Overview Of The HBDI® Profile Package

The HBDI® (Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument®) profile is an assessment tool containing 120-questions that provides users with an indepth understanding of their thinking preferences.  It is the basis of all learning and training modules of  Herrmann International because communication is the key, and the HBDI® teaches you how to communicate with others who think the same as you and who think differently than you.

The HBDI® Profile Package contains your profile and a host of interpretive materials.  Click here to view an interactive flash movie that will explain each page of the HBDI® package and introduce some supplemental materials.

The HBDI® Fundamentals

The HBDI® Fundamentals is a 30-minute online elearning course designed to prepare you to understand the basics of your HBDI® Profile Package and how  thinking preferences can affect behaviors in planning, work, and communication.  Click here to view a demo of the HBDI® Fundamentals course.

The course may only be purchased with the HBDI® Profile Package, however, it is  recommended.

Genesis of the HBDI®

In 1976, while researching the brain as the source of creativity, Ned Herrmann learned of the pioneering brain research of Roger Sperry, Paul MacLean, Joseph Bogen and Michael Gazzanaga.  From their work it is clear that the brain has four distinct and specialized structures.

Inspired by this research, Herrmann worked with EEG scans and, later, paper-and-pencil questionnaires to identify four distinct types of thinking, each roughly corresponding to one of the brain structures. The result of this research is the Herrmann Whole Brain® Model.

In August 1979, after many tests, in-depth research, and mountains of data, Herrmann had developed a valid self-assessment that enables individuals to understand their own thinking style preferences—the HBDI®. 

Once an individual understands his or her thinking style preferences, the door is open to improved communication, leadership, management, problem solving, decision-making, and other aspects of personal and interpersonal development.

Theory Behind The HBDI® and Whole Brain® Technology

The asymmetry of the human body leads to the concept of dominance and, in turn, led Ned Herrmann to create the HBDI® and Whole Brain® Technology.  Read more on the theory behind the HBDI®.