Comparing types
INTP
vs INTP
Objective analyst
ENTP
Enterprising explorer
Strengths
INTP wants
- Finding inconsistencies in ideas or strategies
- Working independently and self-sufficiently with little need for structure
ENTP gives
- Evaluating and debating intellectual theories and concepts
- Offering a wide range of creative options
Stretches
INTP wants
- Failing to consider the impact they might have on other people’s feelings when giving feedback or debating an issue
- Sharing their ideas in a complex or abstract way that others may find difficult to follow
ENTP gives
- Ignoring rules, procedures, or detailed routine tasks that don’t fit their interests
- Seeming insensitive to other people’s feelings when giving feedback or critiquing ideas
Likes
INTP wants
- Analyzing problems to find quick solutions
- Organizing their thoughts to create a logical system
- Seeking objective truth
ENTP gives
- Using creativity to solve problems
- Finding new ideas, people, and possibilities
- Focusing on change and the future
Working together
INTP wants
- Independence and autonomy
- Time to reflect on important issues and understand the long-term consequences of their decisions
- Freedom to explore ideas and concepts in their own way
ENTP gives
- An objective and unemotional approach to decision-making, regardless of their personal opinion
- Willingness to take risks
- Lots of creative options