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Conation: the most important word you've never heard of.

Conation is at the heart of the Kolbe Concept. It is one of the three parts of the mind, equal in importance to cognition (thinking) and affect (personality). Defined as action derived from instinct, purposeful striving, or volition, the term has fallen out of common parlance partly because of modern psychology's focus on these two other mental dimensions. Read More

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This website and the results of the Kolbe Indexes and MO+ Series use various trademarked terms. The following trademarks and copyrights are owned by either Kolbe Corp or Kathy Kolbe. All rights to their use are reserved by the owners.

Action Modes®	Kolbe TeamSuccess®
Dynamynd®	Kolbe WAREwithal®
FairSelection® system	KolbeCore®
KCI®	(Stylized "K") Logo®
Kolbe Conative Index®	Conables®
Kolbe Concept®	Commitment Clarifier®
Kolbe Team Tactix®

Unregistered Trademarks

(protected by state and federal law)

Career MO+™	Kolbe Personal Warewithal™
Depletion Indicator™	Kolbe Pure Instincts System™
Financial MO+™	Kolbe RightFit™
FMO+™	Kolbe SpeedScore™
Functional Organizational Charts™	Kolbe Strengths™
Hi Potential Hire™	Kolbe Takes Two™
Inertia Analysis™	Kolbe Talent Tags™
Kolbe A™ Index	Kolbe WareEver™
Kolbe AA™ Index	Kolbe Wisdom™
Kolbe B™ Index	Meltdown Probability™
Kolbe C™ Index	Natural Advantage™
Kolbe R™ Index	Polarization Web™
Kolbe S™ Index	Range of Success™
Kolbe Y™ Index	Self Directed Team Charts™
Kolbe Career Queries™	Spreadsheet of Strengths™
Kolbe Catalyst™	Stress Detector - Strain™
Kolbe Certification™	Stress Detector - Tension™
Kolbe Comparisons™	Team Synergy Report™
Kolbe Forecast™	Think-ercise!™
Kolbe Forecast™	Comparisons: A to A™

Registered Copyrights

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Catalyst - Gut checks for career moves.	Kolbe C Index, Spanish version (sheet with explanations)
Instructions for completing the Kolbe Conative Index	Kolbe Certification Manual
Kolbe A Index (sheet with explanations)	Kolbe Conative Index (youth version)
Kolbe A Index, Spanish version (sheet with explanations)	Kolbe Concepts Inc. Accreditation Manual
Kolbe AA Index (sheet with explanations)	Kolbe R Index (sheet with explanations)
Kolbe AA Index, Spanish version (sheet with explanations)	Pure Instinct Kolbe Conative Job Index
Kolbe B Index (sheet with explanations)	Setup and Administration Guide
Kolbe B Index, Spanish version (sheet with explanations)	Users Manual for the Mind
Kolbe Base System	The Conative Connection
Kolbe C Index (sheet with explanations)

Computer Programs & Screen Displays

Kolbe Base System	Kolbe Hi Potential Hire
Kolbe Core	Kolbe Team Tactix
Kolbe Forecast

Audio Tapes

Committment: Making The Effort	Leadership
Communication: Making It Work	Learning Disabilities
Kolbe Creative Process	Parenting: Nurturing Your Child's Instincts
Kolbe Forecast	Reliable Responses
Kolbe RightFit: Kolbe Selection Process	Strong Suit: Playing To Your Strengths
Initiating Solutions	The Strength Inside Every student

Activity Books, Games, Puzzles and Posters

A Different Kind of Boy	Mind's Eye
Adventures with Cinnamon Bear	Mind Over Math
Analogies & Similes	Nothing Doings
Analyze	Options and Observations
Analyze Activity Center	Ouchless Curiosity
Bonkers Bingo	Parent Guide to Resources for the Gifted
Book Reports	Picturesque Prose- A Guide to Lively Language
Books and Beyond I	Picturesque Prose- B.L.L.
Books Beyond II	Picturesque Prose- B.L.S.
Brain Scratchers	Power of Proof
Brainstroms	Probability Kit
Challenges Thru Narnia	Problems in Perspective
Challenges Thru Narnia, Volume II	Project: Problem Solving
Character Building "Concept to Curtain	Rhyzzles and Rhyblems
Classic Ideas	Risk Taking
Comix	Sensory Fair
Computer Readiness	Sign Up
Computer Think	Simulations
Cosmic Creativity	Solar Power Activities
Create-A-Code	Something Search
Create-Me Clowns	Sound Ideas
Creature Curiosities	Sound Ideas-Tap Recorder Explorations
Creative Power poster	Special Gifts
Decide and Design-Inventive Ideas	Spelling for the Creative Classroom
Discovery Unlimited: Thinking Through the Humanities	Sprouts
Do it Yourself Critical and Creative Thinking	Survival Skills
Droid's Delimma	Survival Skills on a String
Dynamic Designs: Lines, Points & Patterns	Synthesize
Enigmas	Tale Ends
Evaluate	That's Credible: Concocting Believable Myths
Fathom: Probe the Past-Plan the Future	The Great Brain: A Learning Center
Galaxy of Perplexities	Think, Spell, Create Individualized Activity Cards
Geography Quizzles	Thinking...What's In It For Me? poster
Getting Kids Ready to Take on the World	Thinking Person's Self Help Guide to Reasonable Rules for
Good News The newspaper...Putting It Together	Thinking Person's...
History Quizzles	Thinking Skills Center
How-To Who Done It	Tip of the Iceberg
Humor: Anatomy of the Funny Bone	To Be Or Knot To Be
I.Q. Exercises	Tomorrowise
I'm Gifted...What's Your Excuse? poster	TV: A Tool To Turn On Thinking
Imagine That!	Visual Math: Investigate! Calculate! [Investigations and Calculations]
Independent Projects	Visual Thinking Patters
Joy of Learning	Weather Wisdom
Lessons in Logic	What's Missing
Library Lingo	What's Next
Locker Room Logic	Whoppers
Logic Box	Why There
Magic of Math	Wordles I and II
Magnasticks Cards	Writing
Mental Workouts	You're A Poet (and may not know it!)

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