Organisations often use MBTI, DiSC and Insights Discovery to better understand human differences. While all three offer valuable perspectives, Insights Discovery is the one that truly lives on in daily communication, leadership and team collaboration.

MBTI and DiSC: Valuable tools, but often “one-off” experiences

MBTI describes 16 personality types and is a solid platform for self-reflection, but its theoretical language rarely becomes part of a team’s everyday communication.
In real life: after an MBTI workshop, some people remember their four-letter type, but few know how to apply it when giving feedback or navigating conflict.

DiSC is a quick way to understand visible behaviours — whether someone is decisive, social, steady or detail-focused. However, it doesn’t reveal why a person behaves the way they do, nor does it support the nuances of complex leadership situations.
In real life: DiSC may explain that a colleague is an “S-type,” but it doesn’t show what motivates them or why they might react differently under stress.

Insights Discovery: Practical, visual and built to last

Insights Discovery combines Jung’s theory with a clear, memorable colour model — a framework teams continue to use months and even years after training.

Why do organisations prefer it?

1. A shared language that sticks

The four colour energies — Fiery Red, Sunshine Yellow, Earth Green and Cool Blue — are simple, neutral and easy to remember.

In practice:

  • In a meeting: “Let’s take a Cool Blue perspective for a moment — do we have enough information?”
  • In a conflict: “I can see Fiery Red urgency clashing with Earth Green’s need for a calmer, more considered pace.”

This removes defensiveness and brings empathy into conversations.

2. More than a type — nuanced and detailed

The Insights Discovery 72-Type Wheel reveals how colour energies combine and differ in expression.
Two “red people” can be completely different: one fast and fact-driven, another fast and visionary.

In practice:

  • A sales manager and a project manager may share the same dominant colour yet have very different collaboration styles.
  • A leader understands why one team member needs time before deciding while another moves instantly into action.

3. An expandable profile system that grows with you

Unlike MBTI or DiSC, Insights Discovery is not just a report — it is a modular, evolving development system.

Additional profile chapters include:

  • Leadership (Management)
  • Sales (Effective Selling)
  • Personal Development (Personal Achievement)
  • Coaching / Interview
  • Transformational Leadership (for leaders)

In practice:

  • Leaders use the leadership chapter during 1:1 conversations.
  • Sales teams use the sales chapter to prepare for client meetings.
  • Coaches and HR use the interview chapter in development discussions.

4. Effective in real life — not only on training day

Insights Discovery supports behavioural change, not just conceptual understanding.

In practice:

  • Teams design better meeting practices (Cool Blue clarity + Sunshine Yellow creativity).
  • Leaders adapt their leadership style to the needs of their people.
  • Conflicts resolve faster because differences are seen as natural, not personal.

Why Insights Discovery?

Insights Discovery stands out because it:

  • is simple, practical and highly visual;
  • creates a shared language that teams actually use;
  • reveals behavioural motivations and patterns, not only type;
  • is expandable and suitable for leaders, teams and organisational culture;
  • turns differences into strengths rather than sources of conflict.

MBTI and DiSC provide a good starting point.
Insights Discovery turns understanding into real, lasting change.