People with this pairing get real energy and joy from using their intuition and instinctive ability to come up with new ideas from scratch, and they are good at using integrative thinking and pattern recognition rather than data and expertise. As a result, they are particularly effective in solving problems and coming up with workable, practical solutions with a particularly high level of success. They can sometimes appear impatient and over-confident when they receive pushback around their ideas, and they often lose interest after the initial phase of Invention is over.
Your Working Geniuses
I
Invention
You are naturally gifted at and derive energy and joy from creating original and novel ideas and solutions.
D
Discernment
You are naturally gifted at and derive energy and joy from using your intuition and instincts to evaluate and assess ideas or plans.
They Crave
Freedom. They want the freedom to create and invent without constraints or restrictions.
Trust. They want you to trust their judgement, instincts, and assessment of things.
They Are Crushed By
Constraint. They dislike restrictive parameters or being forced to stay 'inside the box.'
"Prove it." They dislike having to argue for people to believe what their gut is telling them.
About These Geniuses
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Invention
The Genius of Invention is about coming up with novel ideas and solutions to solve problems and address issues. Invention involves creativity and original thinking, often with little direction. People with this genius are confident and inspired by a problem that has no apparent solution, and they derive energy and joy from getting the opportunity to take a first crack at coming up with a new idea. The benefits of this genius are generally well-understood in society, and include anything related to innovation, novel thinking, and original problem-solving.
D
Discernment
The Genius of Discernment involves making sound judgements relying on instinct and intuition across a wide variety of situations. It entails pattern recognition and integrative thinking, rather than expertise, knowledge, or data. As such, people with Discernment have a knack for and derive energy and joy from evaluating whether or not an idea is sound, or if it requires further tweaking and adjustments. The benefits of Discernment include curating, evaluating, and identifying the best ideas, and avoiding the ones that aren't good, or refining those that aren't yet ready.
Competency or Frustration
W
Wonder
You are naturally gifted at and derive energy and joy from pondering the possibility of greater potential and opportunity in a given situation.
G
Galvanizing
You are naturally gifted at and derive energy and joy from rallying people and inspiring them to take action around ideas, projects, or tasks.
E
Enablement
You are naturally gifted at and derive energy and joy from providing others with encouragement and assistance for projects and tasks.
T
Tenacity
You are naturally gifted at and derive energy and joy from pushing projects and tasks through to completion to ensure that the desired results are achieved.