Analytical
 

Are logical and objective

Find simplicity in the midst of complexity

Bring dispassionate thinking to emotional issues

Love data and facts

Dislike things that aren't/can't be proved

Paralyzed in Analysis

Context
 

Are appreciative of predecessors and prior events

Remember important history

Need relevant background for discussions and decisions

Love the retrospective

Dislike when the past is forgotten

Stuck

Futuristic
 

Fascinated with tomorrow

Anticipate and imagine what could/should be

Bring previews, predictions, forecasts

Need opportunities to talk about the foreseen future

Dislike contentment with the status quo

Love the inspiration that comes from dreaming

Dreamer

Ideation
 

Think outside the box

Bring new and fresh perspectives

Need freedom to explore possibilities without restraints and limits

Love coming up with something new—creative

Dislike doing what has always done

Are unaffected by the ambiguity and risk of innovation

Impractical

Input
 

Are utilitarian resource collectors

Hang on to things that could be helpful

Bring invaluable tools that could facilitate growth and performance

Need space and resources

Love to provide help

Dislike not having things that can help people

Packrat

Intellection
 

Are conceptual, deep, solitary

See thinking as doing

Bring depth and wisdom

Need reflection and mediation

Dislike a thoughtless approach

Aloof

Learner
 

Enjoy the experience of learning

Bring a learning perspective

Need exposure to new information/experience

Love to live on the frontier or cutting edge

Dislike knowing it all or know-it-alls

Rabbit Holes

Strategic

Willing to consider all the possibilities so the best isn’t missed

Find the best route moving forward

Bring creative anticipation, imagination, persistence

Need freedom to make mid-course corrections

Love seeing a way when others assume there is no way

Dislike doing things the way we've always done them

Always messing with things!