The INTP myers-briggs personality type
is known for being innovative, analytical,
open-minded, and direct. Famous INTP
changemakers likely include Albert
Einstein, Marie Curie, and Abraham Lincoln. Are you an intp or think you might be? In
this video we'll explore ways that you
can change the world. Welcome back! My
name is Amber Melanie Smith, and I make these videos here on YouTube to help
aspiring changemakers with tips and
strategies to help you change the world
while living a life of impact and
purpose. So, INTPs are brilliant,
rational problem solvers whose
analytical minds can help humanity crack
some of our biggest most complex social
issues. If you're not sure what your
myers-briggs personality type is yet, I
am leaving some links in the description
below so you can check those out and let
us know what personality type you are.
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personality types. I really believe that
no matter what your personality, your
skills, or your talents, there's some way
that each unique person can change the
world, so it's really fun for me to talk
about how the different personality
types can do just that. Before I get
into some of the specific ideas about
how INTPs can change the world, let's
just do a quick summary of their
personality traits. INTPs are pretty rare making up about 3%
of the overall population.
intps are often considered the most
logical of the personality types they
love to parse out new and abstract ideas
they get really enthusiastic about new
concepts and they're great at being open
and honest
intps are objective and insightful and
they love solving really complex issues
which could make them really formidable
when it comes to coming up with
innovative ideas to attack social
problems INTP weaknesses however include
being overly private risking being kind
of insensitive because they're more
concerned with logic than with people's
feelings
occasionally coming off as a know-it-all
and ignoring the rules though in some
cases that might also be a strength I
MTPs really need to work on tasks that
are challenging and will address real
practical world problems there are so
many ways that brilliant intps can
change the world so let's start by
getting into some of those intps
want to sink their teeth into a
complicated and important problem and
use their naturally entrepreneurial and
innovative thinking to take it apart and
ultimately solve it they're best suited
to work that is done solo or at the very
least in small groups with equally
stimulating people where they're not
really Mack micromanage but instead just
equipped to solve the problem on their
own
intps are perfectionist and they will
not stop until the problem is solved so
whether they are working in the
for-profit or private sector nonprofit
or social enterprise world or as a
volunteer helping out a cause they care
about here are some of the ways that
intps can make a difference in the world
so in the private sector or in business
similar to others with the eye and the
end classification and their
myers-briggs personality type the INTP
really needs to be able to work solo or
in a small group as we talked about
before and avoid those bureaucratic
large organizations they really need to
work independently and follow their own
creative and sometimes eccentric
pursuits
intps might be happiest changing the
world when they can combine their
problem-solving abilities with a really
important and meaningful problem to
solve
so in business or private pursuits and I
guess this might also include some
government pursuits
intps might be really happy making a
difference by doing some research or
consulting on a large social issue or
even through medicine or science where
they're working to find a cure for a
disease so in the nonprofit and social
enterprise world the whole point of
these organizations is to tackle
challenging problems in the world so
because of that intps might find this a
good change making path for them
the INTP work style and personality you
might lend itself really well to doing
some kind of project on their own where
they're not being micromanaged that will
improve the situation for Humanity so
kind of along those lines great roles
and nonprofits or social enterprise
organizations for intps might include
things like a logistics manager someone
who can figure out the complex complex
logistics of moving supplies around an
area or even a project or a program
manager who can oversee the strategy for
executing on a program to help a cause
or even a program evaluation specialist
someone who can research how the program
has been running and think about how to
improve it to be more effective for the
people it is trying to serve so examples
of specific roles might include
researching those cures for complex
diseases similar to the private or
government role that I mentioned earlier
except in this case in the nonprofit or
social enterprise context formulating
creative ways to tackle specific
environmental problems or maybe
something like designing an app that can
help everyday people improve their
health and wellness I MTPs can also make
a huge difference as a volunteer for an
organization that they care about
so I ntps any volunteering that you do
has to be aligned with the causes that
you find really important that are
backed up by science data and research
to prove their value and the need in the
community
unlike other personality types you as an
INTP are unlikely to be swayed by
emotional Appeals rather you are
motivated by statistics and data that
show how a real problem exists and how
improving the efficiency or
effectiveness of a program or approach
could solve that problem a great
real-world example that I've heard of
could be helping a cause that tackles
malaria and it's spread by simply
providing more mosquito nets to
organizations on the ground helping
populations affected by malaria causes
like microfinance might
so appeal to you where we are using
small loans to business owners around
the world especially in developing
nations to help them pull themselves out
of poverty
along these lines you might actually be
interested in the research done by a
relatively new organization called
effective altruism which has come up
with in actual mathematical formula that
will help everyday people calculate how
much of an impact they are making or
could make through different social
approaches and this formula is
fascinating it's based on how many lives
you're likely to impact through a
certain approach and how deeply you are
likely to impact those lives so look
that up it's really interesting
I'll also be sure to leave a link to
that below if you're interested one
check that out if you decide to take on
any hands-on volunteering as an INTP
such as sorting or packaging food you're
very likely to be that person who's
restructuring your entire groups efforts
to make it more efficient but generally
you're probably more drawn to skills
based volunteering where you can use
your smarts and your talents to tackle
an issue for a cause that you care about
without much fuss from people around you
you are all about efficiency and
effectiveness which is a great skill and
mindset to have when it comes to
tackling social issues so an example of
a great skills based volunteer project
for you might be something like helping
a local food bank analyze their
logistical food delivery and supply
patterns to see how you could make it
more efficient other examples might be
analyzing the data from a program that a
cause is running to see how they can
make it more effective or maybe even
designing a website or an app that can
help an organization amplify its work
are you an intp or do you know one what
are some of the ways that we didn't talk
about that you are out there making a
difference in the world I want to hear
about it leave it in the comments let's
get a conversation going I really hope
you liked this video once again my name
is Amber Melanie Smith and I am a
speaker and nonprofit director and I do
these videos on topics from nonprofits
to social enterprise to everyday people
making an impact in the world and more
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