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Insights Discovery - The Jung Connection
In his pioneering work 'Psychological Types', Dr. Carl G. Jung suggested that people have different preferences which give them a different perspective on situations. These different perspectives and 'attitudes' are now seen as highly relevant to understanding cultural requirements and the needs of people in relation to themselves and each other. The understanding of individual differences that Insights provides is fundamental to improving communication, co-operation and understanding; the basis of all successful teams.
The Attitudes: Introversion & Extraversion
People differ in their preference concerning their interest in the 'external' world as opposed to the 'internal' world. It was Carl Jung who coined the now popular terms 'Extraversion' and 'Introversion' to describe these different attitudes. He highlighted the fact that although a person may prefer Extraversion, they also need to pay attention to their inner world and can also require to be Introverted, depending on the circumstances. Jung's theory postulated the concept that personal development emanates primarily from self-understanding.
The Irrational Functions: Sensing & Intuition
Jung also discovered that people pay attention and absorb information in different ways. He suggested that people either take notice through their senses, in which instance they would have a preference for 'Sensing'; or they could be influenced more by general impressions and patterns, using 'Intuition'.
The Rational Functions: Thinking & Feeling
Jung discovered that there were two main techniques people employ in making decisions. One of these is to use logical analysis in a detached and impersonal way; and the other by coming to decisions in a subjective and involved manner. The impersonal manner he called 'Thinking'; the more subjective manner he called 'Feeling'.
The First Wheel
By taking each of the four processes - Sensing, Intuition, Thinking and Feeling - and linking each of them to Extraversion or Introversion, in 'Psychological Types' Jung identified his eight personality combinations in 1921. In 1942, Jung's student and colleague Dr. Jolande Jacobi presented these Jungian types in a wheel form to assist in their understanding.
The Insights Eight-Type Wheel is a faithful reproduction of the Jacobi-Jungian insight of over 50 years ago. It combines all of the Insights Colour Energies with the Jungian Preferences. The Insights Wheel of 72 types extends to all the possible Jung Types that can be formed without deviating from Jung's principles.