MindSonar is like an X-Ray Machine for the Mind
Repeated patterns in our thinking are often referred to as our ‘Mindset’. Working with mindsets is important, especially for those of us working with people. Somebody’s mindset determines their feelings and their actions. And these in turn determine their results. That goes for business, but in private life as well. And MindSonar is a great tool for measuring and understanding mindsets. It measures both Thinking Styles (Meta Programs) and Value Types (Graves Drives).
Exploring the Power of MindSonar
Given the importance of working with mindsets, it’s a great advantage if you can measure them. MindSonar is a psychological tool that helps you do just that. MindSonar was developed by Dutch psychologist Jaap Hollander and his team. It has its roots in Neuro Linguistic Programming and the work of psychologist Clare Graves.
Measuring mindsets and understanding them
MindSonar sess a mindset as an interplay between
a. Value types (What kinds of things do you find important?)
b. Thinking styles (How do you handle your values?)
Strengthening or changing mindsets
Understanding a given mindset greatly helps to strengthen it, teach it, or change it. Your mindset will greatly influence your perception (What you notice and what you miss), your mood and your actions. And your actions will eventually determine your results.
Applications
MindSonar is used for many different purposes. It helps coaches understand what changes are needed. It helps recruiters to attract hard to find new candidates, and to select the most suitable ones. MindSonar helps individuals understand their own mindset. And in teams it improves communication, cohesion and cognitive diversity. MindSonar is used to resolve conflicts and to help organizations change. It can help leaders analyse their leadership style and define strengths and improvements.
Mindsets vary with Context
One standout feature of MindSonar is that it presupposes that somebody’s thinking style can be different in different situations. For example, their thinking patterns at work may differ vastly from those at home, and MindSonar can capture this. Hence our tagline: ‘Because you are so much more‘.
Focus on People and Results
MindSonar offers accurate, practical insights in people’s mindsets, that can be applied in real-world situations. Wherever people and results are important, MindSonar is a fine grained, accurate and practical tool. If you like working with mindsets, MindSonar is your instrument of choice.
MindSonar is the New Profiling
MindSonar is not a personality test. We recognize that personality tests often offer a hold on complex situations, we also find them limiting. MindSonar does not want to lock people up in personality boxes. We assume people will think differently under different conditions. We will measure your mindset for a given context, but we will also assume that you have many other mindsets available. That’s why our tag line is: because you are so much more…
Used by Professionals Only
MindSonar is offered exclusively through a network of certified MindSonar Professionals. The combination of a refined mindset measurement plus an trained expert, gives MindSonar solutions their unique power. All MindSonar professionals have learned about mindsets in coaching, team building and recruitment.
Forensic Psychologist, Behavioral Analyst
A forensic environment is the most demanding context for any task, from therapy to analysis of cognitive patterns, to building emotional resilience, to training or even personal development. George is a pioneer MindSonar Professional who has introduced cognitive profiling to forensic contexts. He is using MindSonar to coach the leadership of counter-trafficking organizations and also to map the dynamics within their teams, or the patterns of single individuals, and offer choices for needed changes. However, his most innovative application utilizes MindSonar as part of cognitive profiling by taking a “snapshot” of the active cognitive processes of an offender or a victim during a crime. He also uses MindSonar to build custom-tailored interventions for the police of Eastern European countries, in order to ensure the sustainability of their units and avoid resignations and burnout (emotional or mental).
Having graduated from the psychology department of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens in Greece, Christina has a 20 years experience in the field. She has a master’s degree in School Psychology from the University of Essex and in NLP certified by INLPTA. She’s also a Professional NLP Coach and a Micro Expression & Body Language Practitioner by INLPTA as well. Over the last 5 years, she’s been also working in special education for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Since 2023, she’s an accredited Mediator officially registered in the Greek Ministry of Justice for civil, commercial and family law cases.
My name is Katerina Kami, and I am a passionate professional in the tourism industry. As a Luxury Travel Designer, I specialize in crafting personalized travel experiences.
For the past seventeen years, I have been actively involved in the luxury travel sector, gaining invaluable experience in all aspects of luxury travel.
My interactions with a diverse range of people and situations have deepened my understanding of my passion for humanity and my admiration for the importance of well-being in all its forms.
In recent years, I have also become a certified NLP Master Practitioner and Coach, as well as a Microexpressions Body & Language Practitioner. I am deeply committed to supporting my co-workers and other travel experts in designing not only their careers but also their lives. Through my coaching, I help them unlock their potential, refine their goals, and build fulfilling personal and professional paths. My aim is to foster growth and well-being in every aspect of their journey, empowering them to thrive and contribute to a flourishing travel industry.
I am NLP & Family Business Interventionist working mainly with Family Businesses & their members to help them map, understand & change the Communication & the Relationships within their infrastructure and thrive.
The Family & the Business are two unique ecosystems with different and 99%, contradicting values and Purpose. My vision is to help Families and Businesses to find the common ground necessary for both to thrive without sabotaging each other and finally contribute to a system larger than themselves and larger than the sum of the two.
I am planning to use Mindsonar to understand both ecosystems, bring down all the illusions that push them to fight each other instead of collaborating and create a new common ground. Mindsonar’s scientific approach is crucial for the creation of that common ground by helping both ecosystems to understand and deal with their blind spots and strong traits.
I hold a BEng in Manufacturing Engineering & an MBA(International Marketing) from Cardiff University; I am an NLP Master Practitioner & Coach, an mBit Coach and I am on the NLP Trainer’s track. I am also trained in Micro-Expressions & Body Language. I am the co-owner of a Family Business with 150 Employees and have served it as an Executive for more than 20 years.
Certified Mindsonar Coach
Strategic Empowerment Advisor
With over 27 years of experience in the maritime industry, I progressed to senior executive positions, gaining deep insights into the challenges and demands faced by professionals in leadership roles. My career journey led me to a path of personal development, where continuous learning and a passion for true empowerment became essential drivers.
Today, as a Certified Mindsonar Coach, I utilize tools that enable professionals to gain insights into their thinking patterns and enhance their strategic decision-making. Using the science of Mindsonar alongside NLP and mBIT techniques, I support leaders and business executives to discover their inner strength, enhance their decision-making processes, and achieve a meaningful balance in their lives.
My vision is to empower individuals to uncover their true potential and reach their full capacity. My mission is to provide the tools, knowledge, and guidance for personal transformation and professional growth.
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The profiling process consists of three parts:
The procedure usually takes between 40 and 60 minutes.
The cost of creating a MindSonar® profile consists of two elements: (1) the cost of the MindSonar® profile itself and (2) the cost of an hour with a MindSonar® Professional working with you.
Coaching or counselling usually consists of a preparatory interview (often via Skype or phone) about the question you want to answer with your MindSonar® profile. After the profiling, there will be an interview (preferably in person) about what the results mean and how they answer your question.
MindSonar® is not a personality test. Personality tests show what kind of person you are in general, regardless of the specific situation. Many people feel constrained by this. It’s not just about tests. Generally, people ‘typecast’ others: ‘He’s typical X’, ‘She’s typical Y’. Personality tests do this too – be it in a more scientific way. The “Big Five” test is officially based on how people generally rank among themselves. Some old personality tests (such as the MMPI) even tell you how sick or healthy your personality is in psychiatric terms.
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