Measured preferences, individually written
The Enneagram maps nine interconnected types and is valued for the depth of its questions about motivation, fear and growth. It comes from a rich contemplative tradition rather than from psychometric research. Polaris takes the measured route: two measured preference axes, a percentage colour mix, and a profile generated from your answers, focused on how you operate at work.
Try Polaris for £9.99The Enneagram and Polaris, side by side
These two tools ask different questions. The Enneagram asks why you are the way you are. Polaris describes how you operate, and what to do about it.
Nine types with wings
Your result is one of nine types, refined by wings and by growth and stress arrows. The type descriptions are generally shared by everyone with that type.
A contemplative tradition
The Enneagram grew out of spiritual and self development traditions rather than academic psychology, which gives it a focus on motivation and inner life.
Focused on the inner world
Strongest on core fears, desires and personal growth. Lighter on the day to day mechanics of working life.
Wide range of tests
Free tests and paid reports are available from many providers, with quality and price varying widely between them.
A measured position
No type to identify with. Polaris measures where you sit on two researched preference axes and expresses it as a percentage mix across four colours.
A research foundation
Grounded in Jungian type theory, behavioural dimension theory and modern trait psychology, with the model described in every profile.
Focused on working life
Meetings, decisions, feedback, pressure, collaboration and friction with opposite styles. The territory your manager and colleagues see.
One product, one price
£9.99, one-off, at launch. Around 3,000 words generated from your answers, a PDF download, and a full sample profile to read first.
The details
| the Enneagram | Polaris Profile | |
|---|---|---|
| Result | One of nine types, with wings and arrows | A percentage colour mix and an exact map position |
| Foundation | Contemplative and self development traditions | Jungian type theory, behavioural dimension theory and modern trait psychology |
| Focus | Motivation, fear, growth and inner life | Working life: decisions, communication, pressure, teams |
| Report | Type descriptions, shared by each type | Around 3,000 words generated from your answers |
| Price | Free to premium, varies widely by provider | £9.99 launch price, reduced from £35.00 |
| How you buy | Many providers of varying depth | Directly from this site, today |
An honest guide to choosing
Choose the Enneagram if you
- Want a type to identify with rather than a measured result
- Do not need it to cover how you operate at work
- Are comfortable with the mixed research evidence behind the model
Choose Polaris if you
- Want a measured result rather than a type to identify with
- Need something focused on working life you could share with a manager
- Prefer a single product at a published price
Questions
Can I use Polaris and the Enneagram together?
Is the Enneagram scientifically validated?
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So, what's your colour?
One questionnaire. Fifteen minutes. Around 3,000 words written from your answers.
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