What is Nine Shapes?

The Nine Shapes project aims to help individuals connect using the framework of the Enneagram, without falling into the trap of reducing our multifaceted, unique, individual selves to a type on a personality framework. How do we simultaneously use this beautiful tool that many of us find life in while avoiding treating others like easily categorizable objects?

The answer is simple: conversation and active listening.

Nine Shapes’ questions are exploratory and based on the nine types from the Enneagram, while still being general enough for anyone to get something out of playing the game. The shapes themselves are meant to combine the mysteriousness of art with the mystery of human personality. We like to joke that the nine different shapes are ink-blot test meets Enneagram. Tell us what you see!

Use this deck to connect with your team and other loved ones in your life.