- Each question has four answers, one per line. Rank all four: tick 4 on the line most like you, 3 on the next, then 2, and 1 on the line least like you.
- One tick per line, and each number used once per question. Answer for how you usually are, not how you would like to be.
- At the end, add up the numbers you ticked on all the A lines, then all the B lines, C lines and D lines. On the web page and in Acrobat the count is made for you.
- Read what your counts mean, then answer the two questions at the bottom.
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When a problem lands that I do not know how to solve, I first...
A. talk it through with someone I trustB. watch how others have handled itC. get the facts straightD. try something and adjustIn a training room, I am most at ease when...
A. we work in small groups and share storiesB. I can listen and take notesC. there is a clear argument to followD. we practise on a real caseWhen the facilitator asks a question I can answer, I...
A. check how the room is feeling firstB. let others go first, then add what is missingC. think it through before I speakD. answer straight awayIn a group discussion, I tend to...
A. draw the quieter people inB. listen and waitC. test what is being saidD. steer us toward a decisionA session wins me over when it...
A. lets people say what they really feelB. gives me time to take it inC. holds together logicallyD. hands me something I can use tomorrowFrom a speaker, I most want to hear...
A. stories about real peopleB. several points of viewC. the reasoning behind the claimD. how to actually do itThe facilitator I trust most...
A. is warm and present with the roomB. lets the room discover thingsC. knows the subject in depthD. keeps it moving and to the pointI take information in best...
A. through a conversationB. through an example I can watchC. through a detailed explanationD. through a short list I can act onSomething clicks for me when I...
A. feel what it means for the people involvedB. see the pattern across several casesC. understand why it worksD. try it myselfBefore a learning programme, the question in my head is...
A. Who will be there?B. What will I discover?C. Is it worth my time?D. What will I be able to do afterwards?After a workshop, I usually...
A. tell someone about itB. let it settle for a few daysC. go back over my notesD. put one thing into practice that weekWhat drains me most in a learning session is...
A. working alone in silenceB. being put on the spotC. role plays that feel artificialD. long discussions that go nowhere
Add up the numbers ticked on each letter's lines. Each count falls between 12 and 48, and the four together make 120. On this page the count is made for you.
- A, Feelers: You learn through people. Conversation, stories and small groups switch you on; a lecture with no room to share switches you off. Open, loosely structured sessions suit you.
- B, Observers: You watch and listen before you join in, and when you speak it is usually to the point. You like hearing several views and finding things out for yourself. Being put on the spot costs you.
- C, Thinkers: You want the reasoning: the logic, the evidence, the model. You question vague claims and the point of an exercise, often prefer working alone, and are the most sceptical of role plays.
- D, Doers: You learn by doing and want to use it tomorrow. Practice, clear and short content and an active role suit you; long discussions make you impatient.
Your highest count is the way you prefer to learn, not the only way you can. Most people use all four, and a close spread is common.
The more useful reading is the other way round: when you train, brief or coach others, you probably design for your own letter. Look at your lowest count and ask who around you learns that way.