*Sample 12 Driving Forces assessment results*

The 12 Driving Forces assessment asks: What do you value more?

The 12 Driving Forces is a single-science assessment measuring what energizes and stresses you. This assessment was created by TTI Success Insights to help uncover and explain a person’s driving factors – or affinities and aversions. Using the same science as The 6 Motivators, the 12 Driving Forces assessment helps determine the “why” behind your actions and what motivates you in deeper detail.

The 12 Driving Forces are based on six key dimensions, with the driving forces on either end of the spectrum for each dimension. There are no “good,” “bad,” “right,” or “wrong” Driving Fores. They simply measure what does and does not motivate a person’s behavior.

What it can do for you:

Driving forces reveal how you approach various aspects of daily life. When you understand what drives you and what doesn’t, you will gain a perspective that increases both self and others awareness.

Recommended for:

Improving interpersonal relationships
Self and others awareness
Identifying sources of conflict
Identifying sources of job/career dissatisfaction

The 12 Driving Forces

Knowledge: Intellectual/Instinctive
Utility: Resourceful/Selfless
Surroundings: Harmonious/Objective
Others: Altruistic/Intentional
Power: Commanding/Collaborative
Methodologies: Structured/Receptive

1. Intellectual (Knowledge)

Driven by opportunities to learn, acquire knowledge, and discover truth.

Those with Intellectual as their primary driver tend to favor research over intuition.

2. Instinctive (Knowledge)

Driven by utilizing past experiences, intuition, and seeking specific knowledge when necessary.

Those with Instinctive as their primary driver tend to prefer using past experiences and intuition to learn rather than learning through research.

3. Resourceful (Utility)

Driven by practical results, maximizing both efficiency and returns for their investments of time, talent, energy, and resources.

Those with Resourceful as their primary driver prefer practical results rather than completing tasks just for completion.

4. Selfless (Utility)

Driven by completing tasks for the sake of completion, with little expectation of personal return.

Those with Selfless as their primary driver tend to prefer completing tasks for completion rather than prioritizing returns on investments in time, talent, energy, and resources.

5. Harmonious (Surroundings)

Driven by the experience, subjective viewpoints, and balance in their surroundings.

Those with Harmonious as their primary driver tend to prioritize form over function.

6. Objective (Surroundings)

Driven by the functionality and objectivity of their surroundings.

Those with Objective as their primary driver tend to prioritize function over form.

7. Altruistic (Others)

Driven to assist others for the satisfaction of being helpful and supportive.

Those with Altruistic as their primary driver tend to assist others for the satisfaction of being helpful or supportive, rather than only helping in specific situations.

8. Intentional (Others)

Driven to assist others for a specific purpose.

Those with Intentional as their primary driver tend to assist others for specific reasons rather than to be helpful or supportive.

9. Commanding (Power)

Driven by status, recognition, and control over personal freedom.

Those with Commanding as their primary driver tend to be motivated by individualism rather than collaboration.

10. Collaborative (Power)

Driven by being in a supporting role and contributing with little need for individual recognition.

Those with Collaborative as their primary driver contribute with little need for individual recognition.

11. Structured (Methodologies)

Driven by traditional approaches, proven methods, and a defined system for living.

Those with Structured as their primary driver tend to be motivated by tradition and existing structure rather than being driven by new ideas and methods.

12. Receptive (Methodologies)

Driven by new ideas, methods, and opportunities that fall outside a defined system for living.

Those with Receptive as their primary driver tend to be driven by new ideas and methods, rather than by tradition and existing structures.

Primary, Situational, and Indifferent Driving Forces Clusters

Everyone exhibits all 12 driving forces to varying degrees. It’s important to keep in mind that The 12 Driving Forces is not measuring each driver against other people; it’s measuring you against yourself.

Primary: The top four driving forces that move you to action.
Situational: The (middle) four driving forces influencing your actions in certain scenarios.
Indifferent: The (bottom) four remaining forces you feel indifferent or adverse towards.

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