Comparison with other models


By TetraMap_Admin

TetraMap is not a detailed individual psychometric assessment and does not predict that a person will always maintain the same Element preference(s). Instead, it takes a step back and looks more at commonalities between people's preferences and attempts to group them without pigeon-holing. 

Will the model you choose provide the outcome you want?

All models have value  – none is right vs wrong, or better vs worse – but in choosing one it is most helpful to ask what is most useful for your organisation or application?  What is the outcome you want? 

If your requirements are for a model that:

  • is simple, memorable and easily applied   
  • will be used daily and across different types of challenges 
  • uses safe, positive, and inclusive language
  • enables people to recognise themselves in all components of the model and not be pigeon-holed
  • is effective, affordable and engaging for all, then consider – rather than compare, TetraMap. 

Co-founder Jon Brett explains further … 

Jon Brett

TetraMap’s strength lies in its simplicity, use of metaphor, ability to engage, and applicability over time and across a range of scenarios or workplace situations. Thinking in metaphors is a naturally creative process, and the holistic nature of TetraMap ensures consideration of multiple perspectives instead of a polarising, strengths-and-weaknesses, black-and-white approach.

Unlike some models, TetraMap stresses that everyone has all four Elements which they are able to access and strengthen for improved communication skills and performance.  TetraMap’s instrument has 10 questions, each with 4 forced-choice answers ranked by preference and answered intuitively – no lengthy questionnaires, or individual reports for analysis.

The learning process is experiential, creative, and discovery-based. Integration of adult learning principles in all TetraMap workshops is a key differentiator. 

Read more about the influences behind the model from TetraMap’s creators, Yoshimi and Jon Brett.

Articles written by psychology professionals add further insight.  

Confused about choosing a personality profiling tool?  by Registered Psychologist, Liz Payne. Read More

Not a psychometric, and here’s why…  by Dr Andrea Polzer-Debruyne, (PhD Organisational Psychology)  Read More  

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