Find Your Fire
The OPEN FLAME Techniques
We don't all speak the same style. The OPEN FLAME techniques use coloured flames to reveal your natural communication personality — taking what works from DISC and Myers-Briggs and making it really work for you and your team.
What Are the OPEN FLAME Techniques?
The OPEN FLAME techniques are built on a simple truth: we don't all speak the same style. Your flame type shapes how you think, how you speak, and how others experience you. It takes what works from frameworks like DISC and Myers-Briggs and makes them simpler, more visual, and far more practical for everyday use.
There is no "best" flame — each one has unique strengths. The magic happens when you understand yours and learn to read everyone else's. Used by the All Blacks, Chiefs, Crusaders, government agencies, schools, corporates, and tradespeople across New Zealand.
The Flame Types
Which one sounds like you?
Orange Flame
The Optimist — Fun
Orange Flames are the optimists — big-picture thinkers who are talkative, fun, creative and people-loving. They light up the room and lift the energy of the people around them.
- Big-picture thinker
- Talkative and creative
- Warm, fun and infectious
- Energised by people
- Natural people-pleaser
Clear Flame
The Precisionist — Perfection
Clear Flames are the precisionists — detail-oriented people who value accuracy, punctuality, tidiness and process. If anyone’s going to spot the spelling error or fix the spreadsheet, it’s a Clear.
- Detail-oriented and accurate
- Punctual and tidy
- Notices what others miss
- Values structure and process
- Brings clarity to complexity
Red Flame
The Efficient — Efficiency
Red Flames are the efficients — logical, intelligent people who get straight to the point and always get the job done. Red doesn’t muck about.
- Logical and clear-thinking
- No-nonsense communicator
- Gets straight to the point
- Results-driven
- Doesn’t muck about
Blue Flame
The Natural — Peace
Blue Flames are the naturals — sensory people who need to feel things in order to do them well. They prize a happy environment, hate conflict, and often hear what people aren’t saying.
- Sensory and intuitive
- Reads the vibe in the room
- Despises conflict
- Prioritises harmony
- Needs space to feel things through
Think you already know your type? Take the quiz to find out for sure — you might be surprised.
How It Works
Whether it's a half-day workshop, a keynote presentation, or a full team programme — in person or online — here's the journey.
Discover
Take the flame assessment to identify your dominant communication style.
Understand
Learn how your flame type shapes your interactions, strengths, and blind spots.
Adapt
Master the art of flexing your style to connect with every flame type.
Ignite
Put it all into practice with live exercises, role-plays, and real-world scenarios.
Ready to Find Your Fire?
Take the flame quiz online, or bring the full OPEN FLAME experience to your team with a live workshop or keynote presentation.