This document discusses different thinking styles and creativity profiles: - Rational/Meditative style uses facts, thinks logically and works step-by-step. - Exploratory/Intuitive style uses imagination and sees patterns quickly, taking risks. - Consensual/Negotiative style works with people and is friendly, loyal and adaptable. - Systematic/Directive style is practical, organized and dependable, following rules. It provides short descriptions of each profile and how people with different styles may see themselves and each other.

1. Chapter 4 How Are You Creative?

2. Are Creative? You How

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4. We are all Puzzle Pieces

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11. M.I.N.D. Design TM Preferred Thinking Styles Think Learn Communicate Solve Problems

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15. M.I.N.D. Design TM How WE See the Other Personality Styles 0-10% coincide Up to 75% contradict Up to 50% contrast Up to 25% compliment

16. M.I.N.D. Design TM 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 …

17. M.I.N.D. Design TM How You See the Other Personality Styles Out of space, no facts or proof, out of touch with reality Too far out, a little crazy, too independent. 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 … Creative, risk-taker, challenging, innovative.

18. M.I.N.D. Design TM 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 …