People high in futuristic are often driven by their vision of the future. What are some ways that we can leverage on this Talent Theme?
Here is the description of the Futuristic Talent Theme from the Gallup Business Journal:
“Wouldn’t it be great if . . .” You are the kind of person who loves to peer over the horizon. The future fascinates you. As if it were projected on the wall, you see in detail what the future might hold, and this detailed picture keeps pulling you forward, into tomorrow. While the exact content of the picture will depend on your other strengths and interests — a better product, a better team, a better life, or a better world — it will always be inspirational to you. You are a dreamer who sees visions of what could be and who cherishes those visions. When the present proves too frustrating and the people around you too pragmatic, you conjure up your visions of the future and they energize you. They can energize others, too. In fact, very often people look to you to describe your visions of the future. They want a picture that can raise their sights and thereby their spirits. You can paint it for them. Practice. Choose your words carefully. Make the picture as vivid as possible. People will want to latch on to the hope you bring.
One thing that I think people high in Futuristic can do is to
Clarify Your Vision
A person who is motivated by what the future holds would probably be more engaged (and also engage others better) when they have a clear vision of the future. And with a clearer vision of the future, they can better communicate it and inspire others as well.
Here are some questions to help you gain some clarity of your vision:
The 6 “W”s
One way to clarify your vision is to use the 6 “W”
- Who
Who are the people included in your vision?
Who are your major stakeholders?
Who does this vision impact?
Who benefits from this vision?
Who can help you? - When
When will you start?
When will you finish?
What is the timeline? (Technically it’s a “what” question, but its about time.) - What
What needs to be done to accomplish the vision?
What tools and resources do you need?
What tools and resources do you have?
What will be happening when you accomplish your vision?
What will you be seeing, hearing, feeling and doing? - How
How will you go about accomplishing this vision? - Why
Why is this important?
Why are you doing this?
Why should others be helping you? - Where
Where does this vision take place? How many locations?
Where will you (and others be)?
Cartesian Questions
Cartesian Questions are from the field of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), and helps to check the ecology of decisions. But I think that it also works very well for clarifying futures. There are a total of 4 questions:
- What will happen if you do ‘X’
- What wont happen if you do ‘X’
- What will happen if you don’t do ‘X’
- What wont happen if you don’t do‘X’
After each question, dig deeper by asking “what else?” a number of times.
Are you high in Futuristic? How do you make your vision clearer and more real to you? And how can you help those high in Futuristic gain greater clarity if they aren’t already clear on it. Share your thoughts and comments below!
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