In this week's workshop students will bring in an object to "show & tell" (as per week 1 homework task). Prepare a 5 min speech about the object for in-class presentation and discussion.
Homework
Personality and the professional environment - working out how you work. Myers Briggs/Jung HumanMetrics Personality test - take the following online test (http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp) to see what personality type you are. Discuss your personality type on your blog answering the following questions: What personality type are you? Who else (famous people) share this personality type with you? Did the results of this test surprise you? Do you agree with your personality assessment (why/why not)? How do you think your personality would fit into the workplace - (you would work better in a small studio or a large global agency, you are a manager or a team member?).
The following statement attained from www.humanmetrics.com on the subject of ISTP definitely describes my study habits: "... they lie dormant, saving their energy until a project or an adventure worthy of their time comes along--and then they launch themselves at it. The apparently frenzied state that inevitably ensues is actually much more controlled than it appears--ISTPs always seem to know what they're doing when it comes to physical or mechanical obstacles--but the whole chain of events presents a confusing and paradoxical picture to an outsider."
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| ISTP Personality Type (https://www.16personalities.com/istp-personality) |
What personality type are you?
ISTP - Introvert(59%) Sensing(9%) Thinking(19%) Perceiving(41%)- You have distinct preference of Introversion over Extraversion (59%)
- You have slight preference of Sensing over Intuition (9%)
- You have slight preference of Thinking over Feeling (19%)
- You have moderate preference of Perceiving over Judging (41%)
Who else (famous people) share this personality type with you?
I am not sure how accurate these findings are, however with a cursory search for famous/influential ISTP people this is what I came up with:- Steve Jobs (Founder of Apple along with Steve Wozniak)
- Jack Dorsey (Founder of Twitter)
- Bruce Lee (Martial Artist/Actor)
- Clint Eastwood (Filmmaker/Actor)
- Harrison Ford (Actor)
- Yulia Tymoshenko (Prime Minister of Ukraine)
- Vladimir Putin (President of Russia)
Did the results of this test surprise you?
Actually yes. I have taken the Myers Briggs test several times in the past and always firmly had the INTP personality type. The "S" part of the test was only a slight preference (9%) so I can conclude that perhaps this is because of the way the questions were couched on this particular website, the way I was feeling at the time of answering the questions or that I am gradually shifting to be more ISTP in nature.Do you agree with your personality assessment (why/why not)?
Yes and No. The description of the personality type seems to somewhat represent my nature. However I know that the INTP one does as well. I would say that I sit between the 2 personality types. This is indicated by the only slight (9%) preference for "S" in the results.The following statement attained from www.humanmetrics.com on the subject of ISTP definitely describes my study habits: "... they lie dormant, saving their energy until a project or an adventure worthy of their time comes along--and then they launch themselves at it. The apparently frenzied state that inevitably ensues is actually much more controlled than it appears--ISTPs always seem to know what they're doing when it comes to physical or mechanical obstacles--but the whole chain of events presents a confusing and paradoxical picture to an outsider."
Likewise the following statement attained from www.humanmetrics.com on the subject of INTP describes how I feel about assignments: "A major concern for INTPs is the haunting sense of impending failure. They spend considerable time second-guessing themselves. The open-endedness (from Perceiving) conjoined with the need for competence (NT) is expressed in a sense that one's conclusion may well be met by an equally plausible alternative solution, and that, after all, one may very well have overlooked some critical bit of data."
How do you think your personality would fit into the workplace - (you would work better in a small studio or a large global agency, you are a manager or a team member?).
ISTPs are practical and straightforward, all communication in the workplace is generally strictly work related and solutions based. This makes working and communicating with people who have the "F" (feeling) personality trait a social minefield and quite draining. ISTPs are described as needing to be spread out both physically (large workspace) and psychologically (no micromanagement!), they are also crisis workers able to produce solutions while under immense amount of pressure from a deadline.ISTPs would work well in either a small studio or large global agency as their communication method is practical and work-centric and they would be able to meet tight deadlines.
I do not think that ISTPs would make good team members unless they were understood by the team members and in a team where everyone would be able to hold their own. This is due to the dormant outward appearance of the personality type when contemplating the problem then launching into a frenzy on the project that not many would be able to follow.
As a manager a ISTP would be thorough and concise, able to reign in any works and pull together several projects to fit a deadline. They may be met with some issues however due to the lack of social skills when discussing anything other than the task at hand leading to a detached feeling and lack of camaraderie amongst the workforce and the ISTP personality type.