2. Cognitive Diversity July 2014 Guy Nasmythi

3. Paul MacLean’s Triune Brain

4. Sperry’s left/right hemisphere model

6. E = I = A = G = F = D = C = B = H =

7. FOUR THINKING STRUCTURES

8. BRAIN DOMINANCE

9. THE ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE PHYSIOLOGY THE BRAIN METAPHOR THE WHOLE BRAIN MODEL ARCHITECTURE THE ORGANIZING PRINCIPLE D A BC

10. LOGICAL ANALYTICAL FACT-BASED QUANTITATIVE ORGANIZED SEQUENTIAL PLANNED DETAILED HOLISTIC INTUITIVE INTEGRATING SYNTHESIZING INTERPERSONAL FEELING-BASED KINESTHETIC EMOTIONAL D Upper Right A Upper Left B Lower Left C Lower Right Right Mode Thinking Processes Left Mode Thinking Processes Upper Mode Thinking Processes Lower Mode Thinking Processes WHOLE BRAIN THINKING MODEL

11. EXPERIMENTAL SELF SAFEKEEPING SELF FEELING SELF RATIONAL SELF A B C D LOGICAL ANALYTIC OUR FOUR DIFFERENT SELVES PLAYFUL IMAGINATIVE ORGANIZER PLANNER EXPRESSIVE EMOTIONAL

12. PROCESSING MODES Cognitive / Intellectual Visceral / Instinctual IntuitiveRealistic Lower Left B Controlled Conservative Planner Organizational Administrative A Upper Left Logical Analyzer Mathematical Technical Problem solver Lower Right C Interpersonal Emotional Musical Spiritual Talker D Upper right Imaginative Synthesizer Artistic Holistic Conceptualizer

13. Quantifying Analyzing Theorizing Logically processing Quantifying Analyzing Theorizing Logically processing Organizing Sequencing Evaluating Practicing Organizing Sequencing Evaluating Practicing Exploring Discovering Conceptualizing Synthesizing Exploring Discovering Conceptualizing Synthesizing Sharing Internalizing Moving & Feeling Involving Sharing Internalizing Moving & Feeling Involving INTEREST MOTIVATION PASSION INTEREST MOTIVATION PASSION A BC D UPPER LEFT LOWER LEFTLOWER RIGHT UPPER RIGHT PREFERRED LEARNING STYLES

14. VISUALIZATION IMAGINATION CONCEPTUALIZATION VISUALIZATION IMAGINATION CONCEPTUALIZATION LOGICAL THINKING ANALYSIS OF FACTS PROCESSING NUMBERS LOGICAL THINKING ANALYSIS OF FACTS PROCESSING NUMBERS PLANNING APPROACH ORGANIZING FACTS DETAILED REVIEW PLANNING APPROACH ORGANIZING FACTS DETAILED REVIEW GUT REACTION SENSORY RESPONSE INTERPERSONAL GUT REACTION SENSORY RESPONSE INTERPERSONAL A BC D PREPARATION / INCUBATION / ILLUMINATION / VERIFICATION PREPARATION & VERIFICATION INCUBATION & ILLUMINATION WHOLE BRAIN CREATIVITY & INNOVATION ITERATIVE MODEL

15. Logical Rational Quantitative Theoretical Logical Rational Quantitative Theoretical Organized Sequential Procedural Methodical Organized Sequential Procedural Methodical Visual Conceptual Simultaneous Experimental Visual Conceptual Simultaneous Experimental Emotional Expressive Interpersonal Kinesthetic Emotional Expressive Interpersonal Kinesthetic A BC D RIGHTLEFT UPPER LOWER experiential concrete intellectual instinctual OPEN MINDED FEELING-BASED CONTROLLED FACT-BASED Non-Verbal Verbal WHOLE BRAIN TEACHING & LEARNING MODEL

16. Herrmann Brain Dominance Profile Average Thinking Styles for Males & Females Lower Left B Planner Controlled Conservative Organizational Administrative A Upper Left Problem solver Mathematical Technical Analyzer Logical Lower Right C Talker Musical Spiritual Emotional Interpersonal D Upper right Conceptualizer Imaginative Synthesizer Artistic Holistic Males: 292,576 Females: 215,730 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 N=508,306 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10

17. MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION NURSES PSYCHIATRISTS Herrmann Brain Dominance Profile SAMPLE OCCUPATIONAL PROFILES Hospital example Lower Left B Controlled Conservative Planner Organizational Administrative A Upper Left Logical Analyzer Mathematical Technical Problem solver Lower Right C Interpersonal Emotional Musical Spiritual Talker D Upper right Imaginative Synthesizer Artistic Holistic Conceptualizer

18. Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument SELECTED OCCUPATIONAL NORMS

20. THINGS THAT WE ARE DOING THAT WORK WELL, SUCH AS TEACHING, MANAGING, COMMUNICATING AND CREATING ARE LIKELY, WHEN DIAGNOSED TO BE WHOLE BRAINED.