Levels of Development
Don Riso developed nine "levels of development" for each Enneagram personality type. This is not only used to explain variations between people of the same type, but also to understand where an individual's level health is within their type.
The levels are categorized as follows.
- Healthy - levels 1 through 3
- Average - levels 4 through 6
- Unhealthy - levels 7 through 9
An individual generally operates at a range of levels at any point in their life. For example, earlier in life a person may have operated between levels 7 through 5, while later in life operating at levels 5 through 2.
