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This seems strikingly similar to the "shape" nonsense being sold to managers as an explanation of explain team dynamics [1]. [1] https://www.delcor.com/resourc

This seems strikingly similar to the "shape" nonsense being sold to managers as an explanation of explain team dynamics [1]. [1] https://www.delcor.com/resources/blog/project-management-personality-types https://www.delcor.com/resources/blog/project-management-per...

umeshunni 7y ago
As a matter of fact I have done a very similar color-coded personality test at a corporate event. https://www.insights.com/us/products/insights-discovery/ https://www.insights.com/us/products/insights-discovery/ After the test, we were even given blocks to keep at our desks so that people who interact with us knew whether we were 'blue' or 'yellow' and adapt their reactions accordingly. I guess I should have just said I was an Aquarius or Capricorn or some such and it would have been just as scientifically accurate.
- rapnie 7y ago
  I also did this Insights Discovery with a bunch of colleagues. Two weeks beforehand we had to do an online multiple choice questionaire with about 20 questions. Based on this everyone received an elaborate report with their personality analyses. Strong points, weak points, etc. Very detailed. But I've got to say that everyone in our group - mostly rational devs - was positively surprised how accurate these analyses were.
  - bitwize 7y ago
    > But I've got to say that everyone in our group - mostly rational devs - was positively surprised how accurate these analyses were. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum_effect https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum_effect
    - rapnie 7y ago
      Ha ha, good find, thanks! Sure there is a lot of generalization in these reports, but still I found their description of my personality type quite spot-on and recognizable, and hence useful to me. (And I don't believe in astrology and the whole supernatural shebang :) PS The whole follow-up with team communication, organization impact etc. was not for me.
bitwize 7y ago
I think I know what inspired the shape model: https://youtu.be/FC0_WI9--wA https://youtu.be/FC0_WI9--wA I think I found the inspiration for the DISC/color model too: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Simon_Electronic_Game.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Simon_El...

umeshunni 7y ago

As a matter of fact I have done a very similar color-coded personality test at a corporate event. https://www.insights.com/us/products/insights-discovery/ https://www.insights.com/us/products/insights-discovery/ After the test, we were even given blocks to keep at our desks so that people who interact with us knew whether we were 'blue' or 'yellow' and adapt their reactions accordingly. I guess I should have just said I was an Aquarius or Capricorn or some such and it would have been just as scientifically accurate.

rapnie 7y ago
I also did this Insights Discovery with a bunch of colleagues. Two weeks beforehand we had to do an online multiple choice questionaire with about 20 questions. Based on this everyone received an elaborate report with their personality analyses. Strong points, weak points, etc. Very detailed. But I've got to say that everyone in our group - mostly rational devs - was positively surprised how accurate these analyses were.
- bitwize 7y ago
  > But I've got to say that everyone in our group - mostly rational devs - was positively surprised how accurate these analyses were. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum_effect https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnum_effect
  - rapnie 7y ago
    Ha ha, good find, thanks! Sure there is a lot of generalization in these reports, but still I found their description of my personality type quite spot-on and recognizable, and hence useful to me. (And I don't believe in astrology and the whole supernatural shebang :) PS The whole follow-up with team communication, organization impact etc. was not for me.

bitwize 7y ago

I think I know what inspired the shape model: https://youtu.be/FC0_WI9--wA https://youtu.be/FC0_WI9--wA I think I found the inspiration for the DISC/color model too: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Simon_Electronic_Game.jpg https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Simon_El...