The four scales are core to Wethos AI, here's an in depth explanation of each one.
Ideas Scale: Measures how individuals process and express ideas.
Key Aspects:
- Abstract vs. Concrete Thinking: Evaluates whether individuals think in broad concepts and metaphors or in specific details.
- Idea Expression: Looks at whether individuals prefer summarizing their ideas or describing them in a detailed narrative.
- Approach to Idea Generation: Considers whether they start with questions like “what else,” “how to,” or “with what.”
- Idea Processing: Assesses if they process ideas by verbalizing, asking questions, or thinking them through silently.
- Implementation Readiness: Examines how quickly they move to test ideas, whether they build a system first or figure out every detail before implementation.
- What could work: Focuses on big-picture thinking and uses abstractions to inspire others.
- Could that work here: Evaluates ideas for practicality and strategic importance.
- How that would work here: Develops systems to execute strategies and mediates between different viewpoints.
- What we need to make it work: Organizes resources and procedures for execution.
- Is it ready to work yet: Focuses on practical implications to improve execution plans.
Relational Scale: Assesses how individuals engage with emotions, both their own and others.
Key Aspects:
- Emotional Awareness: Measures how apparent others’ emotions must be before they are noticed.
- Emotional Engagement: Evaluates whether individuals engage with or observe emotions.
- Emotional Management: Looks at their inclination to nurture, manage, or acknowledge emotions.
- I am aware: Focuses on creating positive emotional energy and resolving conflicts.
- I connect: Develops deep relationships and feels responsible for emotional support.
- I want fair: Manages emotions to strengthen connections and build trust.
- I want authentic: Takes an objective view and practices emotional transparency.
- I want rational: Quickly evaluates situations and observes emotions without derailing actions.
Action Scale: Evaluates how individuals exert their force of will on objectives.
Key Aspects:
- Goal Focus: Considers whether individuals focus more on achieving goals or the activities needed to achieve them.
- Approach to Tasks: Assesses if they ask “is it done?”, “is everything working?” or “is it working right?”.
- Leadership Style: Looks at their inclination to direct others or take on tasks themselves.
- Directs projects: Exercises authority and directs team members to achieve goals.
- Moves people: Focuses on self-determination and regulates the goal-achievement process.
- Coordinates effort: Manages contributions of skilled team members and shares authority.
- Identifies roles: Takes responsibility for completing tasks and addresses team needs.
- Completes tasks: Enthusiastically takes on and owns tasks.
Order Scale: Measures how individuals structure and complete work.
Key Aspects:
- Approach to Work: Evaluates preference for orderly routines versus creative flexibility.
- Management Style: Assesses whether they are hands-on or hands-off in managing performance.
- Project Completion: Looks at how complete a project needs to be before moving on.
- Hands-on completion: Creates and controls systems for detailed, routine work.
- Clear structure: Manages details where needed to deliver results.
- Available trade-offs: Adjusts objectives based on prioritization and develops review procedures.
- Impact of execution: Delegates ongoing efforts and balances multiple projects.
- Speed of execution: Delegates work, creating freedom for team members to showcase their craftsmanship.