Whole Brain® Thinking
Cognitive Diversity for Better Leadership
"The ability to think is what makes us human. It is our everyday, personal miracle"
~ Ned Hermman, The Magic of Thinking
What is Whole Brain® Thinking?
The Hermann Whole Brain® Thinking Model is a scalable framework which provides individuals, teams and entire organisations a useful model to improve understanding by providing insight into thinking, communication, decision making and behaviour. It is a self-assessment instrument which uses Nobel Prize winning cognitive science to identify thinking preferences and produce the highly validated HBDI® Profile.
Backed by over 40 years of brain-based global research and scientific validation, Whole Brain® Thinking acknowledges that different tasks require different mental processes, and different people prefer different kinds of thinking.
`Thinking impacts communication, decision making and behaviour`
Applying Whole Brain® Thinking allows individuals, teams and entire organisations to leverage their thinking preferences for maximum effect. Thinkers who learn how to stretch into other thinking preferences, know how to harness thinking diversity and apply this for optimum results and maximum return.
By identifying thinking patterns, and understanding what happens to thinking and decision making under stress and pressure, thinkers become more agile, adaptive, and inclusive.
Use Whole Brain® Thinking to take advantage of the preferences of those around you to improve performance and results. Harness the power of Cognitive Diversity.
Whole Brain® Thinking is the theory behind the highly validated Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument® (HBDI®).
Thinking Preferences
Understanding thinking – the cognition that shapes your personality and behaviour – is critical to improving effectiveness and engagement in individuals, teams and organisations. Instead of putting you “in a box,” HBDI tools focus on how to harness cognitive diversity and stretch your thinking agility to keep up with accelerating change.
Routed in Science
The HBDI® and Whole Brain® Thinking Models are based on the science of neuroplasticity, teaching that we all have the capacity to stretch our thinking. This creates a positive, inclusive learning experience without pigeonholing or non-productive labelling.
What Makes Whole Brain® Thinking Different?
Easy to Understand
The HBDI® profile is simple in design, easy to understand and will have a lasting impact on thinking. Impactful with individuals, pairs, teams and entire organisations.
Validation and Continuous Research
Backed by over 40 years of brain-based global research and scientific validation into how people think.
Expertise
Whole Brain® Thinking is used by 97% of Fortune 100 companies and is available in 20+ languages.
