Cohousing-L Mailing List: MBTI personality type - National Conference Discussion Session

[Thomas Lofft (tlofft]

This sounds like a good idea, Liz.
 
>From your self-description, perhaps you might be the best prospect to lead 
>such a discussion session.
 
I am sure the 2011 Conference program coordinator would be glad to consider 
your proposal.

Some of the related topics might be:
 
What personalities are most/least attracted to cohousing?
Why?
Is it all about personality or is it also influenced by income level, education 
level, prior family size, urban/rural background?
Should cohousing ethics be updated to become more attractive to other 
personality types who are perhaps least naturally attracted.
Why?/Why not?
 
Depending upon conclusions, what are lessons to be applied in marketing to 
attract more of any particular type?
 
Every community from which I have heard, which are several, are presently 
seeking any edge thay can master to attract more prospects and to convert their 
prospects to buyers.
 
Thanks for communicating.
 
Tom Lofft
Liberty Village, MD
 
From: Liz Ryan Cole <lizryancole [at] mac.com>
Subject: [C-L]_ MBTI personality type
To: Cohousing-L <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
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>> I have worked with the MBTI for almost 40 years- both for legal supervisors 
>> and for my law students. I am curious about the use of the MBTI in 
>> cohousing. If the folks who use MBTI the most would contact me off line I'd 
>> appreciate hearing from you. 
 
>> I would like to learn more about the data cited (it strikes me as a bit 
>> counter-intuitive though I believe people with college and beyond are well 
>> represented in cohousing and MBTI reported type changes as one moves through 
>> higher education.)
 
Maybe a session at a national conference on the use of MBTI as a community 
building tool? liz
 
Liz Ryan Cole
Pinnacle@ Loch Lyme Lodge
Lyme, NH
info [at] pinnacleproject.info
 
lizryancole [at] mac.com
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