The Kolbe Concept holds that creative instincts are the source of mental energy that drives people to take specific actions. This mental drive is separate and distinct from passive feeling and thoughts. Creative instincts are manifested in an innate pattern that determines an individual’s unique method of operation, or modus operandi (MO).
My Kolbe Scores:
8 – Fact Finder (Specify): Get as many facts as possible
- Gather information by being precise, seeking details, correcting errors, defining differences, questioning frequently and thoroughly
7 – Follow Thru (Systematize): Design systems that organize everything
- Organize by designing a sequential system, coordinating and integrating activities, charting and graphing information, categorizing and rank-ordering items, getting closure on a task before moving on
3 – Quick Start (Stabilize): Stick with what already works well
- Deal with risk/uncertainty by avoiding chaos, finding similarities, removing unknowns, fitting new things into the existing picture, reducing the chance of making mistakes
3 – Implementor (Imagine): Picture how things could work
- Have a knack for seeing solutions in your mind, visualizing possibilities, conceptualizing what could be, having discussions without having to be face-to-face, making decisions without having tangible evidence
Shannon McDonough 