What's the difference between Ni and Ne?
Introverted iNtuition (Ni)
* Foreseeing
* Conceptualizing
* Understanding complex patterns
* Synthesizing and symbolizing
* Future
"This is how it will be."
"Aha, that's it!"
When Ni is a preferred process:
* You usually feel a certainty about what is going to happen, often without much detail and without being able to trace the actual data that would support the prediction.
* You focus on "what will be."
* You are energized by transformational visions of how someone can grow or of a completely original approach to get there.
* You are drawn to make those visions manifest.
* Frequently you experience flashes of insight that present themselves as very broad themes and complex whole patterns or systems of thought without being triggered by external events.
* Inner images come as a knowing that taps into universal symbols and with a certainty that they are true.
Introverted Intuiting is about Seeking Insights and Meanings
It focuses on:
* Identifying underlying meaning
* Identifying the inter-relatedness of data
* Synthesizing the information to reveal the "golden nuggets"
Its approach is to:
* Just state how or what action to take
* Rely on insight to develop vision for the future
* Envision without the need for tangible support
Introverted Intuiting's verbal communications are delivered in absolutes with a quest for meaning, i.e.:
* "Why?"
* Identifying the hidden meaning
* States what is going on behind the scenes
Introverted Intuiting's nonverbal cues are: reflective, serious, and confident; may appear complex, disengaged; could appear hesitant to respond.
To build rapport with introverted Intuiting, we can try:
* Providing a theoretical framework
* Using symbolic, conceptual language
* Relating concrete experience to theories
* Asking them to show you how they made their connections
* Asking for the long-term vision
Here are the sorts of complaints we make about introverted Intuiting when we feel uncomfortable. We say the person is:
* Serious and arrogant
* Complex and vague
* Theoretical or lacking specifics
* Inflexible and adversarial
* Out of touch with reality
Extraverted iNtuiting (Ne)
* Inferring
* Hypothesizing
* Seeing possibilities
* Wondering and brainstorming
* Emergent
"This is what might be."
"It could be this or this or this or . . ."
When Ne is a preferred process:
* Much reading "between the lines" occurs.
* Potential possibilities and meanings are "revealed" and must be explored.
* You feel fully engaged in emerging new approaches to doing things and are energized by discovering other perspectives,
in an ever-shifting succession of ideas or insights triggered by the particular situation, much like brainstorming.
* You frequently experience a flight of ideas that brings relevant pieces of information from one context into another.
* "What is" is not seen for what it is but for its relationship to other things.
* Everything is perceived in a context of a web of relationships. Nothing stands alone or is disconnected.
Extraverted Intuiting is about Seeking Patterns and Possibilities
It focuses on:
* Possibilities for the future
* Identifying connections and patterns within the data
* Connecting the current situation with other possible situations -- what could be
Its approach is to:
* Propose options
* Respond enthusiastically to the ideas of others
* Get excited about doing something differently
Extraverted Intuiting's verbal communications are delivered through possibilities, i.e.:
* "We could do this, or maybe that"
* Connects the dots without drawing the lines
* Rapid delivery following stream-of-consciousness thought
Extraverted Intuiting's nonverbal cues are: energetic, excited, enthusiastic; bounces easily from one topic to another; enjoys the rush of something new.
To build rapport with extraverted Intuiting, we can try:
* Presenting the big picture first
* Remaining open to new ideas
* Providing opportunities to brainstorm alternatives
* Allowing room to explore options without judgment
* Avoiding the need for accurate details
Here are the sorts of complaints we make about extraverted Intuiting when we feel uncomfortable. We say it's:
* Lacking in follow-through
* Random, flighty, and chaotic
* Too comfortable with inaccurate specifics and detail
* Disrespectful of traditional approaches
* Overly optimistic and enthusiastic