Which perspective are you?

Which perspective are you? Do you lean towards a:

TRADITIONAL perspective?
RELATIONSHIP perspective?
INNOVATIVE perspective?
ACTION perspective?

Let's find out!

Note: This is not meant to be conclusive as we each have a variety of perspectives within of us, but this is meant to be a fun way to determine which perspective you lean towards most of the time.

When someone asks you a question, do you. . .

Answer the question with a background story?

Take time to think, research, and ask more questions?

Answer the question quickly and move on?

Check in with others before answering the question?

When you begin group work, do you. . .

Need time to share your stories

Need to know exactly what is expected of you so you can jump into action?

Need time to understand what is happening, brainstorm, and co-create

Need time to get to know and hear from everyone in the group?

When you have to make a decision, do you. . .

Talk to other people to find out their experiences?

Research from different perspectives?

Make up your mind quickly and just go do it?

Consider stories about past experiences and knowledge?

When you are stressed, is it because you. . .

Feel like your knowledge isn't being respected and valued?

Feel like a task isn't moving along fast enough?

Feel like you haven't had a chance to connect with others?

Feel like you are being put in a box and have no options?

When you approach a challenge/ problem, do you. . .

Take time to process, think about the big picture, and ask questions?

Hone in on the problem quickly and find an immediate solution?

Find a solution form past experiences, past teachings, or traditional knowledge?

Listen to everyone's voices and experience to guide you?

When you are feeling safe, it is because you. . .

Have had time for your knowledge to be heard and respected

Have used your time efficiently and completed a task quickly

Have had time to think, ask questions, and the freedom to be creative

Have had time to connect with everyone and include everyone's voices

Traditional Perspective

The Traditional Perspective includes those who like to:

Share lived experience as a way to contribute to decision-making.
Have corporate memory of a company or organization.
Share knowledge and mentor the next generation.
Promote well-being

For example, they could be storytellers, historians, teachers, knowledge keepers, language speakers, or those have worked at a company/organization the longest.

Relationship Perspective

The Relationship Perspective includes those who like to:

Build relationships and form connections
Take their time with process.
Include everyone.
Spend a lot of time getting to know each other and share stories to connect with each other.
Promote inclusion

For example, they could be social workers, nurses, caregivers, teachers, active community members, and more.

Innovation Perspective

The Innovation Perspective includes those who like to:

Take time to think and process.
Have quiet time and breaks.
Ask a lot of questions.
Promote options and freedom.

For example, they could be the creatives, inventors, innovative thinkers, systems thinkers, artists, and out of the box thinkers.

Action Perspective

The Action Perspective includes those who like to:

Get things done.
Be brief when they are talking.
Know what needs to be done so they can do it.
Want to make sure they are being productive and efficient.

For example, they could be managers and directors in organizations.