Psychometric & 360 Assessment
HBDI
Whole-Brain Thinking
The Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument maps an individual's thinking preferences and helps teams understand how they think collectively — improving communication, decision-making, and the ability to innovate together.
Make thinking styles visible
By making thinking styles visible, the HBDI helps individuals understand their own preferences and helps teams see how they think together. Most people show a blend across more than one quadrant — and recognising that blend is the key to working across differences rather than around them.
The four quadrants
The HBDI profiles thinking preferences across four quadrants, A to D. Each quadrant has a colour and describes a different way to think. Your HBDI profile shows how strongly you prefer each quadrant. Together, the four quadrants show the full range of how people think.
A. Analytical
The blue quadrant. Logical, factual, and data-driven thinking that values evidence and clear reasoning.
B. Practical
The green quadrant. Organised, detailed, and process-oriented thinking that brings structure and follow-through.
C. Relational
The red quadrant. Interpersonal, feeling-based, and expressive thinking that keeps people at the centre.
D. Experimental
The yellow quadrant. Holistic, conceptual, and imaginative thinking that explores possibilities and big ideas.
Key features
The HBDI works at both the individual and team level, giving people a shared language for understanding different ways of thinking.
An individual thinking profile
A clear picture of a person's thinking preferences and how their blend shapes the way they work.
Team thinking-diversity profiles
Combine individual results into a team profile that reveals collective strengths and blind spots.
A shared language for thinking
A common vocabulary that helps people appreciate and value different ways of thinking.
Guidance across preferences
Practical advice for communicating and collaborating with people who think differently to you.
Where it makes a difference
When teams understand their thinking diversity, the impact shows up in the moments that matter most.
Communication
Adapt how you share ideas so they land with people whose thinking differs from yours.
Decision-making
Bring a fuller range of perspectives into the room to make stronger, more balanced calls.
Innovation
Tap deliberately into experimental and relational thinking to generate fresh ideas.
The benefits
By valuing a wider range of thinking styles, individuals and teams unlock better collaboration, sharper decisions, and more innovation.
Understand your own thinking preferences and their impact
Communicate and collaborate more effectively across differences
Strengthen decision-making by drawing on diverse perspectives
Unlock innovation by valuing a wider range of thinking styles
Build more balanced, complementary teams
Frequently asked questions
What does the HBDI measure?
The Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument maps thinking preferences across four quadrants — Analytical, Practical, Relational, and Experimental. Most people show a blend across more than one quadrant, and recognising that blend is the key to working across differences.
What are the four HBDI quadrants?
The four HBDI quadrants are A, B, C and D. A (blue) is analytical thinking: logic, facts and data. B (green) is practical thinking: order, detail and process. C (red) is relational thinking: people, feelings and expression. D (yellow) is experimental thinking: ideas, concepts and possibilities.
Is the HBDI a test?
No. The HBDI is not a pass or fail test, and there are no right or wrong answers. It is an assessment of your thinking preferences. Your HBDI profile shows which quadrants you prefer, not how clever or capable you are.
Can the HBDI be used for whole teams?
Yes. Individual results can be combined into a team thinking-diversity profile that reveals collective strengths and blind spots, giving the whole team a shared language for different ways of thinking.
How does the HBDI improve communication and decision-making?
It gives practical guidance for adapting how you share ideas so they land with people whose thinking differs from yours, and helps teams bring a fuller range of perspectives into decisions — including the experimental and relational thinking that drives innovation.
Does Veraison run HBDI debriefs in Perth?
Yes. Veraison's accredited practitioners are based in Perth and run HBDI debriefs in person across Perth and WA, and virtually for organisations Australia-wide.
Accredited practitioners
Our Perth-based team is accredited to administer and debrief HBDI, working with organisations across Western Australia and Australia-wide. Talk to one of our qualified practitioners to get started.
Unlock your team's thinking diversity
Get in touch to explore how the HBDI can improve communication, sharpen decision-making, and unlock innovation across your individuals and teams.
Get in touch
Based in Wembley, Perth — partnering with organisations across Western Australia and beyond.
- Address
- Level 2, 151 Herdsman Parade, Wembley, WA 6014
- Telephone
- 08 9287 1041
- info@veraison.com.au