Explorers: We find ideas, too.
We’re the Explorers. We find out things. You’ve known us since you were a kid, exploring in places you weren’t supposed to be. We’ll skip that part.
We like to find out where things are. We like to know where information is, even if we don’t need it right away. We don’t have to know something if we know where to find it. We wonder why schools don't know that.
Back in the old days, we were the ones who wanted to know what was on the other side of the hill. Maybe we saw a river there. Maybe we didn’t know what to do with a river right then. But when the time came that somebody wanted a river, we knew where to find one.
These days, we surf the web. Like cats in catnip. Search engines were made for us. And so was Stumbleupon. A few spare minutes and we run into something we might want to know.
People think we are wasting our time. Until they want to find out something. Then they ask us.
And snotty comments about our exploring? We get a few. Out answer: Exploring is a workout for the brain. But if it makes your brain tired, don't push it.
You’ll hear the Uns talk about how they come up with new, original, creative ideas. All we can find is old ideas that somebody already thought of. And tried. And actually got to work.
We try to handle what we find out the same way the Uns do. We describe it. We don’t evaluate it. Of course, we may describe how the idea worked in the past. There we have the Uns beat. Our ideas have a past.
So which do you want? New and creative or tried and true. For once, you don’t have to choose. You can have both. We can work with the Uns. The Uns need something to twist. We can provide old ideas. The Uns can twist them.
And there’s more! You don’t have to rely just on the Explorer in your head. You know other people who like to call up their Explorers. All you have to do is ask. If there is anything we Explorers like more that exploring, it is telling other people what we found out.
Mulling Team
explores possibilities, examines alternatives, and develops options.
Mulling: Main Players
Mulling: Support Players
Your Explorer
Your Networker
Strengths of Explorers
Adventurous
Ambiguity, Can Tolerate
Curious
Learn, Willing to
Optimistic