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The 16 Inner Names
Every child has one of these 16 Inner Names — each answers what a child is truly wired for, shaped by 4 dimensions of how they think, feel, and move through the world.
4 dimensions shape every type
Energy
SPARK
Social, outward
STILL
Quiet, inward
Perception
LENS
Concrete, practical
CANVAS
Abstract, imaginative
Judgment
HEART
Feeling, empathy
COMPASS
Logic, reason
Structure
ANCHOR
Planned, structured
FLOW
Flexible, spontaneous
The Connectors
These children draw energy from people and see the world in clear, concrete, practical terms. They're grounded, reliable, and socially alive.
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The Lantern
About 1 in 13 children
Warmth that draws people in without trying
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The Pillar
About 1 in 14 children
The one a community quietly organizes itself around
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The Catalyst
About 1 in 17 children
Fast, capable, makes things move that were stuck
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The Captain
About 1 in 14 children
Leads from the front, finishes what they started
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The Expressives
Socially alive and deeply imaginative — they live in the world of ideas, feelings, and possibility. Vivid, creative, and emotionally present.
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The Bard
About 1 in 13 children
Feels vividly and sings it out — the room learns from them
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The Luminary
About 1 in 17 children
Makes ordinary moments unforgettable, on purpose
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The Maverick
About 1 in 25 children
Original, restless, refuses the script
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The Architect
About 1 in 33 children
Imagines what doesn't exist, then builds it
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The Steadfast
Quiet and dependable — they recharge in solitude and navigate the world with clear, practical wisdom. Often the most quietly essential people in any room.
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The Listener
About 1 in 13 children
Quietly notices what no one else does
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The Keeper
About 1 in 11 children
Holds what others lose track of
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The Scout
About 1 in 17 children
Sees the system three layers down
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The Artisan
About 1 in 13 children
Goes deeper than anyone into what they care about
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The Visionaries
Deep, rich inner worlds — they recharge in solitude and think in abstractions, imagination, and long-arc ideas. The rarest and most internally complex types.
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The Poet
About 1 in 14 children
The interior world is the real one
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The Sage
About 1 in 17 children
Slow to begin, impossible to stop
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The Philosopher
About 1 in 20 children
Brilliant in directions no one assigned
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The Cartographer
About 1 in 50 children
Maps their own inner world before trusting the outer one
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