Insights Discovery
A simple language and assessable framework for understanding ourselves and each other
Insights Discovery is a psychometric profiling tool based on the psychology of Carl Jung. It provides a rich but accessible framework for understanding our individual preferences, how they influence the way we think, communicate and behave, and why other people may see and approach the world differently.
At the heart of Insights are four colour energies: Cool Blue, Earth Green, Sunshine Yellow and Fiery Red. We all have access to all four, but in different combinations and with different levels of preference. It is this unique pattern, rather than simply being a particular ‘colour’, that begins to describe how each of us naturally approaches the world.
We all have access to all four. What differs is the combination we naturally prefer and the energy we find easiest to bring.
Completing the Insights Discovery evaluator creates a detailed personal profile, exploring areas such as your natural strengths, communication style, possible blind spots, how others may experience you and areas for development.
That simple idea can open up some surprisingly useful conversations about how we work.
Different perspectives. Different needs.
A simple language and assessable framework for understanding each other
Understanding your own preferences is only part of the story. Insights gives us a language for recognising what may be happening in the moment, and for consciously adapting the energy and behaviour we bring to different people and situations. Preferences are not abilities or limitations. We can draw on all four energies when we need them.
For individuals and teams, this creates a shared language for understanding difference: helping us understand ourselves, understand others, communicate more effectively, strengthen relationships and make more conscious choices about how we work together.
The Insights model adds further depth through an eight-type framework and 72 positions on the Insights Discovery Wheel, helping to reflect the considerable variation that exists between individuals.
Understand yourself. Understand others. Adapt with greater awareness. Work better together.
Four types of energy, not four types of people
We all have access to all four colour energies. We just each have our own preferences.
What energy preferences can look like in the workplace
Our natural energy brings strengths, but those strengths can sometimes be overplayed or experienced differently by others.
WHAT I BRING
“I want to get things right.”
Clarity, structure and careful thinking.
WHAT I BRING
“I want to get things right.”
Clarity, structure and careful thinking.
WHEN I OVERPLAY IT
I can over-analyse, get stuck in the detail and seek too much certainty.
WHEN I OVERPLAY IT
I can over-analyse, get stuck in the detail and seek too much certainty.
HOW IT MIGHT LAND
“Why are they being so critical or slowing everything down?”
HOW IT MIGHT LAND
“Why are they being so critical or slowing everything down?”
WHAT I BRING
“I want to get things right.”
Clarity, structure and careful thinking.
WHAT I BRING
“I want to create energy and possibilities.”
Enthusiasm, ideas and optimism.
Intent and impact are not always the same thing. Noticing the difference gives us more choice in how we show up and connect.
WHEN I OVERPLAY IT
I can over-analyse, get stuck in the detail and seek too much certainty.
WHEN I OVERPLAY IT
I can rush ahead, generate too many ideas, lose focus or talk more than I listen.
HOW IT MIGHT LAND
“Why are they being so critical or slowing everything down?”
HOW IT MIGHT LAND
“They’re not listening, or they’re all over the place.”
Your Insights profile is uniquely yours
We're more individual than four colours suggest
We all have access to all four colour energies. What makes us different is the particular pattern of preferences we each bring.
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