8 Tools for Self-Analysis: Mapping Your Strengths, Gifts & Roles. I’ve always been fascinated with the workings of my own mind, and by human nature in general.
With a background doing undergraduate work in Psychology, and graduate work in Social and Critical Theory, I’ve spent long hours contemplating individual motivations as well as group dynamics and the potential for (the much sought after, but often elusive) collective intelligence.If we want to determine what it takes to better function as groups, both in physical proximity and across distributed environments, I think it’s important to understand our own internal landscapes and how our strengths are best amplified in the presence of others with complimentary talents.
Below is a list of online assessments that are useful in becoming more aware of one’s strengths, gifts and temperaments. I’ve pasted excerpts of my own results below, to give a sense of how the assessments are formatted. 1. Strengthsfinder 2.0. Mind Mapping. IQ Matrix. Become Your Next Self.