There are two main groups of people with a Systemizer profile. One group invents and develops new systems, the second group maintains and develops existing systems. Both groups are characterised in that they look for patterns and connections and have a sense of how something new or something existing could be seen. Both groups are system thinkers and have a high degree of specialised knowledge and skills, which they use to succeed professionally or in their spare time.
Individuals with a Systemizer profile are characterised by a higher level of creativity, innovation, organisational talent or “out of the box thinking” than average. We find those with a Systemizer profile in many different professions where there is a need for a high level of ability to process, use and disseminate knowledge and data.
Those with a Systemizer profile, both privately and at work, look for patterns and connections in everything they do. They are not focused on the social context and rules of the game, but have a Systemizer approach to everything they do. They think in systems, even when it comes to social contexts.
People with a Systemizer profile typically have a lot of specialist knowledge in specific areas. They will mostly be experts and leaders in their field.
It can be difficult for those with a Systemizer profile to develop social relationships and thrive in social settings. This applies both at work and in their personal life. Those with a Systemizer profile can often be isolated at work and have difficulty understanding non-verbal communication, irony and why they hurt other people. Dishonesty or implied comments are not easy for those with a Systemizer profile to catch and they can end up becoming depressed because they cannot get their social life to function.
Those with a Systemizer profile may have difficulty communicating what they think, feel and believe in an easy and understandable way to others who do not have the same professionalism or expertise they do. The same is true when conflicts or situations that demand greater social empathy must be solved.
Sometimes those with a Systemizer profile are actually really good at networking and function fine in social contexts and make use of their empathy. For this type of individual with a Systemizer profile the challenge may be that they can become overloaded with empathic impression, without having an intuitive sense of how to deal with the social aftermath. You could say that some of those with a Systemizer profile do not have an empathy disorder, but rather trouble strategising in relation to handling the many emotional and social impressions that affect them in the workplace.
Those with a Systemizer profile build their lives around specific clear and firm habits and routines, both personally and at work. They are not very flexible when it comes to changing their already established ways of working or doing things.
Those with a Systemizer profile usually have relatively few, but very clear interests and hobbies that they put a lot of energy into.
Those with a Systemizer profile can, if they are seen and recognised for their strengths, contribute to a lot of new thinking and innovation in any area.