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Conversations about the many important applications of psychological types for life.
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Join Nicholas Toko, Anne-Liis Lääne-Sáez, and James Johnston as they talk about the use of the Gifts Compass Inventory (GCI) and the many important applications of psychological types. The well-validated and broadly acclaimed GCI offers a fresh approach to Swiss psychologist Carl Jung’s original eight psychological types. The GCI focuses on the personal growth and development of unique individuals. We are passionate about type, and our aim is to help you understand type, how to use type to better understand yourself, to have better relationships at home, in a social setting, or in the workplace.
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Introductory Podcast
The GCI offers a fresh approach to Swiss psychologist Carl Jungs original eight psychological types, the well validated and broadly acclaimed gifts. The GCI focuses on the personal growth and development of unique individuals. This is our inaugural podca
The Feeling Function
James Johnston, Anne-Liis Laane-Saez and Nicholas Toko talk about the feeling function, one of four “functions” of conscious experience. The other three functions are thinking, intuition and sensation.
The Thinking Function
James Johnston, Anne-Liis Laane-Saez and Nicholas Toko talk about the thinking function, one of four “functions” of conscious experience. The other three functions are feeling, intuition and sensation.
The Sensation Function
James Johnston, Anne-Liis Laane-Saez and Nicholas Toko talk about the sensation function, one of four “functions” of conscious experience. The other three functions are feeling, intuition and thinking.
The Intuition Function
James Johnston, Anne-Liis Laane-Saez and Nicholas Toko talk about the thinking function, one of four “functions” of conscious experience. The other three functions are feeling, thinking and sensation.
Reading the Melody: Kevin Lim
Special guest, Kevin Lim, joins James Johnston, Anne-Liis Laane-Saez and Nicholas Toko to consider Kevin’s unique GCI Profile. We “read the melody” of Kevin’s profile, then ask him to talk about our reading and its relation to his life experience. Kevin recently completed a PhD in physics from Cambridge University. He is also a poet, songwriter, […]
Reading the Melody: René Pieterse
Special guest, René Pieterse, joins James Johnston, Anne-Liis Laane-Saez and Nicholas Toko to consider René’s unique GCI Profile. We “read the melody” of René’s profile, then ask him to talk about our reading and its relation to his life experience.
Reading the Melody: Frances Bolton
Special guest, Frances Bolton, joins Anne-Liis Laane-Saez, Nicholas Toko, and James Johnston to consider Frances’s dynamic GCI Profile. For this podcast, we first asked Frances to review the three experiences she used in completing the GCI. Then we related her profile to those three experiences.
Reading the Melody: Daniel Roura
Special guest Daniel Roura joins Anne-Liis Laane-Saez, Nicholas Toko, and James Johnston to consider Daniel’s balanced extraverted & introverted GCI Profile.
Reading the Melody: Jerry Gilpin
Special guest Jerry Gilpin, President of the British Association of Psychological Type, joins Anne-Liis Laane-Saez, Nicholas Toko, and James Johnston to consider Jerry’s profile of a lifelong learner.
Meet the Hosts
Nicholas Toko
Nicholas Toko is a blogger and podcaster of #JungianBitsofInformation, a blog, podcast and individual and workplace transformation service dedicated to exploring the unconscious in the workplace, specifically, the dynamics between the individual psyche and the workplace. He is an organizational effectiveness consultant and currently training as a Jungian Analyst in Zurich, Switzerland where he currently lives. Nicholas was born in Uganda and grew up in London, UK. You can find out more about Nicholas at www.nicholastoko.com.
Anne-Liis Lääne-Sáez
Anne-Liis Lääne-Sáez is a self awareness and mental fitness coach and works with individuals wanting to add more meaning and enjoyment to their life. Anne-Liis is from Estonia and currently living in Geneva, Switzerland.
James Johnston
Lead architect for the Gifts Compass Inventory (GCI); author of Jung’s Indispensable Compass: Navigating the Dynamics of Psychological Types. James lives in the United States currently in northwest Ohio.
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