Communicating with the colours of Insights Discovery - Frederik Imbo

We all have four colours inside us.
Bright blue, fiery red, radiant yellow and soft green. Note: we are not a colour. No, we have all four colours inside us.
The colour the other shows is determined by the need he or she has at that moment. Respond to that as much as possible, at least if you want to connect with the other.
For example: does the other person behave somewhat aloofly reasoned, rather introverted and task-oriented? Does he or she give a lot of details and facts? Then your conversation partner is in blue energy at that moment.
Then react in a blue way. Be calm, especially not too direct or overwhelming. Ask interested questions where the other person can display extensive knowledge.
Be well prepared yourself to answer questions coming from blue. Give a structured, clear explanation and make sure your information is 100% correct, complete and substantiated. Correct is right. So come up with objective evidence. And check whether you are clear to the other person: ‘Is there anything else you want to know?’ is a question blue likes very much.
Give the other person enough space to think and analyse everything you have told them.
Take blue's needs into account as much as possible. What are they? Predictability, structure, certainty.
Does the other person speak quickly and pointedly? Is the other person driven and results-oriented? Then you have to deal with red. Red communicates directly and instructively. Don't let this red energy throw you off balance, but communicate directly back yourself.
Do you recognise red in the other person? Then get straight to the point and be brief and to the point: ‘I want it now!’ thinks red.
Take red's demanding nature into account as much as possible. But at the same time, stand your ground and say clearly what can and cannot be done.
Make eye contact and communicate confidently and convincingly. And be prepared for a possible explosive reaction if red does not get what she wants. Above all, do not take that personally, but stay calm and look for an alternative, because red hates losing control. Control, results and efficiency are what red is all about.
Yellow is enthusiastic about everything. Even when there is a problem. Yellow needs your involvement at that moment. Let the other person speak outright and make them feel unique. Then also respond expressively: ‘Really? Are you serious?'
Communicate informally with yellow and show your most spontaneous side. Be open. Because openness opens up. Be enthusiastic and put the other person first.
Especially with yellow, avoid aloofness because yellow is very sensitive to rejection. On the contrary, be positive and ensure interaction. Avoid details, rules and routine, because yellow hates those!
Not easy especially if you have a lot of blue energy yourself. But in that moment, it's not about you. It's about the other person, about yellow in this case. Play into that yellow energy. CommUNIce. So also never say ‘calm, calm, calm’ to yellow. But: ‘OK, I see your enthusiasm, great idea. I'm just afraid that's not all that realistic.'
When explaining something to yellow, offer structure and explain everything very clearly, because yellow is very easily distracted...
Green. Unlike yellow, green is an excellent listener. Friendly and tolerant. Green also wants to be there for others. Green is compassionate and empathises very easily. Green is a team player, relationship-oriented and supportive. Green only tends to want to please the other person and finds one word difficult to say: ‘No’. This is because green does not like to disappoint. Someone with a lot of green energy prefers to work in the shadows and does not like to be in the spotlight. Green is rather sensitive and does not like change very much. Therefore, approach green in a calm and patient manner. Make time to talk to green and take into account your interlocutor's values. Be friendly. Avoid confrontations. So don't put green under pressure or green will clam up. After all, green hates confrontation and strives for harmony. Show that you care. With green, put your judgements and reproaches aside and approach the other person in a gentle and empathetic way. Also, constantly check if it is okay for the other person and ask things like ‘How does that feel for you?
Questions that would not match at all with blue or red. ‘How does that feel?’
Now again, we are not a colour, no. We have all four colours in us. Play to the colour your interlocutor is showing at that moment.
Final tip: act normal. In most interactions, in fact, no clear colour is visible. So be yourself and act normal. But as soon as you notice that your conversation partner is shooting a certain colour, respond accordingly. Because the better you respond to the other person's needs and preferences, the easier it is to connect!
Good luck!