Understanding the CliftonStrength of:
Input®
People talented in the StrengthsFinder Input theme have a need to collect and archive. They may accumulate information, ideas, artifacts or even relationships.
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Input is one of 34 strengths from Clifton Strengths / Gallup Strengths Finder. These words are used interchangeably.
Summary of This Strength
If you have Input (CliftonStrengths • StrengthsFinder) talents, you are deeply curious about the world. You love learning and collecting knowledge, facts, and insights about topics that catch your interest. This makes you an engaging conversationalist who always has something new to share. Like a collector, you build an archive of knowledge and items because you believe they might be valuable in the future.
How You See the World
You find joy in discovering and collecting new information or items. To you, gathering knowledge and resources is not just exciting but also potentially useful for the future.
What This Strength is Known For
Inquisitive
Collector
Resourceful
Knowledgeable
Potential Downsides (or ‘shadow’ sides)
Sometimes, the Input talent can have challenges. These might include hoarding too many items, feeling overwhelmed by a cluttered mind, or gathering information that isn’t very useful.
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What Frustrates You
You may feel frustrated when you’re pressured to make decisions quickly without enough information. It can also be disappointing if you realise you’ve spent time collecting details that turn out to be unhelpful.
What’s Important to You
You need time to process the information you’ve collected and value having space to store the resources you gather.
What You Contribute
Your talent for absorbing and retaining information is incredibly useful in situations where that knowledge becomes relevant. Your collection of insights allows you to explain concepts clearly and provide others with the answers they need, often immediately.
The genius of Input (CliftonStrengths • StrengthsFinder) talents is in your active and resourceful curiosity, which leads you to become a storehouse of knowledge
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