Frameworks to support reflection.
A framework can sometimes help us notice a pattern or consider a perspective we had not thought about.
Its value depends on what it helps us see. A framework should prompt enquiry, not become a ready-made explanation of a person or a substitute for paying attention to the circumstances.
Two frameworks I may draw on are the Enneagram and Five Lens.
The Enneagram
The Enneagram describes nine broad personality patterns and explores motivations and habitual responses associated with them. Where appropriate, I use it to prompt questions about behaviour, assumptions and relationships, rather than as a definitive description of a person.
Five Lens
Five Lens is a people-development framework that brings together five perspectives: Enneagram, Personal Mastery, Emotional Resilience, Social Drives and Energy Centres. It offers a structured way to explore different aspects of how people understand themselves, respond to situations and relate to others.
The useful question is whether a framework helps someone notice something relevant, consider another perspective or open up a better conversation.