# Compare and Contrast - Consistency and Context 🔆 - - - Gallup's definition: - - - 🔆 • Consistency® (公平): People exceptionally talented in the Consistency theme are keenly aware of the need to treat people the same. They crave stable routines and clear rules and procedures that everyone can follow. • Context® (回顾): People exceptionally talented in the Context theme enjoy thinking about the past. They understand the present by researching its history. Consistency is a talent theme in the Executing domain (purple). Context is a talent theme in the Strategic Thinking domain (green). 🔆 - - - Similarities - - - 🔆 Both Consistency and Context tend to focus on efficiency. But approach it from different perspectives. 🔆 - - - Differences - - - 🔆 • Consistency - is primarily about getting things done. • Context - is primarily a way of thinking and analyzing information. • Consistency - wants to improve efficiency by reducing variation. • Context - wants to improve efficiency by examining past solutions—"Why reinvent the wheel?” • Consistency - establish rules and routines to solve current problems. • Context - reflects on past events to make sense of current challenges. • Consistency - tends to advocate for following the rules. • Context - tends to advocate understanding the past before taking actions that will impact the future.