One of the 243 portraits · LLHMH
The Cartographer
I map what nobody has charted yet.
You map the edge nobody has charted.
You work alone, precisely, mapping territory in a subject other people have not bothered to explore, and would rather be correct than liked while doing it. Most setbacks do not knock you off course, and you keep charting.
Meticulous · Curious · Steady
The five together
You map territory alone and precisely, care more about being right than liked, stay steady through most setbacks, and are drawn to the unexplored edge of any subject.
The Cartographer's result is high on Conscientiousness and Openness, low on Extraversion and Agreeableness and in the middle on Emotional Stability. Each band is wide on purpose: a score near a boundary can fall either side on a retake, and the portrait describes the pattern, not a precise point.
About 3 in 1,000 people
0.32% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Cartographer is an uncommon combination.
Bands are relative to a general adult reference sample. Honesty-Humility is measured in your Snapshot and appears in your report; it is not part of the portrait.
What The Cartographer might recognize
- You would rather be accurate than popular when you present your conclusions.
- A setback rarely stops you for long, you just keep mapping around it.
A question worth keeping
What unexplored edge have you been circling instead of actually charting head on?
Six lenses
The Cartographer in relationships, at work, and under stress.
In relationships
What you bring, what you need, where it strains.
These six lenses on The Cartographer come with the membership.
Written for this exact combination, alongside 90 trait pages, a strengths constellation and a growth plan.
Read them in the membershipOne band away
Move a single dimension and the portrait changes. These are the ten neighbours of The Cartographer.
- Extraversion mediumThe Engineer
- Extraversion highThe Founder
- Agreeableness mediumThe Designer
- Agreeableness highThe Botanist
- Conscientiousness lowThe Freethinker
- Conscientiousness mediumThe Investigator
- Emotional Stability lowThe Codebreaker
- Emotional Stability highThe Mastermind
- Openness lowThe Specialist
- Openness mediumThe Auditor
The traits behind The Cartographer
A portrait is a pattern across five measured dimensions. Every trait is reported as a percentile against the reference sample; the three bands and the portrait name exist to make the result easier to talk about, and the percentile is always shown alongside. Each dimension has its own page explaining what it means, what the research says it predicts, and how it can change.
- Quiet band, below the 30th percentileWhat is Extraversion?
How much you enjoy being around people, talking, and doing lively things, and how much energy that gives you.
- Quiet band, below the 30th percentileWhat is Agreeableness?
How kind, trusting, and cooperative you tend to be with other people, and how much you put getting along ahead of getting your way.
- High band, above the 70th percentileWhat is Conscientiousness?
How organised, careful, and reliable you are about getting things done and keeping your promises.
- Balanced band, 30th to 70th percentileWhat is Emotional Stability?
How calm and even you usually feel, and how quickly you bounce back when something upsets you.
- High band, above the 70th percentileWhat is Openness?
How much you enjoy new ideas, art, imagination, and experiences that are different from what you already know.
The Snapshot also measures Honesty-Humility, which appears in your report but is not part of the portrait code. How much you tell the truth, play fair, want only your fair share, and avoid showing off, even when you could get away with more.
Questions about The Cartographer
- What is the Cartographer personality?
- The Cartographer is one of the 243 Wellington portraits: a pattern of bands across the five Big Five dimensions rather than a fixed type. I map what nobody has charted yet. You map territory alone and precisely, care more about being right than liked, stay steady through most setbacks, and are drawn to the unexplored edge of any subject.
- How common is The Cartographer?
- 0.32% of a reference sample of 596,850 adults share this combination. The Cartographer is an uncommon combination among the 243 portraits in the reference sample, and the share will move as the norming sample grows.
- How do I find out if I am The Cartographer?
- Take the free Wellington Snapshot: 60 questions, about 7 minutes. You answer all the questions first, then you sign in with an email so your answers are saved and your results can be shown. There is no card. Your free results name your portrait and show your five dimensions.
- Is The Cartographer a personality type?
- Not in the sense of a box you are sorted into. Wellington measures continuous traits and reports each as a percentile against a reference sample. The Cartographer names the combination of bands your scores fall in, and a score near a band boundary can land on either side on a retake. Wellington describes ordinary variation in personality; it is not a diagnosis and is not designed for hiring. Read more about types and traits
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