Apply It: Recognize Your CTM

Reflect on how your Creative Thinking Mode shapes how you approach challenges and collaborate with others. Your progress saves automatically in this browser.

Step 1: Recognize Your Approach

Write one or two sentences describing what this mode says about your natural style of thinking and problem solving.

My Creative Thinking Mode is I tend to solve problems by

Step 2: Identify Your Complement

If I worked with someone who approached problems through a different lens, how might their focus differ from mine?

If I worked with someone who approached problems through the lens of: They might approach a task with a focus on: While I usually approach with:

Step 3: Apply It to a Real Situation

Think of a recent project, group effort, or decision you made. How did your Avatar approach show up? Now imagine how your complement would have approached it differently. What strengths would their approach add to yours? What might they see that you overlook? How could combining both perspectives create a stronger solution?

Step 4: Bring It Together

Every ESTE type contributes something essential to progress, creating a more adaptable, effective, and connected environment.

Finish your reflection: The type of thinker I most benefit from collaborating with is: Because: When I remember to value differences, I:

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