Development by Design: The Enneagram and the Law of Three
Most approaches to personal growth emphasize insight.
But insight alone rarely produces deep, lasting change.
Many people understand their Enneagram type and still find themselves repeating the same patterns. Awareness without a structure and process often leads to frustration and stalled development.
Development by Design offers a fundamentally different approach to personal growth. Grounded in the Enneagram and the Law of Three, this book presents development as a designed, intentional process.
What This Book Is About
Development by Design introduces a clear developmental architecture for moving from false self to true self.
Development is framed not as improvement, but as movement - the intentional engagement of the forces that shape change from the inside out.
Rather than asking, "What Enneagram type am I?" this book invites a deeper question: How am I developing - and how deliberately?
What Makes This Enneagram Book Different
Most Enneagram books emphasize:
- Type descriptions
- Self-recognition and insight
- Understanding personality patterns
Development by Design focuses on:
- Development as movement, not information
- The Law of Three as a living engine of change
- Working with resistance rather than fighting or bypassing it
- Designing growth for comfort, progress, or breakthrough
The Enneagram is used here as a developmental system, particularly relevant for personal and spiritual growth, relational dynamics, leadership, team development, coaching, and deep transformational work.
What You Will Do in This Book
This is not a book to read once and set aside. It is a structured, experiential process.
You will:
- Assess where you are developmentally, not just typologically
- Work consciously with resistance rather than against it
- Practice developmental actions aligned with your growth
- Use diagrams, frameworks, and guided reflection to support sustained change
Who is this book for?
This book is designed for people who are serious about transformational growth, including:
- Teachers and trainers
- Coaches and counselors
- Therapists and facilitators
- Leaders and team members
- HR professionals and spiritual directors
- Enneagram students committed to growth
Lapid-Bogda, Ginger: - Ginger Lapid-Bogda, PhD, is an internationally respected Enneagram author, teacher, and organizational consultant whose work has shaped professional Enneagram practice for over forty years. She is the author of ten Enneagram books and has trained thousands of coaches, consultants, and organizational leaders worldwide.Her professional background includes organizational consulting, coaching, and Gestalt therapy, informing a developmentally rigorous approach to Enneagram work. Ginger's focus is on accuracy, ethical use, and sustainable transformation rather than static personality description.Ginger is a former president of the International Enneagram Association, has taught at multiple universities, and is a member of the National Training Labs. Her work continues to influence how the Enneagram is taught and applied in professional settings.
