Frequently Asked Questions

In this section, we give you compact answers to the most common questions that you are likely to encounter when you counsel with Multiple Natures.

Why is it important to understand one's Multiple Natures?
According to Rudolph, it is important to understand your MNs because doing so will enable you to achieve greater success in everything that you do—from academic performance in school, to extracurricular activities, to choosing the right career, and performing well in one’s job. By understanding the unique composition of your Multiple Natures, you will clearly understand the tools you have to work with, and how you can put them to use in each and every situation.

How early can one start understanding our Natures?
At Jiva Public School, where Rudolph is the Educational Director, he begins introducing children to the concepts of Multiple Natures and Multiple Intelligences as early as Class I—in an age appropriate way. Throughout their course of study over 12 years, they are encouraged to engage each of the Natures in their academic as well as extracurricular classes. For instance, children with strong Educative Natures are encouraged to assist classmates who are having trouble with their classwork; those with powerful Protective Natures are assigned as monitors on the playing ground; when it comes time to organize fundraising functions, the Entrepreneurial are called on to come forward, and so on.

What does the Multiple Natures test do for you?
The MN Test helps people take the right decisions about their academic and professional lives—which stream to choose, which college to apply to, which career to aim for. And for people who are already employed, it helps them leverage their strengths better at work, and even decide if and how they should make a job change. The test is essentially helping people position themselves to their advantage in every situation they face.

What is the format of the test?
The test consists of 76 self-rating questions that can be completed in about 30 minutes. Each question relates to the different dimensions of Multiple Intelligences and Multiple Natures. The test can be done online directly on the Multiple Natures website, or on paper if being conducted in institutes with large numbers of students. On the basis of the answers, the MN search engine creates a unique profile for the individual. It then searches its database of hundreds of jobs and identifies jobs that contain similar profiles.

For students looking for a college/school after school boards/graduation, how will the test help?
For school students, the MN Test helps school them make the right decisions about their streams, careers, and colleges. For college and graduate students, it helps them decide if they should go on for higher studies, and if so, which type of courses to take.

Does every individual have all the Natures? Is it possible for different Natures to predominate on different days?
According to Rudolph, every individual has all nine Natures to different degrees of strength - some will be very strong and some weak. They are affected by your environment, and it is possible, in certain cases, some will manifest themselves more strongly than others. Natures are sometimes governed by Intelligences.

It’s not possible for different Natures to dominate on different days. Natures are like habits; they are an inherent part of your existence. In the majority of circumstances that you encounter, your basic Nature will be predominant. That’s why the concept refers to it as Nature, because Nature is what you are.

What is the relationship between MI and MN? Can they exist in isolation?
MI and MN cannot exist in isolation; they are largely exclusive of each other. They are two different things – Intelligences are abilities and Natures are tendencies. Intelligences tell you how you are intelligent or able; Natures tell you how you use your intelligence.

Let’s say, for example, you have a strong Linguistic Intelligence and a Protective Nature. In such a case, you will use your language to protect people or environment. And, on the other hand, if you have a strong Bodily Intelligence and a strong Protective Nature, you will use your physical ability to protect people, may be by getting into law enforcement or the military.

So, they are separate and unique from each other, but when you combine them together, they create different ways in which you could apply those Intelligences.

What impact does the MI-MN combination have on students and classroom learning?
The MI-MN combination has prompted teachers, students and parents to think critically about their kids. They have started thinking more deeply about how their children are unique. And, that is so valuable because if you want to assist children, kids themselves need to be introspective; parents too need to understand their children.

Teachers can utilize these concepts to devise an array of interesting activities for their classroom and teach students creatively. It will help them establish a stronger connect in their class and get learners interested in what they are teaching.