Three Tools In One:
Professional Encyclopedia
Training and Development Support
Coaching and Counselling Tool
PROFESSIONAL ENCYCLOPEDIA: DECADES OF EXPERTISE AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
Understand all of the sixteen types in breadth and depth. The Magnificent 16 is an interactive DVD-Rom that gives you finger tip access to all sixteen types in depth and in breadth. A variety of media illustrates each type:
- real video interviews, based on over 80 interviews with both type experts and neophytes (no scripts or actors)
- animations (Flash films) illustrate the subjective world view from the type's perspective
- an original musical soundtrack creates different atmospheres for each type
- images and texts provide nuances, information and theory to frame the interviews and increase understanding.
"Loved the variety and vibrancy and different "real" people. Such a great interactive tool. The work you've done in matching music with words is fabulous!"
Megan, ESTJ, New Zealand
"The Magnificent 16 provides a powerful new dimension to understanding whole types. (...)the viewer is led past mere description into a visceral experience of what it is like to be inside each type looking out. The Magnificent 16 is truly magnificent."
Katharine D. Myers, M.Ed, INFP, Pennsylvania, USA
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT: DELIVER HIGH IMPACT, MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES
Have representatives of all 16 types with you in any workshop. Let them have a voice, no matter where you are, who you are with.
"An amazing and intoxicating presentation of the images, challenges and reflections of the sixteen types, powerful beyond words. We sat in silence watching, observing and learning. It was abundantly clear that we were embarking on an exciting new journey. We sat spellbound, hanging on every workd and every image."
Dianne Englot, trainer, Winnipeg, Canada
COACHING AND COUNSELLING SUPPORT: VALIDATE, CLARIFY AND SELF-ASSESS TYPE
Video interviews reveal the subjective experience of each person's type.
"Felt very moved and emotional seeing what an ISFJ stands for. It felt very true and I felt acknowledged."
Janneke, New Zealand
Stills and animations explain type theory: the four dichotomies as well as whole type.
"A tremendously useful and very timely resource. I especially liked the opening introductory part where type and type dynamics are explained clearly and succinctly. I would purchase the DVD for this part alone."
Trish, New Zealand
"Stirs up lots of feeling - difficult to put into works. But that's what it's about, isn't it?"
Peta, New Zealand.
"For years I was torn between INTJ and INTP. No matter how much I learned about the intricacies of the theory, I was not able to identify with certainty which of the two described me best - until I saw the INTJ vignette and heard other INTJ's describe their inner world. That clinched it for me. It was quite the experience to recognize that others knew intimately how I functioned in the world."
George, psychologist, Canada
TEAMBUILDING: GIVE THE MISSING TYPE A VOICE
Ever tried to demonstrate the value of a difference to a team of like-minded people?
The authenticity and coherence of the interviewees on The Magnificent 16 help to shed light on the team's blindspot by giving the missing type(s) a clear voice. You can help the team assess their emotional and psychological reactions to the difference and the real impact of their absence on the team - both the benefits and the losses.
"I played the ISFP video for a group of ENTJ managers. At the onset they were convinced that their management skills were compatible across the board, for all types. After a few moments of listening to the different individuals expressing the importance of happiness and of harmony, they were rolling their eyes and showing clear signs of boredom. By the end of the video many expressed skepticism as to the individuals' psychological equilibrium.
Once reassured that these people were not only sane but productive and smart employees and entrepreneurs representing some of their own employees, we were able to have an honest conversation about what it really means to manage differences."
Danielle Poirier, trainer and author, Montreal, Canada
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: MAKE COMPASSION A PART OF THE SOLUTION
Using empathy and compassion may not have been high on the list of management skills, but its popularity may be on the rise! "Undercover Boss", a new CBS show, gives CEOs the opportunity to go undercover as entry level staff and find out how their policies and strategies impact their day to day lives. Many return with a deeper understanding of the need for empathy in their decision making.
Not every manager can go undercover. Having the opportunity to virtually slip into other people's world view, their experience of life, their passions and turn-offs, listening to the difference without the need to debate, question or dismiss... well, we truly hope this is one small step towards a more compassionate workforce, and a more compassionate world.
"Stirs up lots of feeling - difficult to put into words. But that's what it's all about, isn't it?"
Peta, New Zealand
TESTIMONIALS
“Danielle Poirier's Magnificent 16 is the most creative and comprehensive presentation of psychological type available in a digital format. She accomplishes in a few minutes of graphical presentation the review of concepts that usually takes hours. Entertaining, engaging, and unique, her DVD allows you to enter the special world of each of the sixteen types. We strongly encourage any user of psychological type to have this DVD in your library--your training will be enriched and your participants grateful for the understanding they will gain."
Roger Pearman, EdD., Qualifying.org, Inc.
Author of "I'm Not Crazy I'm Just Not You", "Hardwired Leadership" and "You"
“This new offering is a fantastic 21st century resource for all those working with MBTI! I've never seen anything like it: integrated with music and art and personal interviews, graphically brilliant, a feast for the senses even as it amplifies our intelligence about psychological type. Poirier has put her heart and soul into this one, along with her prodigious talent; and it shows. I will use it in presentations with clients and in the university classroom, and will recommend it for purchase to individuals to enhance their understanding and interaction with others.”
Laurie B. Lippin, Ph.D.
Author of "Understanding Whiteness, Unravelling Racism"
Faculty, University of California, Davis
“Danielle Poirier has produced the most creative, thorough, and comprehensive video-based program describing the sixteen psychological types that I have ever encountered—and her interviews with persons preferring each type were sensational!”
Lorin Letendre
Past COB and CEO, CPP
“Wow! I especially found the video clips of the people to be invaluable. The music was well researched. To the Greeks music was the highest form of knowledge. This has been made accessible to everyone - caters to all learning styles."
Sue, ENFP, New Zealand
"Beautifully done with insight, relevance, clarity. Graphics and illustrations explain the theory. [The types] are all strikingly different from each other, shows more clearly the essence of each, better than any books I've read. Very valuable and exciting."
Gail, INFJ, New Zealand
"I was really impressed at how type characteristics were distilled to their essence and conveyed in a brief way (nice metaphors and images). ...I loved the imagery and I liked the music too - it was a total experience."
Gloria, INTJ, New Zealand
"It gives a great opportunity to experience my type and the types of others in quite an emotive but safe way. I'm happy to say that the they were reasonably true to my experiences of other types."
Jean, ESTJ, New Zealand
"A tremendously useful and very timely resource. I especially liked the opening introductory part where type and type dynamics are explained clearly and succinctly. I would purchase the DVD for this part alone."
Trish, ENFJ, New Zealand
"Incredibly impressive, beautiful and an answer to a big need, I estimate. Congratulations on all the effort and the great ideas. Lots of added insight by using this multimedia form. Beautiful images and photos. After watching a few types, I felt too overwhelmed by intenseness and amount of info."
Janneke, ISFJ, New Zealand
Understand all of the sixteen types in breadth and depth. The Magnificent 16 is an interactive DVD-Rom that gives you finger tip access to all sixteen types in depth and in breadth. A variety of media illustrates each type:
- real video interviews, based on over 80 interviews with both type experts and neophytes (no scripts or actors)
- animations (Flash films) illustrate the subjective world view from the type's perspective
- an original musical soundtrack creates different atmospheres for each type
- images and texts provide nuances, information and theory to frame the interviews and increase understanding.
"Loved the variety and vibrancy and different "real" people. Such a great interactive tool. The work you've done in matching music with words is fabulous!"
Megan, ESTJ, New Zealand
"The Magnificent 16 provides a powerful new dimension to understanding whole types. (...)the viewer is led past mere description into a visceral experience of what it is like to be inside each type looking out. The Magnificent 16 is truly magnificent."
Katharine D. Myers, M.Ed, INFP, Pennsylvania, USA
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT: DELIVER HIGH IMPACT, MEMORABLE EXPERIENCES
Have representatives of all 16 types with you in any workshop. Let them have a voice, no matter where you are, who you are with.
"An amazing and intoxicating presentation of the images, challenges and reflections of the sixteen types, powerful beyond words. We sat in silence watching, observing and learning. It was abundantly clear that we were embarking on an exciting new journey. We sat spellbound, hanging on every workd and every image."
Dianne Englot, trainer, Winnipeg, Canada
COACHING AND COUNSELLING SUPPORT: VALIDATE, CLARIFY AND SELF-ASSESS TYPE
Video interviews reveal the subjective experience of each person's type.
"Felt very moved and emotional seeing what an ISFJ stands for. It felt very true and I felt acknowledged."
Janneke, New Zealand
Stills and animations explain type theory: the four dichotomies as well as whole type.
"A tremendously useful and very timely resource. I especially liked the opening introductory part where type and type dynamics are explained clearly and succinctly. I would purchase the DVD for this part alone."
Trish, New Zealand
"Stirs up lots of feeling - difficult to put into works. But that's what it's about, isn't it?"
Peta, New Zealand.
"For years I was torn between INTJ and INTP. No matter how much I learned about the intricacies of the theory, I was not able to identify with certainty which of the two described me best - until I saw the INTJ vignette and heard other INTJ's describe their inner world. That clinched it for me. It was quite the experience to recognize that others knew intimately how I functioned in the world."
George, psychologist, Canada
TEAMBUILDING: GIVE THE MISSING TYPE A VOICE
Ever tried to demonstrate the value of a difference to a team of like-minded people?
The authenticity and coherence of the interviewees on The Magnificent 16 help to shed light on the team's blindspot by giving the missing type(s) a clear voice. You can help the team assess their emotional and psychological reactions to the difference and the real impact of their absence on the team - both the benefits and the losses.
"I played the ISFP video for a group of ENTJ managers. At the onset they were convinced that their management skills were compatible across the board, for all types. After a few moments of listening to the different individuals expressing the importance of happiness and of harmony, they were rolling their eyes and showing clear signs of boredom. By the end of the video many expressed skepticism as to the individuals' psychological equilibrium.
Once reassured that these people were not only sane but productive and smart employees and entrepreneurs representing some of their own employees, we were able to have an honest conversation about what it really means to manage differences."
Danielle Poirier, trainer and author, Montreal, Canada
ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: MAKE COMPASSION A PART OF THE SOLUTION
Using empathy and compassion may not have been high on the list of management skills, but its popularity may be on the rise! "Undercover Boss", a new CBS show, gives CEOs the opportunity to go undercover as entry level staff and find out how their policies and strategies impact their day to day lives. Many return with a deeper understanding of the need for empathy in their decision making.
Not every manager can go undercover. Having the opportunity to virtually slip into other people's world view, their experience of life, their passions and turn-offs, listening to the difference without the need to debate, question or dismiss... well, we truly hope this is one small step towards a more compassionate workforce, and a more compassionate world.
"Stirs up lots of feeling - difficult to put into words. But that's what it's all about, isn't it?"
Peta, New Zealand
TESTIMONIALS
“Danielle Poirier's Magnificent 16 is the most creative and comprehensive presentation of psychological type available in a digital format. She accomplishes in a few minutes of graphical presentation the review of concepts that usually takes hours. Entertaining, engaging, and unique, her DVD allows you to enter the special world of each of the sixteen types. We strongly encourage any user of psychological type to have this DVD in your library--your training will be enriched and your participants grateful for the understanding they will gain."
Roger Pearman, EdD., Qualifying.org, Inc.
Author of "I'm Not Crazy I'm Just Not You", "Hardwired Leadership" and "You"
“This new offering is a fantastic 21st century resource for all those working with MBTI! I've never seen anything like it: integrated with music and art and personal interviews, graphically brilliant, a feast for the senses even as it amplifies our intelligence about psychological type. Poirier has put her heart and soul into this one, along with her prodigious talent; and it shows. I will use it in presentations with clients and in the university classroom, and will recommend it for purchase to individuals to enhance their understanding and interaction with others.”
Laurie B. Lippin, Ph.D.
Author of "Understanding Whiteness, Unravelling Racism"
Faculty, University of California, Davis
“Danielle Poirier has produced the most creative, thorough, and comprehensive video-based program describing the sixteen psychological types that I have ever encountered—and her interviews with persons preferring each type were sensational!”
Lorin Letendre
Past COB and CEO, CPP
“Wow! I especially found the video clips of the people to be invaluable. The music was well researched. To the Greeks music was the highest form of knowledge. This has been made accessible to everyone - caters to all learning styles."
Sue, ENFP, New Zealand
"Beautifully done with insight, relevance, clarity. Graphics and illustrations explain the theory. [The types] are all strikingly different from each other, shows more clearly the essence of each, better than any books I've read. Very valuable and exciting."
Gail, INFJ, New Zealand
"I was really impressed at how type characteristics were distilled to their essence and conveyed in a brief way (nice metaphors and images). ...I loved the imagery and I liked the music too - it was a total experience."
Gloria, INTJ, New Zealand
"It gives a great opportunity to experience my type and the types of others in quite an emotive but safe way. I'm happy to say that the they were reasonably true to my experiences of other types."
Jean, ESTJ, New Zealand
"A tremendously useful and very timely resource. I especially liked the opening introductory part where type and type dynamics are explained clearly and succinctly. I would purchase the DVD for this part alone."
Trish, ENFJ, New Zealand
"Incredibly impressive, beautiful and an answer to a big need, I estimate. Congratulations on all the effort and the great ideas. Lots of added insight by using this multimedia form. Beautiful images and photos. After watching a few types, I felt too overwhelmed by intenseness and amount of info."
Janneke, ISFJ, New Zealand