Small group

Quadra Role

  1. Agitator

    (Extraversion + Nonacceptance + Elaboration)QeDi

    Role

    Outward force that meets resistance and does not stop. Contests the given until it yields, holding pressure long after others release.

    Role in Change

    Tempo: Rapid

    Variation. Forces new patterns through sustained pressure. Positive: breakthrough, ending exhausted orders. Negative: manufactured conflict, overcorrection.

    Types

    Originator (ILE) Pressure by idea. Opens alternatives and forces the given open; rejects prohibition, drops what is finished.

    Preacher (EIE) Pressure by passion. Charges the group with vision and drama, rallies and provokes through feeling.

    Swagger (SEE) Pressure by presence. Claims space, dominates and contests; wins by will, nerve and expansion.

    Organizer (LSE) Pressure by demand. Drives the plan through exacting control and redoubled effort when resisted.

    More
  2. Mobilizer

    (Extraversion + Acceptance + Sufficiation)DeQi

    Role

    Outward flow with nothing to hold it. Takes what is present, acts at once, closes the cycle, and moves on.

    Role in Change

    Tempo: Rapid

    Propagation. Carries change through the network by acting and connecting. Positive: implementation, expansion, recovery. Negative: superficiality, overextension.

    Types

    Commando (SLE) Moves by action. Decides at once, thrives in crisis, takes the ground and the initiative.

    Host (ESE) Moves by bond. Circulates mood and warmth, hosts and unites, and energizes the group.

    Minstrel (IEE) Moves by possibility. Spots potential in people and ideas, links and improvises, and spreads contact.

    Financier (LIE) Moves by yield. Converts opportunity into efficiency, resources and business; finds the profitable step.

    More
  3. Stabilizer

    (Introversion + Acceptance + Elaboration)DiQe

    Role

    Inward hold that absorbs without refusing and never finishes. Takes the load, carries it, and refines it.

    Role in Change

    Tempo: Slow

    Retention. Consolidates and refines what has been adopted. Positive: reliability, endurance, quality. Negative: rigidity, stagnation, silent resistance.

    Types

    Registrar (LSI) Holds by rule. Keeps standard, procedure and hierarchy; perfects detail and checks quality.

    Nestler (SEI) Holds by comfort. Absorbs tension, soothes and yields; sustains ease and harmony around it.

    Skeptic (ILI) Holds by patience. Watches slow processes, withholds, foresees what can fail; quiet and unmoved.

    Chaplain (EII) Holds by conscience. Carries obligation, loyalty and others' pain; fair, self-doubting, conflict-averse.

    More
  4. Discriminator

    (Introversion + Nonacceptance + Sufficiation)QiDe

    Role

    Inward, bounded, and self-complete. Admits only what passes its threshold and refuses the rest.

    Role in Change

    Tempo: Slow

    Selection. Decides what is admitted. Positive: integrity, early detection of what is off. Negative: blocking needed change, withdrawal.

    Types

    Poet (IEI) Selects by taste. Senses atmosphere and undercurrent; admits only what resonates, gathers a small circle.

    Theorist (LII) Selects by logic. Tests structure and consistency, detects error and falseness; honest and abstract.

    Handyman (SLI) Selects by sufficiency. Admits only what is needed, strips noise and excess; steady, economical, hands-on.

    Hearthguard (ESI) Selects by trust. Reads friend from foe, enforces norms and keeps faith; refuses risk, deceit and breach.

    More