Instructions:

The following questions are based on Ned Hermann's

studies on creativity and brain dominance. Answer very
sincerely! Do not try to "hit" the answers that seem more
"adequate" or "socially correct". Not to distort the result,
try to be very true and choose the most adequate
answer "to you"!
• 1.1 Work alone
• 1.2 Express my ideas
• 1.3 To be in control of the situation
• 1.4 Cause changes
• 1.5 Listen and talk
• 1.6 Create or use visuals
• 1.7 Pay attention to details
• 1.8 Technical aspects
• 1.9 Work with people
• 1.10 Use numbers and statistics
• 1.11 Opportunities to experiment
• 1.12 Plan
• 1.13 Work with communication
• 1.14 Make something work
• 1.15 Take risks
• 1.16 Analyze data
• 1.17 Deal with the future
• 1.18 Produce and organize
• 1.19 Be part of a team
• 1.20 Meet deadlines
• 2.1 Evaluate and test theories
• 2.2 Get and quantify facts
• 2.3 Listen and share ideas
• 2.4 Use my imagination
• 2.5 Apply analysis and logic
• 2.6 Very informal environment
• 2.7 Check my understanding
• 2.8 Make practical experiences
• 2.9 Think about the ideas
• 2.10 Trust intuitions
• 2.11 Receive information step by step
• 2.12 Take initiatives
• 2.13 Elaborate theories
• 2.14 Emotional involvement
• 2.15 Work in group
• 2.16 Clear guidelines
• 2.17 Make discoveries
• 2.18 Criticize
• 2.19 Soon realize the big picture
• 2.20 Acquire skills through practice
• 3.1 Visuals
• 3.2 Demonstrations
• 3.3 Debates structured by the instructor • 3.13 Step-by-step, content-reinforcing activities
• 3.4 Formal talks
• 3.5 Experiences
• 3.6 Stories and music
• 3.7 Exercises that use intuition
• 3.8 Group discussions
• 3.9 Analysis exercises
• 3.10 Well-planned sequential activities
• 3.11 Analysis of numbers, data and facts
• 3.12 Examples with metaphors
• 3.14 Textbook reading
• 3.15 Discussions of people-oriented cases
• 3.16 Discussions of number- and fact-oriented
cases
• 3.17 Proven traditional methods
• 3.18 Very flexible agenda
• 3.19 Agenda structured in advance
• 3.20 Well-structured tasks
• 4.1 What?
• 4.2 How?
• 4.3 Why?
• 4.4 Who?
• 5.1 Discover • 5.9 Theorize
• 5.2 Quantify • 5.10 Synthesize
• 5.3 Involve • 5.11 Evaluate
• 5.4 Organize • 5.12 Internalize
• 5.5 Conceptualize • 5.13 Process
• 5.6 Analyze • 5.14 Order
• 5.7 Feel • 5.15 Explore
• 5.8 Practice • 5.16 Share
 • 6.11 Want to "love" the car
• 6.1 Make the purchase based on recommendation of
friends • 6.12 Prefer just-launched cars, new models
• 6.2 Worry about fuel consumption • 6.13 Worry about technical requirements
• 6.3 Worry about the design, color and technology • 6.14 Check easiness of maintenance
• 6.4 Check safety equipment and durability • 6.15 Like to try a new model or maker
• 6.5 Value the "feel" of comfort of the vehicle • 6.16 Worry about the name of the maker
• 6.6 Make comparisons with other vehicles • 6.17 Care about the opinion of people
• 6.7 Check the size of the trunk • 6.18 Want to see performance data and statistics
• 6.8 Check whether it fits into your lifetime dream • 6.19 Worry about the quality of the dealer's
service
• 6.9 Research and plan in advance how you will use it
• 6.20 Analyze how useful the car will be in your
• 6.10 Worry about the cost and trade-in value
every-day life
• 7.1 I like to organize
• 7.2 I like to share
• 7.3 I like to analyze
• 7.4 I like to discover
• 8.1 Organized • 8.9 Theoretical
• 8.2 Analytical • 8.10 Exploration-oriented
• 8.3 Emotional • 8.11 Evaluation-oriented
• 8.4 Experimental • 8.12 Kinesthetic
• 8.5 Logic • 8.13 Sentimental
• 8.6 Conceptual • 8.14 Prepared
• 8.7 Perceptive • 8.15 Quantitative
• 8.8 Sequential • 8.16 Synthetic
• 9.1 Addicted to numbers
• 9.2 Soft-hearted
• 9.3 Demanding, hardworking
• 9.4 Absent-minded
• 9.5 Thirsty for power
• 9.6 Talks too much
• 9.7 Cannot decide alone
• 9.8 Unable to focus
• 9.9 Cold, insensitive
• 9.10 Easy to convince
• 9.11 Lacks imagination
• 9.12 Crazy
• 9.13 Calculating
• 9.14 Naive
• 9.15 Narrow-minded
• 9.16 Irresponsible
• 9.17 Does not mix
• 9.18 Ultra-sensitive
• 9.19 Old-fashioned
• 9.20 Undisciplined
• 10.1 Visualize the "facts" and treat them in an
intuitive and holistic way
• 10.2 Organize the "facts" and treat the details
realistically and chronologically
• 10.3 I feel the "facts" and treat them in an
expressive and interpersonal way
• 10.4 I analyze the "facts" and treat them logically
and rationally
• 11.1 An interpersonal, emotional, "humane" vision
• 11.2 An organized, detailed, "chronological" vision
• 11.3 An analytical, logical, rational, result-oriented vision
• 11.4 An intuitive, conceptual, visual, "big picture" vision
• 12.1 We have always done this way. • 12.7 Let's see the result.
• 12.2 Let's get to the core of the issue. • 12.8 This is the big conceptual success.
• 12.3 Let's consider the human values. • 12.9 Let's stick to the law and order.
• 12.4 Let's analyze. • 12.10 Let's innovate and create synergy.
• 12.5 Let's focus on the big picture. • 12.11 Let's participate and involve
• 12.6 Let's consider the team's others.
development. • 12.12 It is safer this way.
Now review your answers and carry to this table
the alternatives you chose in each item. Note
that you must have exactly 40 answers (no
more, no less).
Then, count the number of alternatives in letters
SE, IE, ID and SD. They correspond to Upper
Left, Lower Left, Lower Right and Upper Right
quadrants.
 What is the Whole Brain Theory

 Hermann’s Four Dominant Quadrants

 Whole Brain Theory In Learning

 Mind Mapping – Using Mind Maps Effectively

1. Paul Borca
2. Dr. Roger Sperry
• Split Brain Theory
3. Dr. Paul McLean
• The Triune Brain Theory
4. Engr. Ned Hermann
• Father of Brain Dominance Technology
• Brain Dominance Theory
• Was a French Physician, Anatomist, and Anthropologist

• Broca’s Area

• He contributed to the development of Physical Anthropology and the

advancing of Anthropometry
• Was a Neuropsychologist, Neurobiologist, and a Nobel Laureate

• Won the 1981 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine

• “Split-Brain Theory”
• Was a American Physician and Neuroscientist

• He made contributions in the fields of Physiology, Psychiatry, and Brain

Research
• “Father of Brain Dominance Technology”

• Was tasked to determine why some individuals are more creative than others

• “Brain Dominance Theory”

• He concluded that our brain has four parts which are all connected to each other
HERMANN LABELED THE FOUR QUADRANTS OF THE
BRAIN AS:

1. Upper Left (A) Cerebral Mode – Analytical

2. Lower Left (B) Limbic Mode – Organized
3. Lower Right (C) Limbic Mode – Interpersonal
4. Upper Right (D) Cerebral Mode – Imaginative

• Portions A and B are known as the “Left Side

Thinking Process”
• Portions C and D are known as the Right Side
Thinking Process”
• A 120-question survey instrument that measured the preference strengths of
the four quadrants.
• He wants to point out the preferences of styles in thinking.
• Four different styles of thinking
HOW DOES THE WHOLE BRAIN THEORY ENHANCE THE LEARNING PROCESS?
A Quadrant: Analytical thinking. Key word: logical, factual, critical,
technical and quantitative.Preferred activities: collecting data, listening
to informational lectures, reading textbooks. Judging ideas based on
facts, criteria and logical reasoning.

B Quadrant: Sequential thinking. Key word: conservative, structured,

organized, detailed, and planned.Preferred activities: following
directions, repetitive detailed homework problems, time management
and schedules.

C Quadrant: Interpersonal thinking. Key word: kinesthetic, emotional,

spiritual, sensory, feeling.Preferred activities: listening to and sharing
ideas, looking for personal meaning, sensory input, and group study.

D Quadrant: Imaginative thinking. Key word: Visual, holistic, intuitive,

innovative, and conceptual.Preferred activities: Looking at the big
picture, taking initiative, simulations (what if questions), visual aids.
Appreciate beauty of a problem, brainstorming.
• Quadrant A learners are very much into logical thinking. They enjoy analyzing
info and understand better when presented with numbers and quantities, and
they are also good at theorizing or concluding based on facts and info that
support their theories.

• Quadrant A learners expect exact info that are straight to the point, and they
would also want to be fed with lots of theories, numbers, data, logical
explanations, and results of research studies. However, they will find it
difficult to express their inner thoughts and emotions, and may struggle with
unclear or undefined concepts or ideas.
• Quadrant B learners easily grasp things in sequence, enjoy organizing ideas
and things, assess situations and info, and apply what they have learned into
practice.

• Quadrant B learners will always demand for clear instructions or directions,

and would rather apply what they have learned in practical situations rather
than just theories. Being a sequential thinker, the B learner needs to be able
to see the sequence of things, which are consistent and in proper order. They
may find it difficult to understand concepts without any examples to show
how these are applied. Their big challenges are in taking risks and doing
things that are not clearly defined to them.
A and B learners are often characterized as practical, reality-based,
and down-to-earth persons.
• Quadrant C learners are very sociable learners who enjoy learning with a
group with whom they share ideas and projects. They are very focused and
involved when trying to learn something. They also tend to reflect on what
they have understood and acquired in terms of knowledge, and most of the
time use their bodies and movement while learning. They get bored with data
and intellectual discussions without activities and participation. The C learner
is also emotional and would share their emotions with a group. Personal
feedback is therefore important to them.
• Quadrant D learners are the curious ones who enjoy discovering,
experimenting, and exploring activities. They are strong thinkers
when it comes to conceptualizing and putting all the seemingly
unrelated parts and connecting these parts together, synthesizing,
and in creating new ideas and concepts.

• Quadrant D learners enjoys games and surprises, is a visual

learner. Being spontaneous in character; the D learner will have
difficulty meeting deadlines and rigid environments.
C AND D LEARNERS ARE OFTEN CHARACTERIZED AS FUN,
FLEXIBLE, AND OPEN-MINDED PERSONS
 LEARNERS SHOULD ALWAYS REMEMBER
THAT THEY DO NOT NECESSARILY BELONG
TO JUST ONE OR TWO QUADRANTS, BUT
CAN FIND THEIR QUALITIES PRESENT IN ALL
THE QUADRANTS.
Quadrant A Quadrant D
• Analyzes data • Vivid imagination
• Down-to-earth • Explores
• Critical • Curious
• Logical thinker • Experiments
• Understands money • Flexible
• Works with number • Conceptualizes
• Uses visuals to learn
• Risk-taker
Quadrant B Quadrant C
• Get things done • Tactile
• Submits on time • Sensitive
• Creates procedures • Emotional
• Plans and organizes • Sociable
• Neat and organized • Expressive
• Reliable in getting things done • Shares knowledge
• Uses physical movement
A mind map is a diagram used to represent ideas or
information branching from central key word or idea and
used as an aid in study, organization, problem-solving, and
for reference and review.