Famous Projects

Here are some showcase examples of how MindSonar supports organizations in solving problems and achieving goals. MindSonar professionals can help any organization understand exactly how key people like managers, employees and customers think. Read more

What Is MindSonar?

If you had a machine that could measure how people think, what would you do with it? MindSonar is like an X-ray machine for the mind. It is a psychological test that measures people’s thinking style (metaprograms) and their criteria (what they find important). Read more

How options decimated the Amsterdam mafia

Thinking in options means that you like to explore many different possibilities. The counterpart is thinking in procedures: sticking to a step-by-step plan. Most people in coaching, consulting and the like, are fans of options thinking. Options are creative. Options thinking makes new things possible. Procedures are for a bookkeepers and menial workers….

Thinking in options however, can have its downside too. Shelle Rose Charvet has pointed out, for instance, that thinking in options can be quite stressful when you are admitted to a hospital, and you’re going over all the different illnesses you might have…. Continue reading

MindSonar Professionals: Koen Lucas & Law Enforcement

Introducing the next MindSonar Professional: Koen Lucas. Koen, a Dutch interim manager and trainer, describes how he uses MindSonar to train law enforcement agents. Note especially, that he has developed separate norm profiles for several different kinds of law enforcement agents (city patrols, building inspectors and environmental security agents). For more information on all MindSonar professionals go here: International Registry.

Introducing MindSonar Professionals

Over the next months, we would like to introduce you to some MindSonar professionals. Interviewing them as we meet them in conferences, meetings, seminars and so on. Here is the first one: Johan de Haas, a Dutch trainer/coach. He describes how he uses MindSonar in his trainings. For more information on any MindSonar professional go here: International Registry.

Seven ways to drive yourself crazy with metaprograms

MindSonar metaprogramsMost people are pretty good at crashing relationships and goofing up communication. Different people have different thinking styles (different metaprograms). And people often do not handle that very well. Look around you, and you will see plenty of irritation, misunderstanding, anger, Continue reading

MindSonar is a layered cake

MindSonar is really a two-layer system. Layer one is measuring metaprograms and values. Layer two is finding out which thinking style works in a given situation. MindSonar is adapted to the situation it is used in. This is a major difference with other psychological tests. Continue reading

Great MindSonar Day!

MindSonar metaprograms matchingWhat struck me at the MindSonar users day, in September, was how great the atmosphere was right from the beginning. It was like coming to a party. Everybody seemed so happy to see each other again. ‘Inspiring’ and ‘together’ were two words I heard a lot. There were presentations about important MindSonar projects, special applications, about how to sell your MindSonar products plus a nice experiential closure at the end of the day, that had us apply Continue reading

MindSonar Gathering Coming Up

Here in Holland, our yearly Gathering is coming up. From all over Holland and Belgium, people are coming to the MPA Users Day. In the future we want to make this an even more international event.

What is happening this year? There’s quite a few things going on.

To begin, I will give an overview of the past and the upcoming year. What have we been working on? Lots of things. Setting up a research module enabling us to – automatically – research new metaprograms. It will also enable us to research

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