UNDERSTAND YOURSELF. CONNECT WITH EVERYONE.
MAPS reveals the motive at your core — the one that shapes every relationship, every decision, and every version of you. Not a personality type. Your actual why.
4 minutes · 16 questions · No account required to start
THE FOUR CORE MOTIVES
Every person is driven by one of four core motives. Which one is yours?
M
Mastery
THE ACHIEVER
Achievement & Results
Driven by the need to accomplish, excel, and produce meaningful outcomes. Goal-oriented, decisive, and efficient.
A
Affinity
THE CONNECTOR
Connection & Belonging
Driven by the need to build deep bonds and create meaningful connections. Empathetic, loyal, and collaborative.
P
Peace
THE HARMONIZER
Harmony & Independence
Driven by the need to maintain balance, calm, and personal freedom. Diplomatic, steady, and reliable.
S
Spark
THE ENERGIZER
Energy & Experience
Driven by the need to explore, create excitement, and embrace new experiences. Creative, optimistic, and energetic.
THE GAME
Before you invite someone to MAPS, guess their type. Are they a driven Mastery, a warm Affinity, a steady Peace, or a vibrant Spark?
When they complete their assessment, you find out how well you really know them. It's the most revealing conversation starter you've ever had — and it's addictive.
Start guessing →YOU GUESSED FOR SARAH
You guessed: Affinity — The Connector
WAITING FOR SARAH TO COMPLETE HER ASSESSMENT
RESULT REVEALED
Sarah is Affinity ✓
You got it right! You know her well.
GUESS & INVITE
After you take the MAPS assessment, share your profile with someone and make your guess — which of the four motives do you think drives them? They take the assessment, and MAPS reveals whether you were right.
It's the most revealing conversation starter you'll ever have. And it's addictive.
Take your MAPS assessment and get your profile
Share your profile link and guess their motive type
They take the assessment — MAPS reveals if you were right
See your compatibility and how your motives interact
YOU SENT AN INVITE TO SARAH
Sarah M.
sarah@example.com
Your guess for Sarah's motive:
You guessed: Affinity
WAITING FOR SARAH
Sarah is taking the assessment...
RESULT REVEALED
Sarah is Affinity ✓
You got it right! You know her well.
Your compatibility: Mastery + Affinity — a natural leadership duo that balances ambition with empathy.
WHY MAPS IS DIFFERENT
Most assessments measure how you act — and those patterns shift depending on your mood, your role, your stress level. MAPS goes deeper. It measures why you act — your core motive. That never changes.
That's what makes MAPS useful not just at work, but in every relationship you have.
See how the assessment works →What it measures
Stability
Output
Insight
Applies to
Other assessments
MAPS
HOW IT WORKS
Three steps to understanding yourself and everyone around you.
01
16 questions. 4 minutes. No right or wrong answers — just honest ones. Discover your primary MAPS motive and how it shapes everything you do.
02
Receive a rich breakdown of your core motive, your strengths, your stress patterns, your fears, your desires, and exactly how to connect with every other type.
03
Guess their type, send the invite, and see how your motives interact. Build Groups for your team, your family, your partner — anyone who matters.
THE COST OF NOT KNOWING
80%
of non-verbal context is lost in digital communication — the signals that used to tell you everything
4
generations navigating relationships together — each driven by fundamentally different motives
$1.6M
annual cost of miscommunication and friction for a 50-person team — most of it preventable
MAPS IS FOR EVERYONE
Whether it's your team, your family, or your relationship — MAPS changes how you connect.
Understand your colleagues' motives. Know why your manager leads the way they do. Build teams that actually work together.
Finally understand why your partner reacts the way they do. Stop the same arguments. Start connecting at a deeper level.
See why your kids, parents, and siblings are wired differently — and how to reach each of them in the way they actually hear.
Joe Schmuckler
CEO, Cary Street Partners
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4 minutes. 16 questions. A lifetime of clarity about yourself and everyone you love.
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