What is the Myers Briggs Type Indicator?
The MBTI instrument is based on the work of psychologist Carl Jung and the instrument’s authors, Isabel Briggs Myers and her mother, Katharine Cook Briggs, all of whom spent years observing human behavior.
Their ideas help explain why different kinds of people are interested in different things, prefer different kinds of work, and sometimes find it hard to understand each other – all due to basic differences in how people take in information and make decisions about it.
The MBTI instrument was developed with great care and has been used by people around the world for 60 years:
- Organizations use it to improve employee communication, teamwork, and leadership
- Adults and young people use it to choose careers that are likely to hold their interest and use their gifts
- Teachers and students use it to make learning more interesting and efficient
- Family members use it to better understand each other
