Interview Script

Enneagram Questionnaire

What would people find most surprising about your internal life?

  • Type 3

    • What is your style at work?

    • How well do you adapt to change?

    • What does it mean to be successful?

      • Is it important to succeed?

    • How important is it to be recognized for your achievements?

    • What is your experience of failure?

      • What do you do with failure?

    • How strong is your drive towards your goals?

    • How important is it to be productive/efficient?

      • How do you feel when you are? When you are not?

    • Are you aware of how others perceive you?

      • How does that effect you?

    • Do you feel as though you can easily access your feelings?

      • What do you do to feel them?

  • Type 6

    • How important is it to have a plan?

    • How do you develop a plan?

    • What does having a plan do for you?

    • What happens internally when you're uncertain of what's going to happen?

    • What does it take to feel safe/secure?

    • Do you have a questioning mind?

    • How do you determine the important people in your life?

    • How do you experience fear?

    • What is your relationship to authority?

  • Type 9

    • How easy is it to see other points of view?

      • What about your own point of view?

    • How do you experience conflict?

    • Do you get angry? Would other people know?

    • How important is it to have harmony?

      • In relationships? Environment?

    • What happens when you're in an upsetting situation?

    • How do you set your priorities?

    • What do you do when people around you are agitated?

  • Type 1

    • How important is it to be right?

      • Morally? Procedurally?

    • Do you tend to notice how things could be improved?

    • How loud is your conscience? What does it say?
    • What does "calling" mean to you?

    • Where do you get your sense of “good enough”?

    • When you feel negative emotions, what do you do with them?

    • What if someone doesn't live up to your expectations?

      • What if you don't live up to your own expectations?

    • How do you react to something that is out of order or incongruent?

    • Do you expect the best in people?

      • In yourself?

    • How do you feel about someone getting away with a mistake?

  • Type 4

    • Do you feel attuned to your emotions? How do they “present”?

    • Do things measure up to your expectations of them?

    • How often do you compare yourself to others (positively or negatively)?

    • What does the word “longing” mean to you?

    • Do you enjoy a wide range of emotions?

      • Do you still enjoy the negative ones?

    • What is your experience of belonging?

    • Do you notice what's missing?

    • Do you ever behave in a way that is inauthentic? How does that feel?

  • Type 2

    • What do you notice when you walk into a group?

    • How important is your connection with others?

    • Do you tend to know what people need?

      • What about knowing what you need?

    • How do you respond to someone taking care of you?

    • How important is it that people like you?

    • Do people appreciate you for the care that you give?

      • How does that feel?

  • Type 8

    • How important is it to “get things going”?

      • What is your reaction when things seem “stuck”?

    • What is your response to unfairness/injustice?

    • Do others feel protected by you?

    • Do you prefer to be the leader or to follow one?

    • What is your relationship to anger?

    • What does excessiveness mean to you?

    • How often do you have thoughts of vengeance?

    • Do you have a tendency to take over?

      • Do people notice when you've walked into the room?

    • How important is it to be strong?

    • What is your response to confrontation?

    • Would you prefer brutal honesty or someone who tried to be sensitive to your emotions?

  • Type 5

    • What does the idea of depletion bring up?

    • What do you need to do before you participate?

    • What does solitude mean to you?

      • How important is it?

      • What happens if you don't get it?

    • What causes you to be overwhelmed?

    • How much of your time do you spend on things that are interesting to you?

      • Can you describe what it's like to get lost in them?

    • Where does your attention go throughout the day?

    • To what degree are you a private person?

      • Do you voluntarily self-disclose or do you wait to be asked?

    • Is life primarily objective or subjective?

      • How do you come to this conclusion?

  • Type 7

    • How important is it to make sure that life is fun?

    • How often do you think about the future?

    • Do you experience yourself as a quick thinker?

    • What is your reaction to boredom?

    • How important is adventure/spontaneity?

    • When things are bad, are you the person who can find the silver lining?

      • How often and how quickly do you do this?

    • How do you experience limitations?

    • Do you need to be okay?

    • Would you rather come up with good ideas or be responsible for getting them done?