Introducing
Insights® Discovery

Develop the self-awareness to build more effective
relationships with EVERYONE at work.

Develop the self-awareness to build more effective relationships with EVERYONE at work.

Wish your team could
collaborate better together?

Insight Discovery Workshops and Training
in Switzerland & Worldwide for Teams

Insights® Discovery is a powerful tool for personal- and team-development, helping us better understand how we, and those around us, function and interact. This deeper understanding strengthens teamwork, communication and collaboration, leading to higher engagement and sustainable team performance.

Teams that understand each other deliver results !

Insights® Discovery is one of the most widely used personality tools worldwide. It is based on the work of the Swiss psychologist Carl Gustav Jung, who was a pioneer in the field of typology.

When you fill out the online Insights® Discovery Evaluator, you will receive a personal, detailed report that forms the basis for individual reflection, coaching and team development workshops.

These Insights profiles are very detailed and use a color scheme that is easy to remember and provides an effective basis for improving communication, teamwork and leadership.

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Insights® Discovery

History of the Insights® Discovery Personality Instrument

Just like the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Insights® Discovery is rooted in the extensive work of Swiss psychologist Dr. Carl Gustav Jung, as well as the contributions of one of his students, Jolande Jacobi.

During World War II, Katharine Cook Briggs and Isabel Briggs Myers drew on the theories of Jung and Jacobi to create one of the first psychometric tools — the MBTI — which remains the most widely used personality assessment in the world today.

In the late 1990s, Andi and Andy Lothian — founders of the Insights Group — expanded on Jung and Jacobi’s work by developing the Insights® Discovery model. Their approach introduced a four-colour system designed to reflect observable patterns in human behaviour.

The Insights® Discovery
Process

Before the workshop

Book an introductory call

We’ll talk about the challenges facing your team, what you want to achieve and how we’re going to get there.

Complete an online questionnaire

Every delegate will receive a questionnaire that will be used to build their individual Insights personality profile.

The Insights Discovery Workshop

Engage in illuminating discussions

Great debates are the cornerstone of high-performing teams. Learn more about each other in expertly moderated discussions.

Build a common language

Use your newfound appreciation for each other’s communication preferences and create a common language.

Post Workshop

Embed the learning

Enjoy experiential learning following the workshop with a range of ready-to-use activities to refine your communication.

Practice with intent

Implement and record the smallest changes that will make the biggest impact for you.

The 4 Personality Colours

The 4 colours of the Insights® Discovery model represent different types of “energy” or, as Jung called them, “attitudinal functions”. No one colour is better or worse than the others, and each person uses a different mixture of them. This often helps explain our different behaviours and preferences.

Understanding, valuing and using these differences improves relationships and helps teams unlock their full potential.

RED Extraverted Thinking

Red represents the combination of extraversion and thinking: competitive, demanding, determined, strong-willed, purposeful.

BLUE Introverted Thinking

Blue represents the combination of introversion and thinking: cautious, precise, deliberate, questioning, formal.

YELLOW Extraverted Feeling

Yellow represents the combination of extraversion and feeling: sociable, dynamic, demonstrative, enthusiastic, persuasive.

GREEN Introverted Feeling

Green represents the combination of introversion and feeling: caring, encouraging, sharing, patient, relaxed.

Participants generally find the Insights® Discovery colours very easy to remember and the model can provide a useful and neutral “common language”, reducing conflict and providing a safe way to speak about interpersonal relationships in groups and teams.

4 Steps for Using
Insights® Discovery

This is how Insights® Discovery is typically used to help facilitate individual learning, collaboration and teamwork:

Licensed Practitioner

As licensed users of the Insights® Discovery system, we only provide results and reports in combination with an individual debriefing or attendance at a workshop.

Validity and Reliability

Insights® Discovery has been validated based on data from millions of profiles created worldwide over more than 20 years. The instrument has been independently validated by the Psychological Testing Centre (PTC) of the British Psychological Society and has received their PTC Kitemark certification for compliance with the test guidelines of the European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations (EFPA). It has also been certified by global quality assurance and psychological test assessors DNV GL.

Additional Reading:

For those wishing to discover more about the theoretical basis for the Insights® Discovery system we recommend the following books:
- Jacobi, J. (1942) Die Psychologie von C. G. Jung
- Jung, C. G. (1921) Psychologische Typen: Gesammelte Werke 6
- Sharp, D. (1936) Personality Types: Jung’s model of typology