ID

"Ideation&Discovery"

Ideation&Discovery
Traits of Ideation&Discovery
Irrational
非合理
Process
プロセス
Irrationality is a perceptual style focused on sensory impressions, intuitive flashes, and sensitivity to the states of body and mind.
• Tends to act improvisationally, watching how the situation unfolds
• Generally flexible and tolerant
• May change decisions frequently
• Takes on many things but may lose interest and drop them midway
• Movements appear smooth and soft
• Leadership tends to be democratic (bottom-up)
• Stress tolerance is relatively high
Process types move through things sequentially and in stages, immersing themselves deeply in whatever is under way.
Key Characteristics
• Moves through things sequentially and in stages
• Once committed, finds it hard to stop midway
• Easily becomes immersed in a process, entering the situation itself
• A single-tasker who concentrates on one thing at a time
• Tends to read books and information in order from the beginning

Speech Tendencies and Vocabulary
• Prefers words like “flow,” “process,” “step by step,” “in progress”
• Says things like “I’m still in the middle of it,” “once I stop I can’t get back in”

Behavioral Tendencies
• Values the coherence of what is under way more than completion
• Struggles to resume work that was interrupted
• The type who “can’t stop” once a game or a task has begun

Characteristics of People Strong in This Function

Positive Traits (Healthy Range)

[Explorer of New Possibilities (Discoverer)]
Exploration of new possibilities
Critical stance toward existing frameworks
Discovery of peripheral and heterodox values

[Creative Ideator]
Generation of creative ideas
Critical discovery → Receptive inclusion → Creative ideation
Integration of reform and acceptance

[Democratic Reformer]
"Everyone should be equal" perspective
Transcending social hierarchy and value judgments
Picking up what tends to be excluded

[Process Explorer]
Fluid inquiry over fixed judgments
Exploration of the process itself
"It should be possible to do better"

[Critical Acceptor]
Strong skepticism toward external norms
Finding meaning in things usually avoided
Discovery and inclusion of peripheral values

[Irrational / Process / Democracy]
Qi-c (Reform-Oriented Inquiry) x De-c (Peripheral Acceptance)
Discovery of new possibilities and creative ideation
Process exploration from an equal perspective

Neutral Traits

[Critical]
Positive: Reform orientation, problem discovery / Negative: Negativistic, destructive

[Receptive]
Positive: Inclusiveness, tolerance / Negative: Moral ambiguity, lack of boundaries

[Creative]
Positive: Ideation power, innovativeness / Negative: Implementation difficulty, unrealistic

[Exploratory]
Positive: Possibility discovery, flexibility / Negative: Lack of focus, instability

Negative Traits (Pathological Range)

[Mild]
Excessive skepticism, complete idealism

[Moderate]
Complete isolation, complete lack of implementation
Instability in relationships

[Severe]
Health deterioration, burnout

[Path to Recovery]
Moderate implementation, acquiring realistic perspective
Rebuilding relationships, developing complementary functions

Differences by Developmental Stage

[Early Stage: Simple Skepticism and Acceptance Phase]
Naive skepticism and acceptance, basic discovery

[Middle Stage: Critical Discovery and Inclusion Phase]
Formation of reform orientation, techniques for discovering peripheral values

[Late Stage: Creative Ideation Establishment Phase]
Integration of critical acceptance, generation of new possibilities

[Mature Stage: Deep Discovery and Ideation Integration Phase]
Complete integration of reform and acceptance, exploratory mentoring of younger generations