16 Styles Compatibility
16 Styles Compatibility — pick two and see the differences
Pick your style and theirs to see, axis by axis, where you match or differ, a line to understand them, and something to try together. No points, no rankings.
The 16 styles are this site’s own classification: four axes (attention, information, decisions, approach), each with two poles. If you have not taken it yet, the 16 Styles Self-Introduction (about 3 minutes) gives you your code.
To see every pairing at once, open the 16×16 table (256 pairings)
YouThe organiser外実論画
ThemThe word keeper内想情柔
You
The organiser
外実論画
Them
The word keeper
内想情柔
0 axes match / 4 differ
Direction of Attention
You: 外 OutwardDifferThem: 内 InwardTo understand them
Your attention points different ways. Time alone is not a rejection.
Try together
Agree in advance on how often you meet and how long between messages.
Basis
The 16 styles are this site’s own classification. Built from where your four axes match or differ. This is not a verdict on how well you match, and not a ranking.
How You Take In Information
You: 実 ConcreteDifferThem: 想 Possibility-OrientedTo understand them
One of you prefers the concrete; the other, the possibilities. Both are valid ways to see.
Try together
When you talk, separate the facts from the ideas.
Basis
The 16 styles are this site’s own classification. Built from where your four axes match or differ. This is not a verdict on how well you match, and not a ranking.
How You Decide
You: 論 Logic-OrientedDifferThem: 情 Empathy-OrientedTo understand them
One of you decides by reasoning; the other by feeling.
Try together
When deciding, say both the reason and the feeling.
Basis
The 16 styles are this site’s own classification. Built from where your four axes match or differ. This is not a verdict on how well you match, and not a ranking.
How You Approach Things
You: 画 PlannedDifferThem: 柔 FlexibleTo understand them
One of you decides, then moves; the other moves, then decides.
Try together
Separate the plans that stay fixed from the ones that can float.
Basis
The 16 styles are this site’s own classification. Built from where your four axes match or differ. This is not a verdict on how well you match, and not a ranking.
The four-character code is this site’s own kanji notation and does not map to other tests’ letter codes.
No compatibility points or rankings. Only how your tendencies differ, and words to understand that.
Please don't pin anyone down by a result. Tendencies shift with situation and time.
Not sure of their style? Try the private analysis. Analyze without them knowing
16 Styles Self-Introduction
- Direction of Attention 外 Outward ／ 内 Inward
- How You Take In Information 実 Concrete ／ 想 Possibility-Oriented
- How You Decide 論 Logic-Oriented ／ 情 Empathy-Oriented
- How You Approach Things 画 Planned ／ 柔 Flexible
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The organiser 外実論画・Squirrel -
The adapter 外実論柔・Chameleon -
The connector 外実情画・Shiba dog -
The spark spreader 外実情柔・River otter -
The pathfinder 外想論画・Emperor penguin -
The detour inventor 外想論柔・Fox -
The one who gathers 外想情画・Flamingo -
The one who shows 外想情柔・Peacock -
The steady builder 内実論画・Tortoise -
The maker 内実論柔・Sea otter -
The protector 内実情画・Hedgehog -
The one who feels 内実情柔・Capybara -
The quiet planner 内想論画・Owl -
The question chaser 内想論柔・Cat -
The far-sighted one 内想情画・Giraffe -
The word keeper 内想情柔・Rabbit