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The TYPE MAPPING System

“The human being must be adapted on two fronts, firstly to external life – profession, family, society – and secondly to the vital demands of his own nature” C.G. Jung

Introduction

TYPE MAPPING is a system based on C. G. Jung’s theory of Psychological Types that provides a way of describing how people are and what they do in different situations. The TYPE MAPPING system is one model that consists of a series of questionnaires that identify the differences between people’s behaviour and roles, personal style and preferences and aspirations for development. It is a flexible, integrated system that provides theoretical consistency across several domains, offering a variety of simple entry points that all converge to facilitate in-depth exploration. It does this by providing insight into what people do, why they do it and how this impacts both their environment and the people around them. It is a practical approach to developing Emotional Intelligence (EI) by separating out Personal Emotional Intelligence from Social Intelligence. TYPE MAPPING is a way to combine some simple tools and techniques to approach this complex terrain.

TYPE MAPPING is a dynamic system that considers individuals working in different contexts. It combines a sophisticated analysis of personal preference and identity with an analysis of situational demands.

How Does It Work?

The TYPE MAPPING system uses the psychological type letter codes (such as ESTJ) as used by the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) to identify preferences. It uses the same letter codes to identify aspirations and then uses 8 action words to describe how people contribute in different situations, as well as the demand or challenge that situation brings. Since the behaviours and preferences are linked by Type Theory the relationship between the two can be explored. Hence the system, when used with the associated questionnaires, allows people to look at 3 different domains: 1.	describe what they or their team are doing at any point in time (behaviour) 2.	analyse the current circumstances in behavioural terms (the situational challenge) 3.	identify individual team members’ underlying preferences (personal preferences)

Applications/Tools

Differences can often explain mismatches between the three domains and help to point the way to greater effectiveness. The tools required to describe these domains are: 1.	The Ideal Task Profile Questionnaire (ITPQ™) to analyse the current situational challenges 2.	The Managing Team Roles Indicator (MTR-i™) to describe the current set of behaviours and roles that predominate for an individual or team 3.	The Type Dynamics Indicator (TDI®) ‘Is’ version to identify a person’s preferences that may become habitual even when not appropriate 4.	The Type Dynamics Indicator (TDI®) ‘Want’ version to identify a person’s aspirations which affect energy for change and whether mismatches between the other questionnaires may be an energising stretch or a potential for stress

Using C. J. Jung’s theory of the psyche  to translate these areas into a practical map with practical tools can allow the applications of the TYPE MAPPING System to be explored