A new language for how your team thinksDiscover the shape of your mind.
ShapeID reveals how you think — not just who you are — so your team can finally speak the same language.
Every person on your team thinks differently. Some move in straight lines. Some think in circles. Some need time to process before they speak. ShapeID gives those differences a name, a shape, and a strategy — turning friction into your team's greatest advantage.
Are you a Line? A Circle? A Cloud?
There are seven ShapeID thinking styles — each one a different way of moving through decisions, deadlines, and conversations. You won't find the full list here. You'll find it when you take the assessment.
You see the finish line before anyone else finds the start.
You make sure no one gets left behind.
You see it before the room's ready.
COGNITIVE DIVERSITY APPRECIATION (CDA) is the missing piece of belonging.
Most conversations about inclusion focus on who people are. ShapeID starts somewhere different — with how people think. Built on original research into COGNITIVE DIVERSITY APPRECIATION (CDA), ShapeID gives teams a shared, judgment-free language for understanding the different ways minds work, so people stop misreading each other and start building together.
Founded by Dr. Ashley Goodwin Lowe — international award-winning speaker, author, and strategist — ShapeID is her original, independent body of work, born from the doctoral research that gave rise to COGNITIVE DIVERSITY APPRECIATION (CDA).
Learn more about the researchFind your shape in five minutes.
Answer a few quick questions about how you think, decide, and communicate. You'll walk away with your ShapeID — the first step toward understanding yourself, and everyone you work with, differently.
One credit = one full 15-question assessment and personalized report. $29 individual.
Build a team where every shape belongs.
When everyone on a team knows their own shape — and each other's — conflict turns into context. ShapeID's team license gives every member their individual profile plus a team dynamics report showing exactly how your shapes interact: where you'll collaborate naturally, and where you'll need more intention.
Get ShapeID for your team$49 per person for 5–25 team members. Organizations of 26 or more are $79 per person. Premium includes: sub-group breakdowns, a leader summary and a 60-minute virtual debrief (live, in-person sessions available), not just the assessments.
What's included
- Individual ShapeID assessment for every team member
- A full team dynamics report
- Practical guidance for working across shape differences
Bring ShapeID into the room.
A live, facilitated ShapeID workshop turns theory into practice. Teams walk through their shapes together, work through real friction points, and leave with a shared language they'll use long after the session ends.
Book a workshopCustom pricing, scoped to your team size and format. Full-day immersive experiences available for larger groups.
A framework built to scale across your organization.
For organizations ready to embed cognitive diversity appreciation into leadership development, culture change, or team transformation, ShapeID offers multi-day corporate programs, executive coaching, implementation support, and keynote speaking — all grounded in the same research-backed framework, built for the boardroom.
Talk to our teamOrganization (26–99) is $79 per person and includes sub-group breakdowns, a leader summary and a 60-minute virtual debrief, plus an org-wide rollup, group comparison, co-branded reports and a named contact. Enterprise (100+) and workshops are quoted.
ShapeID: The Geo Map of How You Think, Lead, and Grow
By Dr. Ashley Goodwin Lowe
Belonging isn't just a buzzword. To truly connect people to one another, we have to show appreciation for the ways in which we think. Each mind shapes our conversations — and the ways we show up authentically each day.
Some people process in straight lines. Some think in circles. Some need time to process before they speak. None of it is wrong — it's just our thinking styles taking shape. ShapeID is a practical, research-backed framework for building real communication, strengthening connection, and creating belonging, paired with assessment questions and the honest, lived stories of the woman who built this work from the inside of her own brilliant, "scattered," undeniably Cloud-shaped mind.
"You were never the wrong shape. You were simply waiting to be seen."
There's a toll for not knowing your shape.
Most people pay it daily, without realizing it:
- In relationships — the same fight, over and over
- At work — talked over, misread, or passed over
- On teams — friction that never gets named
- As parents — parenting from habits you never chose
Start free. Discover the shape of your mind.
Get a preview of your shape.
Full 15-question assessment and your personalized report.
Your shape is waiting for you.
Reveal my shape5–25 people. Every profile, plus a team dynamics report.
26–99: virtual debrief (live available), leader summary, org rollups. 100+ and workshops: quoted.
Let's find the right fit for your team.
Whether you're curious about your own shape, exploring ShapeID for your team, or planning something bigger for your organization, we'd love to hear from you.
ShapeID is a cognitive identifier, not a clinical instrument. The shapes in this framework have not been linked to any clinical diagnosis. ShapeID is not a diagnostic tool and is not a substitute for medical, psychological, or psychiatric evaluation. These shapes represent cognitive thinking preferences — the natural architecture of how a mind processes, contributes, and connects. There are no right or wrong answers — only your honest preferences.
© 2026 Dr. Ashley Goodwin Lowe and ShapeID™, LLC. All rights reserved. ShapeID — including all related frameworks, research, data, and future development — stands on its own as an original, independent work, owned and operated by the author and ShapeID, LLC.