What You'll Be Able to Do
By the end of this article, you will be able to:
Interpret individual and team Instinctive Drives (I.D.) results
Use the I.D. Culture view on the Cloverleaf Team Dashboard
Apply I.D. insights to coaching conversations and team development
What Is the Instinctive Drives Assessment?
The Instinctive Drives (I.D.) assessment identifies your natural way of doing things, including the deeper needs, motivations, and behaviors that influence how you work best. When people operate in alignment with their instincts, they experience better results, less stress, and stronger collaboration.
Leaders, teams, and organizations use the I.D. System to build self-awareness, fast-track trust, and improve collaboration. On Cloverleaf, I.D. data is available at both the individual and team level.
How to Read an I.D. Result
Every I.D. result is a 4-digit code. Each digit corresponds to one of the four Instinctive Drives:
The Instinct to Verify
The Instinct to Authenticate
The Instinct to Complete
The Instinct to Improve
Each number in the result indicates a person's relationship to that drive:
Score | Meaning |
6, 7, 8, or 9 | Driven to USE this instinct |
5 | Neutral in this instinct |
1, 2, 3, or 4 | Driven to AVOID this instinct |
No result is better than another. USE, AVOID, and Neutral directions carry equal value. Each direction comes with its own natural talents, needs, and potential stressors.
For a deeper walkthrough of each drive and direction, visit the Instinctive Drives Resource Videos.
How Individual Users Can Apply I.D. on Cloverleaf
Once you've taken the I.D. assessment, your results appear in your Cloverleaf profile. You can use those insights to:
Identify what you need to perform at your best
Recognize the early warning signs of stress before they escalate
Understand and leverage your natural talents
Build more effective working relationships
How Coaches Can Use I.D. on Cloverleaf
If you're using Cloverleaf in a coaching or consulting practice, I.D. data gives you a structured way to support clients at a deeper level. Our blog, Coaching with Instinctive Drives, walks through how to:
Help individuals and leaders operate in their most authentic and effective way
Accelerate genuine collaboration within client teams
Use I.D. insights to complement other assessments available on Cloverleaf
How to Interpret Team I.D. Culture on the Dashboard
The Cloverleaf Team Dashboard displays your team's I.D. Culture, which reflects the dominant instincts across the group. A drive or direction becomes part of the team's I.D. Culture when 66% or more of team members share it.
A team's I.D. Culture may include:
One to four dominant drives or directions (USE, AVOID, or both)
A Diverse culture, when no single drive or direction reaches the 66% threshold
Example: A team with Use Authenticate and Avoid Complete reflected in 66% or more of members will show those drives as shaded in the team's I.D. chart.
No culture type is better than another. Every outcome provides meaningful insight into how the team operates, where its strengths lie, and what challenges to anticipate.
What to Focus On When Reviewing Team I.D. Culture
When coaching a leader or running a team session, focus your exploration on the dominant drives, not the full spread. That's where I.D. Culture content has the most impact, regardless of how individual team members are wired.
For each dominant drive or direction, the Team Dashboard surfaces:
A team overview
Natural talents the team can leverage
Common challenges to watch for
Strategies to improve collaboration and performance
Use these prompts to guide the conversation:
What resonates most as you read the team overview?
Which talents can this team better leverage?
How can you support those wired differently from the dominant culture?
Which strategies would have the most impact on collaboration right now?
Working With a Diverse I.D. Culture
When no drive reaches the 66% threshold, the team is classified as having a Diverse I.D. Culture. The Team Dashboard will display an explanation of what that means for the group, along with Success Factors and practical strategies for maximizing the benefits of I.D. diversity.
Diverse cultures come with distinct strengths and challenges. The dashboard content is designed to help teams navigate both.