This commentary on FACES III research by Green and colleagues (see preceding article) provides a useful format for introducing the three‐dimensional (3‐D) Circumplex Model and the revised scoring of FACES III. This article describes how the 3‐D Circumplex Model will improve the model conceptually, methodologically, and clinically. Expanding the Circumplex into a 3‐D model offers the opportunity to integrate second‐order change into