NatureTypes

A NatureType is a named pattern. When specific Natures and Intelligences are active together in a student’s profile, they tend to produce a recognizable combination that shows up in how that student engages, what they find meaningful, and which kinds of tasks and environments suit them well.

A student typically has 1–3 active NatureTypes.

How NatureTypes are derived

NatureTypes are not selected by the student or assigned by staff. They are derived algorithmically from the student’s Nature and Intelligence scores. Two students with similar but not identical score profiles may have the same NatureType — the NatureType reflects the pattern, not the exact numbers.

What a NatureType contains

Each NatureType entry includes:

• Name — a short descriptive label for the pattern
• Description — what the pattern means and how it tends to show up
• Cross-cultural expressions — how this pattern appears across different cultural and historical contexts, to give it breadth beyond any one setting
• Skills — the kinds of capabilities that tend to develop naturally from this pattern

NatureTypes are framework content, not personal data

The NatureType description itself (the text, the cross-cultural expressions, the skills list) is the same for every student who has that NatureType active. It is not generated from any specific student’s data.

What is personal is which NatureTypes are active for a given student — that is derived from their scores and is unique to them.

Using NatureTypes in conversations with students

NatureTypes give you a starting language for conversations about fit, direction, and engagement. Rather than asking a student “what do you want to be?” — a question many students find overwhelming — you can ask: “Look at this NatureType description. Does this feel like you?”

That starting point tends to open more useful conversations than abstract self-reflection prompts.

NatureTypes and career starting points

The career starting points shown on a student’s profile are connected to their active NatureTypes. They are directions for exploration, not predictions.

The goal is to give students a concrete set of areas to investigate — areas where people with their particular combination of Natures and Intelligences tend to find work that feels engaging rather than draining.

Exploring a NatureType

From the student profile, click any NatureType name to open the NatureTypes explorer. This shows the full description, cross-cultural expressions, and connected skills. You can read it alongside the student or on your own to prepare for a conversation.

See Explore a NatureType for a step-by-step walkthrough.