1. Symbol Test
Choose the symbol that you like the best. Don’t intellectualize, just make the choice that feels right.
Discuss why you and your peers selected your particular shape.

2. Squares…
Feel more comfortable with a stable environment and clear directions
Like specific instructions
Will feel good about being presented with a technique and carrying it through until it is done, even if it’s tedious
Find comfort in regularity, formality, loyalty, respect, and rituals
Might be viewed as narrow-minded

3. Rectangles…
Like squares, feel comfort in regularity, but instead of being instructed, rectangles like to establish their own structure
Enjoy understanding the principles of what they are doing
Like to know the systematic techniques being used
Might be viewed as cold

4. Triangles… Are very goal oriented Are ambitious
Enjoy planning and carrying out the plans
Tend to look in the long- term
Might be viewed as bossy

5. Circles… Don’t need a plan or a system
Prefer to talk about whatever is at hand
Believe that harmony is all- important
Are social, communicative, and extroverted
Might be viewed as undependable or unpredictable

6. Squiggles… Like to be presented with new and different things
Are motivated by unexpected perspectives and angles
Are flexible; little to no structure is needed
Are creative
Enjoy doing new things; find regularity boring
Might be viewed as undependable or unpredictable

7. Similarities/Differences
Square, rectangle, and triangle are all convergent—working towards something specific; work in a systematic way; may be lacking in personal creativity
Circle and squiggle are divergent—creative, extroverted, intuitive; will reach out into new areas and other people; may not be systematic or dependable

8. Job Positions (choose the “best” answer)
You need something specific done, no questions asked; ask a _____ to do it.
A group of people need to be organized to complete a short- term task. Ask a _____ to lead the task.
A ____ should be hired for public relations.
You’re desperate for a new idea. Look to a _____ for inspiration.
The person making all these decisions is probably a _____, because they’re good at long-term thinking and goal setting.