[IxDA Discuss] What's your Personality Type? (Related to: Now Hiring Leonardo DaVinci?)

[Erika Orrick]

The quick two:
- What is your type?
I, too, am an ENFP

- What is your occupation? (Please be as specific as possible.)
My title is currently User-Centered Design Engineer, I am a
jack-of-all-trades IxDA/usability professional that does interaction design,
observational research, focus groups, usability testing, reqs gathering,
etc, whatever is called for, since I am it as far as HCI professionals in my
organization.  I have tended to gravitate towards jobs that allow me to a
little of everything, probably so I don't get bored.  I even teach this
stuff on the side, just because I enjoy the additional interaction with
students.

On 9/29/06, Dana Smith <Dana at danasmithdesigns.com> wrote:
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> Hello Everyone,
>
> I am very curious about the personality types of designers, and the
> recent conversation about multidisciplinary skill-sets prompted this
> message to you.
>
> I'd like to conduct an informal (and quite unscientific) survey about
> the personality types on this list. I think it could shed light on
> topics of interest to many of us, including another way to look at what
> it is to be a Designer.
>
> Let's use the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator as common ground. The MBTI
> generates a 4-letter type, and I anticipate many of you have taken this
> at some point in your educational or professional careers. If you're
> not familiar with the MBTI, or don't know your type, more info is at
> the end of this message.
>
> My initial questions are also below; if you have limited time, there
> are two quick main questions.
>
> I'm interested in any stories or information you are willing to share.
> Please feel free to reply on or off-list as you feel comfortable. I
> will report an anonymous tally of the types and corresponding
> occupations back to the group. (Of course, I'll include my own type and
> thoughts as well. :) )
>
> I'm going to continue this exploration in the coming months with a goal
> of simply understanding what this thing we call Designer is, and how
> personality types might play a role in our design process.
>
> If any of you have expert knowledge of the MBTI, experience
> administering the test, or use personality type information in your
> design work, I welcome your perspective as well.
>
> Thank you all, and I hope you'll participate and discuss,
> Dana
>
>
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>
> Here are the questions:
>
> -----------
>
> The quick two:
> - What is your type?
> - What is your occupation? (Please be as specific as possible.)
>
> If you're willing to write more:
> - How does knowledge of your type impact your thoughts about your
> career, design, other people, and yourself - as a designer and as a
> person?
> - What was your experience when you learned your type? Was it
> meaningful to you?
> - Has personality type ever played a role in your research or designs?
> - If you are outside the US, is there different or additional test that
> is prominently used?
> - What else?
>
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> MBTI resources:
>
> - Wikipedia is a great starting point:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MBTI
>
> - This free test is the closest to the official test that I've seen:
> http://www.personalitytest.net/types/index.htm
> (There are also a variety of (not free) resources available online and
> off to take the original MBTI in a more structured, authentic way.)
>
> - My favorite site for the Type profiles:
> http://www.typelogic.com/
>
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>
> (A discussion about the reliability of this test could be another long
> thread, I'm sure. My particular interest here is in what your result
> meant to you personally and as a designer; did it ring true?)
>
>
>
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