1. Problem Solving Approaches how people solve problems, make decisions, and interact with the world

2. Problem Solving Approaches People have strengths in the way they approach the world Concept is based on behaviour easy to tell what you and others are like opposite strengths in others can compliment your strengths

3. Thinking ← → Risking think with their head "look before you leap" "let's think about it" thoughtful, reflective, reserved, introverted plan to avoid mistakes and failure "quiet": low range of emotional expression generally thoughtful feel in their heart "he who hesitates is lost", "let's try it" spontaneous, engaging, expressive, extroverted builds on mistakes and failure "effusive": high range of emotional expression generally engaging

4. Thinking ← → Risking thought reason perception, deduction cognitive structure planning conceptual learning sees the risk, works to be right action emotion intuition, inductive affective dynamic doing experiential learning takes the risk, willing to be wrong "Risking" does not mean risky or carelessly taking chances

5. Practical ← → Theoretical sees what is needs facts & details asks "how" can settle for the first good thing that works filer, punctual, makes to do lists results oriented trusts behaviour generally pragmatic sees what could be explores ideas, etc. asks "why" examines everything that might work piler, flexible, makes wish lists process oriented trusts attitude generally explorative

6. Practical ← → Theoretical awareness of reality facts details down to earth certainties application sees things as they are vision of future ideas big picture dreamer possibilities research sees things as they could be

7. Dependent ← → Independent relies on others team player looks for consensus takes responsibility draws strength from and re-energizes with others trusts others, trusts self with others over time generally relational depends on self willing to go it alone makes decisions takes control depends on one's own strength, re- energizes alone trusts self, trust built with others over time generally self-reliant

8. Dependent ← → Independent teams with others courage to trust others focus on others confident in others solves problems for others aware of others depends on self courage to trust self focus on self self-confident solves problems for self aware of self