Learns best through understanding patterns

Learns best through direct experience

Tends to initiate interactions with others

Tends to be more self contained

Relieved by nailing things down

Prefers staying open to sudden opportunities

Prefers a people/communication orientation

Prefers a technical/ scientific orientation

Acts, speaks, THEN reflects

Reflects, THEN acts and speaks

Admires practical solutions

Admires creative solutions

Guided by personal values

Seeks logical consistency

Surprises often catch me off-guard

Surprises make life more interesting

Seeks a variety of people and experiences

Thoughtful about new undertakings

Concerned first with impact on others

Concerned first with objective truth

Prefers sticking to the schedule

Welcomes improvisation

Starting point-- the facts

Starting point-- the idea

Readily express thoughts

Selectively express thoughts

Approaches goals impersonally

On the look-out for personal connections

Persuaded by what can be imagined

Persuaded by what is tangible

Seeks closure

Wants more information

Feels restless during extended time alone

Savors extended time alone

Won over by a logical argument

Won over by a heartfelt appeal

Trusts more in direct experience

Trusts more in future possibilities

Prefers unscripted scenarios

Prefers routine

Focuses more on analysis and objectivity

Focuses more on empathy and harmony

Drawn to concrete data

Drawn to abstract ideas

Talks more than listen

Listens more than talks

Believes adapting creates opportunities

Believes planning creates opportunities

Starts with facts and data when deciding

Starts with values and feelings when deciding

Enjoys making plans

Likes to wait and see

Drawn to conceptually interesting theories

Drawn to theories that are practical

Speaks faster and more spontaneously

Speaks slower and more deliberately