DN ND N

M I

9 11

1 5

D N

Detailed Results:Overall Results:

Notes: 6 persons distinctly one style (3I, 2M, 1N) 16 persons combination of 2 styles 4 persons combination of 3 styles

(1MIN, 2 IMN, 1MND)

Notes: 6 persons distinctly one style (3I, 2M, 1N) 16 persons combination of 2 styles 4 persons combination of 3 styles

(1MIN, 2 IMN, 1MND)

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