Ideation
Wonder
The natural gift of pondering the possibility of greater potential and opportunity in a given situation.
Payments on this preview are in test mode. No real charges are made.
All resources
Assessments · Working Genius
The 6 Types of Working Genius.
Most teams are not short on talent. They are short on clarity about where each person's energy actually belongs. Working Genius names the six activities every piece of work requires, and shows you who is built for which part.
$29 per person
Six types, three stages of work.
Every project moves through ideation, activation, and implementation. Each stage requires two of the six geniuses. When a stage has no genius behind it, work stalls in a predictable way.
Request an assessment for yourself, or for an entire team, and receive results interpreted in the context of the work actually in front of you.
- Time needed
- About 10 minutes
- Price
- $29 per person
- Best for
- Individual leaders, staff teams, elder boards, executive teams
- Format
- Online assessment, optional team workshop
The model
Wonder, Invention, Discernment, Galvanizing, Enablement, Tenacity.
Each person has two areas of genius that energize them, two of competency, and two of frustration. Naming them turns vague team friction into something a leader can actually work with.
Ideation
Invention
The natural gift of creating original and novel ideas and solutions to a problem or need.
Activation
Discernment
The natural gift of intuitively and instinctively evaluating ideas and situations with good judgment.
Activation
Galvanizing
The natural gift of rallying, inspiring, and organizing others to take action around an idea.
Implementation
Enablement
The natural gift of providing encouragement and assistance for an idea or project once it is underway.
Implementation
Tenacity
The natural gift of pushing projects past the finish line and ensuring the standard of excellence is met.
Why it helps
A shared language for how work actually moves.
The value is not the label. It is what a team can finally say out loud once everyone has one.
- It explains recurring friction
- Chronic tension between two capable people is often a mismatch of genius and frustration, not a character problem.
- It exposes the gap in your team
- A team map shows which stage of work has no natural energy behind it, and why certain initiatives keep dying in the same place.
- It makes delegation intelligent
- Instead of assigning work by title or availability, you assign it by where energy is genuinely produced.
- It pairs well with other instruments
- Combined with DiSC and other tools, Working Genius contributes to a broader, more informed picture of a team.
Team workshops
Turn assessment results into team alignment.
A Team Mapping or Working Genius workshop helps your group interpret its collective results, name the gaps that keep stalling work, and redistribute responsibility where energy is genuinely produced.
Request assessments
$29 per assessment.
Request a single assessment for yourself, or several at once for your team. After payment, Stephen sends each participant their assessment and follows up with a debrief of the results.
Requesting for a team? Choose multiple assessments and, if everyone represents the same organization, you only need each person's name and email.
FAQ
Common questions.
What leaders usually ask before requesting assessments for themselves or their team.
- What is The 6 Types of Working Genius?
- Working Genius is a model that identifies the six activities required for any kind of work: Wonder, Invention, Discernment, Galvanizing, Enablement, and Tenacity. Each person has two areas of genius that energize them, two areas of competency they can do adequately, and two areas of frustration that drain them.
- How long does the Working Genius assessment take?
- The assessment itself takes about ten minutes to complete. The value comes in the debrief, where results are interpreted in the context of your actual team and its current work.
- How much does a Working Genius assessment cost?
- Each assessment is $29 per person. You can request a single assessment or purchase several at once for a team.
- What is the difference between Working Genius and DiSC?
- DiSC describes how someone tends to behave and communicate. Working Genius describes where someone naturally adds energy in the flow of work. Used together, they give leaders a broader, more informed picture of a team.
- Can you facilitate a team workshop?
- Yes. Team Mapping and Working Genius workshops help a group interpret their collective results, identify gaps, and redistribute work more intelligently. You can express interest when requesting assessments.