The Revolutionary Archetype
Conventions were
made to be broken.
The Revolutionary in Individuals
Revolutionaries are the first to notice what’s not working and challenge the status quo. They take things apart, not to merely rearrange them, but to allow for quantum leaps.
Without emotional attachment to the past, Revolutionaries are quick to abandon strategies, jobs, relationships, and habits that hinder growth.
The Revolutionary in Organizations
Revolutionary organizations are born to break things, making way for creative breakthroughs that can bring true industry-changing innovation.
These cultures encourage risk-taking and re-invention. Teams take stock quickly and unemotionally; they come to closure decisively and move on.
When Revolutionary slips into the shadow side, they can be experienced as dramatic and mean & unfeeling—mechanistically using people, then discarding them. They can take unnecessary risks and, in extreme cases, risks can descend into breaking the law.
Strengths
Bold, Resourceful, Innovative
Guiding Vision
To challenge the status quo
Inspired by
Troubleshooting
Organizations with High Revolutionary
Apple, E*TRADE, Uber, Netflix
Shadows
Impatient, Reckless, Short-tempered
Favorite phrase
There has to be a better way!
Frustrated by
Fear of change
Individuals with High Revolutionary
Martin Luther King, Greta Thunberg, Nelson Mandela
ARE YOU A SAGE?
Are you inspired by thoughts, hypotheses, conundrums, unsolved equations or other intellectual challenges?
ARE YOU A RULER?
Do you know the best way to accomplish whatever is for the highest good of all? Are you willing to take on the responsibility?
ARE YOU A REVOLUTIONARY?
Do you tend to notice what’s not working and challenge the status quo? Are you unafraid to let go and move on?
ARE YOU A MAGICIAN?
Do you trust synchronicity, coincidence, Aha-moments and things that flow? Do you seem to make the impossible happen?
ARE YOU A LOVER?
Do you have a romantic view about the world that covers everything from ideas to individuals to experiences?
ARE YOU A JESTER?
Does your playful energy and sense of humor reduce the collective stress in the room? Do you show others how to let go and lighten up?
ARE YOU A HERO?
Do you bring a discipline, focus and can-do spirit that inspires others to be bigger, braver and stronger?
ARE YOU AN INNOCENT?
Are you grateful for the present moment? Do trust that things will always work out in the end?
ARE YOU AN EXPLORER?
Do you live life on your own terms? Are you inspired by the question ‘why not?’Â
ARE YOU A CREATOR?
Do you trust your imagination, your inner Muse and the creative process itself?
ARE YOU A CAREGIVER?
Do you give freely give without expecting anything in return? Is service your calling card?
ARE YOU AN EVERYPERSON?
Do you seek to create a sense of acceptance, belonging and justice? Do you believe ‘together we can overcome?’
