Why Path Elements Profile is More Memorable than DISC or Myers-Briggs
December 22nd, 2010
The Path Elements Profile (PEP). The Personality Tool that 'Get's People.'
Why Path Elements Profile is More Memorable than DISC or Myers Briggs
All assessment tools are useful. All authors of assessment tools have the same end in mind, which is to facilitate human understanding and thus interactions.
Here are the challenges I found with both DISC and Myers Briggs that led me to create Path Elements Profile (PEP).
Both DISC and Myers Briggs are word based, rather than visual. This leads to possible limiting interpretations, both in English, as well as other languages.
For example, if D stands for Dominance, does that mean the ISC personality types don’t know how to get things done, or have equal passion?
With Myers Briggs, the ESTJ nomenclature is cumbersome. What were my words/letters combinations again? Even if I can remember mine, how does that help me understand others whose word combinations I surely won’t be able to easily grasp or remember?
Path Elements Profile benefits:
1. It is short. It can be taught and understood quickly.
2. It is sound. It is a validated and standardized personality assessment.
3. It is simple. Its simplicity is so intuitive that children can “get it.”
4. It is sticky. Because it is visual, it is easy to remember. In a study we did with 900 middle school students, they had an 87% recall of their Path Elements Profile nine months after being given their assessment. This was with no additional training. They also hand a 67% recall of their best friend’s elemental make-up. If you can’t remember your assessment scores, how can you use them?
5. It It is spreadable. Because it is visual, it is cross cultural. Every culture can quickly grasp and apply the concepts, without awkward word translations that can shift or even change the meaning.
If you are not convinced, try it for yourself. Which tool are you using?
Laurie Beth ~ Wind-Fire Profile
