There are six Work Superpowers:

The Visionary
The Inventor
The Discerner
The Galvanizer
The Supporter
The Finisher

See below for more details on each.

After a brief questionnaire, we'll rank your answers into three groups of two superpowers each, as follows:

Primary Superpowers: Your top two powers are the ways you most naturally and powerfully contribute. Work that draws on these Super Powers tends to feel energizing and meaningful.

Supporting Powers: Your middle two powers. You can usually operate effectively in these areas, especially when needed, even if these are not always your strongest source of energy.

Draining Powers: Your bottom two powers. These areas tend to require more effort and may feel tiring or discouraging if you spend too much time in them.

Your final result shows your Primary superpowers and groupings. For example:

Inventor / Visionary (IV FD GS)

The Visionary

What it Means

The Visionary Work Superpower is the natural gift for seeing possibilities, asking big questions, and sensing what could be better or different.

Advice

Protect regular time for reflection and big-picture thinking. Pair with Inventors or Discerners to turn questions into clear opportunities. Avoid environments that demand constant execution without space to think about why and where you are going.

Common Pitfalls

Getting stuck in questioning without moving to action, being perceived as vague or negative, feeling dismissed when others just want to execute, struggling with closure or decisions that feel too narrow.

Best Roles

Vision and strategy work, early-stage product or mission definition, research and discovery, culture-shaping initiatives, long-term planning, innovation councils or think tanks.

Ideal Activities

Framing big questions, leading or contributing to vision workshops, scanning trends and opportunities, asking why and what if in planning meetings, running retrospectives that revisit direction and purpose.

Common Phrases

“What are we really trying to do here?” “Is this the right problem?” “Are we thinking big enough?” “What possibilities are we missing?”

Needs From Others

Space and time to reflect without being rushed, openness to big questions, partners who can turn insights into action, reassurance that their questioning is welcomed and valued.

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The Inventor

What it Means

The Inventor Work Superpower is the natural gift for creating original solutions, designing new approaches, and building something from a blank slate.

Advice

Give yourself creative space and freedom to design new things. Collaborate with Discerners for feedback and with Finishers for execution. Avoid getting stuck in endless ideation by agreeing on time limits and clear handoffs.

Common Pitfalls

Reinventing the wheel, creating solutions that are not grounded in real needs, jumping into ideation before the problem is clear, losing interest once the exciting design phase is over.

Best Roles

Product design and development, systems design, research and development, solution architecture, process design, innovation teams and rapid prototyping roles.

Ideal Activities

Brainstorming sessions, whiteboarding solutions, building prototypes or mockups, designing new workflows or offerings, hackathons and problem-solving sprints.

Common Phrases

“Let me sketch a few options.” “What if we tried this instead?” “I think there is a better way to do this.” “Give me a blank slate and I will come up with something.”

Needs From Others

Clear problems to solve, honest feedback on ideas, partners who can refine and execute their concepts, permission to experiment and iterate without being shut down too early.

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The Discerner

What it Means

The Discerner Work Superpower is the natural gift for intuitive judgment, reading people and situations, and sensing what will work in practice.

Advice

Trust your instincts but explain them in a way others can understand. Offer insights early in planning so you shape direction rather than only reacting. Avoid overthinking to the point that decisions stall.

Common Pitfalls

Being seen as overly critical or negative, unintentionally discouraging others, spending too much time in analysis, relying on gut feelings without explaining the reasoning behind them.

Best Roles

Advisor and review roles, product or strategy evaluation, quality assurance, editorial and curatorial roles, risk assessment, hiring and selection committees, decision support positions.

Ideal Activities

Reviewing proposals or designs, giving structured feedback, prioritizing options, identifying risks and dependencies, sensing team dynamics, validating key decisions before full commitment.

Common Phrases

“This part is strong but something is missing here.” “My gut says this will not work at this scale yet.” “I am not sure this is the right timing.” “Something about this does not feel aligned.”

Needs From Others

Access to information and context, trust in their judgment, room to voice concerns without being labeled negative, partners who are willing to act on their insights rather than ignore them.

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The Galvanizer

What it Means

The Galvanizer Work Superpower is the natural gift for rallying people, creating momentum, and energizing others to take action around a mission or goal.

Advice

Use your energy to get people moving and aligned. Coordinate with Supporters and Finishers so that momentum turns into sustained action. Be mindful of how much the team can realistically take on.

Common Pitfalls

Starting strong but not following through, overpromising on behalf of the team, exhausting people with constant urgency, moving on to the next initiative before the current one is stable.

Best Roles

Sales and evangelism, change leadership, recruitment and community building, launch leadership, internal communications, rallying around new initiatives or campaigns.

Ideal Activities

Kickoff meetings, vision and pitch presentations, recruiting collaborators, energizing stalled projects, announcing changes, rallying teams around milestones or launches.

Common Phrases

“Let us go, we can do this.” “Who is in?” “We need to get everyone on board.” “I will get the team fired up about this.”

Needs From Others

A clear vision or goal to champion, responsive teammates who will follow through, honest signals about capacity, appreciation for their energy without expecting them to carry all execution alone.

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The Supporter

What it Means

The Supporter Work Superpower is the natural gift for providing help, encouragement, and practical support so that others can succeed.

Advice

Set healthy boundaries so that your desire to help does not create burnout. Work with Galvanizers to respond to new efforts and with Finishers to bring work to completion. Say yes thoughtfully and with clear expectations.

Common Pitfalls

Saying yes too often, taking on others responsibilities, neglecting personal priorities, feeling invisible or underappreciated, building quiet resentment when boundaries are not respected.

Best Roles

Customer success and support, coaching and mentoring, coordination and operations support, onboarding, internal service roles, roles that require steady and responsive help.

Ideal Activities

Responding to immediate needs, assisting with implementation, onboarding new team members or clients, coordinating logistics, providing hands-on help during busy or stressful periods.

Common Phrases

“How can I help?” “I have got you.” “What do you need from me to move this forward?” “I can jump in and support that.”

Needs From Others

Clear requests and expectations, appreciation and recognition for behind-the-scenes work, permission to set boundaries, leaders and teammates who do not take their willingness to help for granted.

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The Finisher

What it Means

The Finisher Work Superpower is the natural gift for driving tasks and projects through to completion and ensuring that results are delivered.

Advice

Focus your energy on clear deliverables and defined endpoints. Collaborate with Visionaries and Inventors early so that goals are realistic. Ask for clarity when scope changes so that you can plan well.

Common Pitfalls

Becoming rigid about plans or scope, resisting change once work is underway, focusing so much on tasks that relationships or big-picture strategy are overlooked, high frustration with ambiguity or constant rework.

Best Roles

Project and operations management, implementation lead roles, delivery and execution roles, compliance and process enforcement, bug or issue resolution, closing out initiatives and projects.

Ideal Activities

Tracking tasks and deadlines, driving projects to completion, following up on commitments, testing and validating outputs, managing launches, ensuring deliverables meet agreed standards.

Common Phrases

“What is the deadline?” “Let us get this finished.” “We said we would deliver this, where are we on it?” “I will make sure this gets done.”

Needs From Others

Clear definitions of done, stable and prioritized work, support in clearing obstacles, understanding that constant last-minute changes are draining and make their job much harder.

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