Indigo for Schools

Behaviors describe how we communicate, or “show up”, when we are around people. It explains our social habits and styles.

Each of the DISC scores falls somewhere between 0-100, and is indicated by a colored bar, with the numerical score listed underneath. There is no good or bad in DISC. The score just indicates which behaviors come more naturally to a person. If a student is Low (0-30) in a certain behavior, then they will favor the tendencies described in the Low category in most situations, just as the High (70 – 100) will favor the tendencies described in their categories. Students in the Middle (31 – 69) can go either way depending on the context.

There is no best combination. High performing teams and organizations have a mix of all styles because all styles can contribute their unique strengths. There is no wrong style, but it’s important to remember that there are wrong environments for every style.

Motivators are what drive us. Understanding someone’s motivators helps explain why they do the things they do.

The Motivator graph is on the first page of the report on the bottom left. The top blue (or black) line and the number to the right of the graph mark indicate a person’s score. The red bar below represents the middle 68 percent of the population. The thin white line in the middle of the red bar and number below it mark the corporate adult average score.

Focus on the top two motivators. These are typically the biggest driving forces behind the choices an individual makes. The lowest motivator may also be important for understanding what could disengage the student. It’s important to help students find activities and careers that align with their top two motivators so that they will be engaged and fulfilled.

The Indigo Report skills shows 23 skills that are important in the world of work. They are ranked in order of most developed to least developed compared to adult population norms.
Following strengths-based research, the key to success is utilizing your strengths while minimizing your weaknesses. People have greater potential in areas where they have natural talent. When looking at the skills list, think of those skills at the top as the ones that come more naturally to this student, thus requiring less energy.
Think of the skills at the bottom of the list as requiring more energy. There may be skills ranked low on the list that can be learned with more experience and training. The only reason a bottom skill is relevant is if it is hindering the student in some way.

Indigo’s social emotional scores, or “Perceptions”, measure how students perceive both their internal and external world at this moment in time.  High scores are not necessarily “better” than low scores, and vice versa. While Indigo provides insights into each person’s unique values, behaviors, feelings, and perceptions, Indigo never attempts to make value judgments about those observations.

Perceptions scores are only available in the Indigo Dashboard to users who have been given specific permission to view them.  

There are six Perceptions, three internal and three external. In general, scores are to be read as follows:

• Scores from 0-4 are considered “low clarity” scores.
• Scores from 4.1-6 are considered “moderate clarity” scores.
• Scores from 6.1-8 are considered “typical clarity” scores.
• Scores above 8 are considered “high clarity” scores.
   

There will also be a +, – or O next to the score. This describes how a student feels about him- or herself and the world around them. + is a positive bias, – a negative and O is neutral. Think of bias as a feeling or an over/under emphasis in that dimension.