What does the Discovery Survey measure?

The Discovery Survey assesses an individual's natural ability in the 10 Plum Talents:

Talents are composed of a specific combination of competencies. Each competency is a specific combination of 12 traits.

Ten of these traits are based on the Five-Factor Model (FFM) or "Big Five" personality model. The last two traits are facets of cognitive ability: problem solving and social intelligence.

Detailed definitions for each of the fundamental traits are linked below:

Trait	"Big 5" Term
Industriousness	Conscientiousness
Orderliness
Stability	Stress Tolerance
Self Regard
Intellectual Disposition	Openness to Experience
Experiential Disposition
Enthusiasm	Extraversion
Assertiveness
Compassion	Agreeableness
Mannerliness
Problem Solving	Cognitive Ability
Social Intelligence

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