Whole Brain Thinking model is one of the most powerful self and professional development tools available today. It is a thinking map or operating principle that can be applied to every level personal and professional life.

 

The Whole Brain Model itself is a metaphorical representation of the brain and the different areas or types of thought that occur in the different parts of the brain. Even simply understanding the thinking model can produce behavioural changes in a person.

 

The keys of Whole Brain Thinking can be uncovered using Ned Herrmann's HBDI (the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument). This survey accurately plots your individual thinking preference (with a validity of .92 or 92%). Everyone has there own place in the whole brain model. The question you will learn to answer when you complete the HBDI online is:"What are the consequences of my thinking preferences?" it produces your thinking map or thinking preference map.

 

The stronger your thinking preference the more often and more spontaneously this type of thinking will occur. The lower your thinking preference, the less comfortable we are with it. You may have to work harder to manage this type of thinking because if left to your own devices it may not spontaneously occur.

 

The Whole Brain Model - as shown in the above image

 

The Whole Brain Model is a metaphor that divides the brain into four separate quadrants. Each quadrant is different and of equal importance.

 

The Upper Left Blue A Quadrant

specializes in logical, analytical, quantitative, fact-based thinking.

 

The Lower Left Green B Quadrant

focuses on details and specializes in planning, organizing, and sequencing information.

 

The Lower Right Red C Quadrant

places a priority on feelings and the interpersonal, emotional and kinesthetic aspects of a situation.

 

The Upper Right Yellow D Quadrant

synthesizes and integrates information and is more intuitive and holistic in its thinking.

 

Whole brain thinking will improve both your work performance and your communication and is especially good for effective leadership. Using whole brain thinking means being able to utilize the thinking preferences of each of the four quadrants at will. Effective leadership using whole brain thinking provides you with a framework for listening and speaking to other people. It enables you to take a comprehensive thinking map of any situation and look at it from a variety of perspectives.

 

The resultùyou have literally ôthought of everything. In terms of communication, each quadrant has its own language which is the product of its thinking preferences. Typically, when someone is speaking a language we donÆt understand, we tune out. Being ables you to ôhearö what others are saying even when they are speaking in a different language from your own is imperative in effective leadership.

 

Whole Brain Thinking and communication also enable you to present your ideas in your listenerÆs preferred language. The resultùthe lines of communication are opened up. What is the HBDIÖ? The Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDIÖ) is the worldÆs leading thinking styles assessment tool. It identifies your preferred approach to emotional, analytical, structural and strategic thinking. It also provides individuals with a significantly increased level of personal understanding.

 

The HBDIÖ was developed by Ned Herrmann in the 1970s. Twenty years of research and innovation stand behind the validity of the HBDIÖ. Over two-million people worldwide have undergone HBDIÖ analysis. It is used by over one third of all Fortune 100 companies. The HBDIÖ is not just another assessment toolùit picks up where other assessment tools leave off. Where most assessments end with a single report, the HBDIÖ offers a valuable range of applications. Identifying your thinking style preferences is only the first step.

 

Register for your online HBDI profile, e-learning program and telephone debrief today valued at A$325 and receive it for just A$295.