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• What's this all about?
  • Get a quick overview of the updated Whole Brain® Journey.
• How does it work?
  • Access step-by-step directions.
• Who is this for?
  • Learn who this helps and in what specific contexts.
• Why does this matter?
  • See related information and resources for further learning.

  What's this all about?

The NEW The Herrmann journey is available.  It is a self-paced series of 8 micro learning sessions that includes videos, games, and self-reflections designed to teach the basics of the Whole Brain® Thinking model.

Sections in this Article:

• Introduction
• Journey Features
• After Completion
• Comparison Matrix
• Support

Introduction

The Thinker's unique HBDI® results are integrated into each module so that a complete debrief has occurred upon completion of all 8 learning modules.  Independent learning via the Herrmann Platform accelerates the language and adoption of Whole Brain® Thinking through relevant and actionable content that thinkers can access anytime, anywhere and immediately apply on the job.

Use the Whole Brain® Journey in place of Certified Practitioner (CP)-led individual or group debrief, or as prep work for a group workshop or coaching session.
• Journey provides an introduction to the Whole Brain® Model and cognitive science, with a detailed analysis of normal and under pressure Profile Results, Modes, Clusters, Thinking Agility, Thinking at Work, and more.

• Just as the whole brain works 24/7, the Whole Brain® journey is available 24/7. Everyone has the opportunity to get a comprehensive and consistent understanding of their profile and their thinking preferences at their own pace. This benefits individual thinkers as they will have the ability to learn about themselves sooner. Certified Practitioner will benefit from the assurance of a consistent debrief sooner and time to provide advanced coaching.

  How does it work?

Journey Features

• Access anytime, anywhere
• Designed for mobile, tablet, or desktop
• Fast-paced learning sessions that takes less than 10 minutes each to complete
• Easy to stop/start/save
• CPs can track Thinker completion
• Private and shared reflection options
• Interactive games and videos
• Knowledge checks to monitor comprehension
• Connects to sharing and team activities on the Herrmann® platform

Upon completion the Thinker has the opportunity to:

• Have a follow up conversation with a CP
• Review already completed learning content 
• Move on to sharing or other team activities
• Look up other profiles (as available)

Below is a comparison matrix to facilitate understanding the similarities and differences of the various debrief options:

Learning Points in the Updated Journey

• Introduction & Instructions
• Whole Brain Thinking
  The 4 thinking preferences
• Understanding My Profile
  HBDI results summary
•  Modes & Clusters
  Preferred tasks and functioning styles
• My Profile Under Pressure
  Understanding shifts in thinking
• Thinking Agility
  Stretching your thinking styles
• Additional Insights
  At home versus work
• Understanding Others
  Sharing your profile

Learning that is fun!

  Who does this help?

Support

Installation:

• A current Herrmann Platform contract is required prior to adding this feature to the organization's platform.  Contact your Herrmann representative to sign up.
• Once the contract is place, Herrmann's Client Advocate Team will review the data structure for the organization, and with the organization's input, the team will "turn-on" the feature for the organization.  Please expect a 1 business day turn-around.
• Thinkers in the organization who created their user account prior to this feature being added will also have access to the new resources.

Communications

• Herrmann can provide recommended communications to Thinkers who now have added resources, and suggested invitations for Thinkers who will be invited to participate after the journey feature has been added for the organization.  
• Herrmann recommends announcing to previous Thinkers who have already used the Herrmann Platform, that they now have additional resources.

Practitioner Resources

• Herrmann provides resources to practitioners under the portal resources tab on the Practitioner Portal website:
  http://practitioners.thinkherrmann.com

Practitioner Support

• Practitioners can access articles and tutorials via the Help Center in the Herrmann Platform, and by using the continual support access on each page of the Herrmann Platform.
    If a Practitioner can't find the help they need in the Help Center, they can submit a support ticket, and the Herrmann team will attempt to resolve support requests within one business day.

Thinker Support

As with any software, from time to time a User will need support. 

• Thinkers/Users have a continual support resource on each page of the Herrmann Platform.  It looks like this:    Using this "?" allows a User to access articles and tutorials. 
• Still need help? A User can submit a support request.  Support tickets are responded to as quickly as possible with a goal to solve the issue in less than one business day. 

Maybe There's a "Bug"?

• Software releases occasionally have a bug or two. Herrmann strives to quality check all software prior to its official release. And we've had great reviews on this new offering since October 2021.  Our continual support access as mentioned above is the perfect place to report any issue.  
• The reporter of an issue may be asked for additional information.  It is always helpful to provide the URL where the issue occurred, what action caused the error, and the browser used at the time.
• The Herrmann team quickly goes through a process to understand the issue and evaluate its cause and the necessary corrections, and the reporter will be updated along the process.

  Why does this matter?

More questions?  Click here for the Frequently Asked Questions.

Below you will find a link to a recorded tutorial.

If you'd prefer a live session, you can find the schedule here.

The full length training video walks a Self-Service HBDI® Certified Practitioner or a Practitioner's Assistant  through the Herrmann Platform, including:

• An Introduction to the data setup in the Herrmann Platform
• Logging In
• Dashboard
• Sending Invitations from the Herrmann Platform
• Editing Invitations
• Sending Invitations from YOUR email system
• Creating, Viewing, & Editing Groups
• Generating Reports
• Creating Teams for the Thinker Portal
• Organizational Self Serve Tools
• Help Center
• Thinker Portal Review

The Video is a compilation of tutorials.  Full length is 1 hour 49 minutes.

The Video is broken into "Chapters" so you can skip to the appropriate modules as needed. 
Use the Chapter "tool" to access the proper chapters as you need.

Click here to begin the Video Tutorials.

Axon is compatible with the following web browsers:

• Google Chrome
• Microsoft Edge
• Mozilla Firefox
• Apple Safari
• Mobile Browsers for iOS and Android

It is important to keep your web browser up to date to ensure continued compatibility and security. Most modern browsers have the ability to automatically download and install updates. If you encounter any issues with loading webpages, check that you are using the most recently released version of the browser. In addition, please ensure that your pop-up blocker is turned off or has white-listed the Axon site. Axon uses pop-ups to display reports and other important components.

Herrmann's Platform is to access to Assessments, E-learnings and other Whole Brain® Resources.

Implementing the Platform for organizations often requires a technical migration and configuration phase of a couple of weeks.  This phase includes insuring IT is informed, we may need to be listed as a “trusted” site, email filters should be tested, and users are trained and ready to go.

Herrmann Platform Users have varying roles and permissions.

• Thinkers: Those who access the system in order to complete an assessment, complete e-learnings, see their assessment results, share their personal profile with others in their organization, view others in their organization who have shared their personal profiles, and view team results of those who have shared their profiles.
• Practitioners: Those who access the system in order to offer assessments and e-learnings
  to Thinkers, run assessment reports, view Thinker's results and their e-learning progress. Remind Thinkers to continue their learning journey and create teams of Thinkers for access on the Herrmann Platform.
• Team Managers: Some organizations have opted to allow any Thinker in their organization to create a Team to be visible on the Herrmann Platform.  The Managers of those Teams can then make changes to the Team by adding or removing team members. 
• Organizational Administrators: Those who access the system to help Thinkers within their Organization by unlocking the HBDI Assessment results, sending a password reset email, create Teams to be visible on the Herrmann Platform, move Thinkers from one division of the organization to another (example: if a Thinker is no longer a current employee, the Org Admin can move that Thinker to the Archives), request data setup changes for divisions of the organization, and run organization and division wide reports.

All Users are required to create a User account with a valid email address.

Passwords

Requirements: Minimum of 8 Characters.

Must include 1 number 1 Upper Case and 1 Lower case letter.

All connections are made through SSL. 

URLs

https://axon.herrmannsolutions.net         https://journey.herrmannsolutions.net

http://practitioners.thinkherrmann.com/

Browser Compatibility

 Chrome

Firefox  v41.0 - v46.0                            

Safari   v6.1.6 – v9.1                

Microsoft Edge                                                   

Mobile Enabled for iOS and Android

Email System

The Herrmann Platform sends emails for Practitioners.  These emails will come from admin@hbdi.com.  The email contains a link to the Axon system where the participant creates their own username and password in order to complete an assessment.

Pop-Ups

Practitioners who print reports will need to enable Pop-Ups for the Herrmann Platform.

Reports

Reports are provided via PDF.  At a minimum, a Practitioner will need Adobe Acrobat Reader.

Terms of Service & Privacy Policy

https://axon.herrmannsolutions.net/terms

https://axon.herrmannsolutions.net/privacy_policy

Database

Herrmann International is committed to the utmost protection of our Thinkers’ data.  Our Herrmann Dedicated Servers are hosted securely in an offsite facility.  The data is backed up routinely. Access to the data is heavily restricted and monitored.

Requests for Security and Privacy information can be submitted to: axonsecurity@hbdi.com

Points of Contact:

System Administrator:  axonadmin@hbdi.com                                Telephone: 828-222-3840

Service Representatives:  service@hbdi.com                                  Telephone: 800-432-4234

If a Thinker has completed a Herrmann® Assessment, but you don't have access to it...

To Share a Herrmann Assessment with another Certified Practitioner, the Thinker will need to use the instructions provided below and in the article:
https://herrmann.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360042833854-I-Need-to-Share-My-HBDI-with-another-Certified-Practitioner

And now that they've shared their Assessment, what do you, the Certified Practitioner need to do?

How Certified Practitioners  Accept a Shared Assessment

A Thinker will have entered your email address and has “shared” their assessment.  You will receive an email like this:

Jaime Q Public has shared the HBDI® with you.
Login to Axon to accss this assessment "here".

When you click on the link in the email, and login to Axon you will be presented with a page that looks like this:

On this Axon page,  you are given the opportunity to share this data or include this assessment in a “Data Role”.  (Reminder: Data Roles are the tiers within the Practitioner’s data in Axon, like an Organizational chart with tiers.) The Practitioner clicks within the “Shared With” box and selects the appropriate Data Role.  This is where the data will be located within the organizational chart of the Practitioner’s data. Many times a Practitioner will only have one Data Role, but they still need to step through this process and select that one Data Role.

Note:
When the Practitioner selects a Data Role, it is possible that other Practitioners have access to that same data.  This is why the Thinker is told in the initial “Share” box, that the Practitioner may share the data with additional practitioners and others.

Once the Practitioner has selected the appropriate Data Role, they click the “Grant Access” button, and now this assessment is accessible within that Data.

The Practitioner is then taken to the Assessments page and can use the Assessment, or they can add it to an existing group for further processing.

This feature in Axon, allows the Thinker to have much more control over ”who” can access their assessments, and it puts the responsibility of “sharing” the assessment in the Thinker’s hands, where it belongs.

Instructions for the Thinker

If you find yourself in the situation where a Certified Practitioner doesn't have access to your HBDI® Assessment, you can provide them with access in a couple of easy steps.

Login to your Herrmann Thinker Portal: 

https://journey.herrmannsolutions.net/thinker

 Then look for the option:  "Share With My Practitioner"

Once you click on this "button" you'll see a list of the Herrmann® Assessments you've completed, and you can then click "Share" next to the one you'd like to make available to your Certified Practitioner.

When you click “Share” a box opens like this:

Type in the email address of the Practitioner you would like to “Share” your assessment with, and then click the “Share assessment” confirmation.

Herrmann® checks to be sure that the email address entered is linked to a Certified Practitioner with the proper permissions.  If so, an confirmation box appears:

Or an alert is displayed if the email address is not linked to a Certified Practitioner:

In this case, the you'll need to verify you entered the correct email address, or you can contact the Practitioner for further instructions.

Thee are 3 options for running reports for Assessments in the Herrmann Platform.

1-Search for Assessment Groups...best when you want to run multiple reports but for an entire group of Thinkers

2-Search for Assessments...best when you want to run multiple reports for select assessments.

3-Run Reports Menu selection...best when you know you only need one report

This video will quickly show you how to use all 3 options.

To Begin Here are Quick Links to the Right Type of Invitation Instructions

Creating an Invitation to send through the Herrmann Platform Video Tutorial

Creating an Invitation to send through the Herrmann Platform Step by Step Instructions

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Creating an Invitation to send through Your Email System Video Tutorial

Creating an Invitation to send through Your Email System Step by Step Instructions

Creating an Invitation to Send Through the Herrmann Platform

Users needing to create a new HBDI invitation to send through the Herrmann Platform can click the below link to access a tutorial video.

Quick Link to the Video Tutorial:
Creating an Invitation to Send Through the Herrmann Platform

Quick Link to the Video Tutorial:
Creating an Invitation to Send Through Your Email System

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A Step by Step Walk-Through

Invite Thinkers to Complete an Assessment through the Herrmann Platform Axon email system

To enable your Thinkers to complete assessments you will need to start by creating invitations. 

Below are step by step instructions, but if you'd rather, above is a link to a video walk-through.

We strongly encourage you to send invitations directly from Axon; however it is possible to generate a unique URL to send out instructions separately after you have created the invitation.  Instructions for sending an invitation through YOUR email system can be found in this article: 

https://herrmann.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360045110594-Creating-an-Axon-Invitation-to-Send-Through-YOUR-Email-System

But...Sending Invitations through Axon will allow you to setup auto-reminders.

Here's how to Invite Thinkers...

1. Chose Create > Invitation from the Main menu.

2. This link will open a New Invitation

3. The following fields then need to be completed to create the invitation. Fields marked * are mandatory:

• Invitation Details

• Name*: This is the name of your invitation and the subsequent name of the group the system creates and stores the profiles in. Name invitations and groups carefully, so that you and others who work with you will recognize them.

• Email Addresses: Enter or copy and paste the email addresses of the people you invite. You can leave blank if you prefer to send a URL separately, or you can add email addresses later in edit mode if needed.

• Number of Seats: How many people will be invited to complete an assessment? This number automatically fills in as you add email addresses in the section above. However, if you wish to add email addresses later or would prefer to send a unique URL via your own invitation you will need to enter in the number of ‘seats’ required.

• Memo: Enter a memo for example an internal reference number or billing details.
• Products
  • Diagnostic/Assessment: Choose the assessment type you wish to be taken. The HBDI and the Team Dashboard are available now and additional surveys will be added in the near future.

Once you’ve selected an assessment you’ll see a new box open for…

• Insight Application Products: There are additional Application products available depending on your purchases and licenses.  US and UK Practitioners have access to the HBDI Digital but do not need to make a selection here.

Best Practice: Your license includes a certain number of seats depending upon the
type of contract you have with us. When adding seats to an invitation this
automatically deducts seats from your license and will show as ‘used’.
We therefore strongly recommend you close the invitation and delete any unused
seats as soon as you have finished receiving completions via the More Actions button
to the right of the Edit Invitation screen.

• Reminders and Messages:
  
  • Receive notification alerts when assessments are completed: Tick this box if you wish to receive email notifications when Thinkers complete. Once ticked it is also possible to enter additional email addresses which can be sent these notifications.
    *You don’t need to enter your email address for “additional” notifications.
• Security
  • Owner email: Use this field to assign the invitation to someone other than yourself. Type in the email address of the user/certified practitioner who will manage this invitation. Please note you may not be able to edit the invitation after doing this. This is option rarely used.  You do not need to add your own email address.
  • Data Roles*: Select one or more data roles to which this assessment group is to be associated. Hold the ctrl key down to select multiple roles or to de-select a role. This affects which other Axon Practitioners can see and edit the invitation.

Next you'll also see this box:

This box will allow you to determine how you would like to have Thinkers unlock their HBDI Assessment Results...by going through the e-learning exercises or with a Code you provide when you are ready for them to see their results.

Once you've setup all the foundations of your Invitation, click "Create Invitation".

4. At the bottom of this screen once all relevant fields are entered you then need to click on the Create Invitation
5. The next screen asks you to Confirm you are happy with your set up and gives you the option to go Back if you wish to amend anything.  

6. Once confirmed, the next screen shows has you in edit mode of the Invitation.  You'll want to use the Send Invitations button. This allows you to prepare the invitation.

Now you'll see the Invitation outline

 Your message has 3 sections:
1- Introduction with the “from” information. You can edit this introduction and give context about “why” the Thinker is being invited to complete a Diagnostic.
2- Standard Messaging…this messaging is not editable, but is very important for every Thinker to have available to them.
3- Conclusion text. Here you can once again edit the text and give any final instructions for your Thinkers how to access the App, when they will receive their results, etc.

o Reminders and Deadline:

• Deadline*: Enter in the deadline you wish to set. This date will be included in the invitation to inform your Thinkers that they should complete by this date.
• Reminders: You have two choices for how you send automated reminders.
  1-You can send 1 reminder and you choose when the automated reminder is sent to those who have NOT completed the Assessment. OR
  2-You can choose to send multiple reminders. IF you would like to send more than one reminder you can enter the number of days between each reminder.

Once you have completed the Setup and Configuration you are ready to “Send”

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A Step-by-Step Walk Through

How to Invite Thinkers through Your Email system / Create a Unique URL

If you prefer to send invitations from your email system, you will still need to Create an Invitation in Axon.  But rather than entering the email addresses, you will want to create a unique URL which you will need to copy, paste and send to your thinkers.  

NOTE: Sending invitations through your email system negates automatic and manual reminders from Axon because the Axon system will not have email addresses for these thinkers until they have created a user account and started their assessment.  A unique URL is only enabled for the number of seats you indicate in your invitation. This prevents “sharing” of the link by thinkers to those who you did not intend to invite.

And sending the invitation from your email system negates the ability of Axon to send reminders.

1. Chose Create > Invitation

2. This link will open a New Invitation
   Note...do not enter email addresses in the Emails box...thisis only for sending invitations from Axon.

3. The following fields then need to be completed to create the invitation.  Fields marked * are mandatory:

• Invitation Details
• Name*: This is the name of your invitation and the subsequent name of the group the system creates and stores the profiles in.
  Name your invitations and groups carefully, so that you will recognize them in a long list of invitations.

• Email Addresses: Since you will be sending the invitation through YOUR email system you do NOT enter email addresses here.  Simply skip this section.
• Number of Seats: How many people will be invited to complete an assessment?  To send a unique URL via your own email you will need to enter in the number of ‘seats’ required.
• Memo: Enter a memo for example an internal reference number or billing details.
• Insight Application Products: Once you’ve selected an assessment you’ll see a new box open for additional products if you have access to them.   If your Thinkers have access to the Thinker Portal (US & UK) they will also have access to the HBDI® Digital and HBDI® Mobile App.  You don't have to select those items.
• You will then be presented with the choice for the Data Role (where in your Data Org Hierarchy, these assessments should live).
• And finally, you will be presented with a box to determine how you would like your Thinkers to have access to their results...do they open them with 
  • A Custom Code you provide at some point
  • Their preference Code (ex. 1221) that you provide to them at some point
  • Or the latest option is to use the Journey micro-learning activities and let them unlock the results them selves.  If you have access to the "Journey" this box will not be shown, since you won't need to make a choice.

Once you have created your Invitation, you be provided with a "submit" and then a confirm page.  This page will show you what you have selected as products, and how many are used from your License.

After you Confirm, you will be taken to the "Edit" page of the invitation.  This is where you will access the URL you need.

1. Within the edit invitation screen you will find on the list of options the choice to invite thinkers to complete an assessment via a unique URL.  I’ll send my own invitation.
2. Expand the section by clicking on the plus sign to the left of the text and simply click on the Enable Registration by URL button.
3. Once this is clicked a URL will be created for you.  Copy and paste the URL or the URL and the Webkey into your own instructions and send the email from  your email. The button then changes to a Disable Registration by URL option should you wish to do so. 

Once you have enabled the URL, you will need to choose a version of the URL you want to use...there are two options.

1- The long URL is great for embedding in emails.  But if you are using a "Document" in word for example, the length can be a challenge.  You do not want to "break" the URL into two lines.

2- The short URL with the Webkey is best for putting into a Document.  It is easy to read, and the participant will need to be given the Webkey too.

Once you've decided which URL you want to use, you can copy it from the Axon screen and paste it into your invitation email.

Here's a sample invitation using the URL and Webkey, you can copy if you'd like:

__________________________________________________________________________________________

Greetings!  I'm inviting you to participate in the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument® (HBDI®) thinking styles assessment.   
(Add any context for your situation here...for this workshop, for this training session etc.)

The HBDI® is a highly validated assessment resulting in a profile of your preferred approaches to thinking. This profile will help you develop insight on how you learn, make decisions, work in teams, solve problems and communicate.
The assessment measures preferences not skills. It is not a test; there are no wrong answers. Please respond to the questions as honestly as possible, keeping in mind your total self, at work as well as at home.

Instructions

• To start your HBDI®, follow this link   https://axon. herrmannsolutions.net/webkey
• And then enter this Web Key: ------   (please note this is case sensitive)
• The assessment will take approximately 15 to 20 minutes to complete.
• You will want to be sure to capture your Username and Password, because you'll want to come back to your Thinker Portal again and again
• Please ensure that you complete the assessment by December ____, 2022.

Please do not reply directly to this message. Please use our ticketing system here:
  https://herrmann. zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/ new

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________________________

Also requested: 
How to send an invitation with screen shots and encouraging the Thinker to complete the HBDI AND their e-learning to unlock their Assessment results using the updated e-learnings in the "My Journey" tile of the Thinker Portal:

Greetings!  I'm inviting you to participate in the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument® (HBDI®) thinking styles assessment.   
(Add any context for your situation here...for this workshop, for this training session etc.)

The HBDI® is a highly validated assessment resulting in a profile of your preferred approaches to thinking. This profile will help you develop insight on how you learn, make decisions, work in teams, solve problems and communicate.
The assessment measures preferences not skills. It is not a test; there are no wrong answers. Please respond to the questions as honestly as possible, keeping in mind your total self, at work as well as at home.

You will also have access to complete an e-learning series to then unlock your assessment results.

Instructions

• To start your HBDI®, follow this link  --------------------------
• The assessment and the e-learnings will take approximately 60-90 minutes to complete.
• You will want to be sure to capture your Username and Password, because you'll want to come back to your Thinker Portal again and again
• Please ensure that you complete the assessment by June ____, 2022.

Please do not reply directly to this message. Please use our ticketing system here:
  https://herrmann. zendesk.com/hc/en-us/requests/ new

To begin: use the link above and create your User Account:

Once you've created your User account, you'll be taken to your "Thinker Portal".  Here you will begin your learning "journey".  Your portal will will update as you go through the process, but will look something like this.  You'll want to focus in on the "tile" called "My Journey".

Begin with the Introduction and then go through the "Explore Cognitive Diversity"

Here you'll go through a few little learning steps and then....

You'll see the "button" to Take the HBDI.

Once you've completed the HBDI, you'll return to your portal and then continue in the "My Journey" tile to continue your e-learning and go through the learning process to unlock your HBDI results.

Enjoy the learning!

See you soon at our session!

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First time users can watch a tutorial detailing how to navigate in the Herrmann Platform using this link.

Quick Tip: When using the Report function in Axon, Practitioners can type a few key characters for the report they need and the list of options will be narrowed by the text.  Example: Type "Comp" and the NEW HBDI Group Composite Profile Report will display as an option.  Or if A4 reports are needed, type in A4 and the options will be narrowed to only those reports.

The List of HBDI® Reports in Order by Categories

Practitioners can use the "quick links" below to jump to different categories. 

• HBDI® Individual Reports
  • A4 Formats
  • 8.5 x 11 Formats
• HBDI® Pair Report
• HBDI® Group Reports

HBDI® Individual Reports:

NEW A4 AU HBDI Individual Mini Profile The HBDI® Individual Mini Profile report is specially formatted to fit A4 Perforated Paper and includes the profile on each section of the report.  This report has a "frame size" Profile Display, desktop Name Tent, Name Tag, and a wallet sized card with the Thinkers profile and Strengths of each quadrant model.
NEW A4 AU HBDI Individual Mini Profile Partial This report has a "frame size" Profile Display, desktop Name Tent, Name Tag, and a wallet sized card with the Thinkers profile and Strengths of each quadrant model.    (Please note: The HBDI® Individual Mini Profile partial report is specially formatted to fit A4 Perforated Paper, but this report does NOT include the print the Profile on the Name Tag or Name Tent. This information was specifically left out to protect the Thinkers data until the Thinker is ready to share their profile.)
NEW A4 HBDI Individual Title/Name Page The A4 HBDI® Individual Title/Name Page report is the page is specially formatted for A4 paper and allows the Thinker's Name to display though the HBDI® Profile Folder.
NEW A4 HBDI Individual Profile Overlay The A4 HBDI® Individual Profile Overlay report is specially formatted for A4 transparency paper and allows the profile to lay on the HBDI® Booklet pages that include learning around the profile.
NEW A4 HBDI Individual 2 Page Soft Copy (Profile Overlay & Data Summary) The A4 HBDI® Individual Profile Overlay report is specially formatted on A4 transparency paper and allows the profile to lay on the HBDI® Booklet pages that include learning about the individual's profile. The HBDI® Individual Data Summary report can be printed on either A4 or 8.5x11 paper.  The HBDI® Individual Data Summary reports the details of the Thinkers selections within the HBDI® Assessment. It is color coded by Quadrant and categorized by the sections of the HBDI® Survey Form.
NEW A4 HBDI Individual 3 Pages Plain Paper (Data Summary, Name Pg, Narrative)   The A4 HBDI® Individual Title/Name page report is specially formatted for A4 paper and allows the Thinker's Name to display though the HBDI® Profile Folder. The HBDI® Individual Data Summary report can be printed on either A4 or 8.5x11 paper and reports the details of the Thinkers selections within the HBDI® Assessment color coded by Quadrant and categorized by the sections of the HBDI® Survey Form. The HBDI Individual Narrative Page report can be printed on either A4 or 8.5x11 paper and reports the details of the Thinkers results in a narrative style report.
NEW HBDI Individual A4  4 Page Packet (HBDI® Profile Overlay, Data Summary, Narrative Report, and Title/Name Page) The A4 HBDI® Individual Profile Overlay report is specially formatted for A4 transparency paper and allows the profile to lay over on the HBDI® Booklet pages that include learning around the individual's profile. The A4 HBDI® Individual Title/Name page report is specially formatted for A4 paper and allows the Thinker's Name to display though the HBDI® Profile Folder. The HBDI Individual Data Summary report can be printed on either A4 or 8.5x11 paper and reports the details of the Thinkers selections within the HBDI® Assessment color coded by Quadrant and categorized by the sections of the HBDI® Survey Form. The HBDI Individual Narrative Page report can be printed on either A4 or 8.5x11 paper and reports the details of the Thinkers results in a narrative style report.
NEW A4 HBDI Individual 5 Pages This HBDI Individual "packet" includes 5 pages: HBDI® Profile Overlay, Data Summary, Narrative Report, Mini Profile "complete", and Title/Name Page The A4 HBDI® Individual Profile Overlay report is specially formatted for A4 transparency paper and allows the "profile" to overlay on the HBDI® Booklet pages that include learning around the profile. The A4 HBDI® Individual Title/Name page report is the page is specially formatted for A4 paper and allows the Thinker's Name to display though the HBDI® Profile Folder. The HBDI Individual Data Summary report can be printed on either A4 or 8.5x11 paper and reports the details of the Thinkers selections within the HBDI® Assessment color coded by Quadrant and categorized by the sections of the HBDI® Survey Form. The HBDI® Individual Mini Profile report is specially formatted to fit A4 Perforated Paper and includes the profile on each section of the report.  This report has a "frame size" Profile Display, a desktop Name Tent, a Name Tag, a wallet sized card with the Thinkers profile and Strengths of each quadrant model as a take home reminder. The HBDI Individual Narrative Page report can be printed on either A4 or 8.5x11 paper and reports the details of the Thinkers results in a narrative style report.
NEW HBDI Individual Data Summary Page The HBDI® Individual Data Summary report can be printed on either A4 or 8.5x11 paper and reports the details of the Thinkers selections within the HBDI® Assessment color coded by Quadrant and categorized by the sections of the HBDI® Survey Form.
NEW HBDI Individual Narrative Page The HBDI® Individual Narrative Page report can be printed on either A4 or 8.5x11 paper and reports the details of the Thinkers results in a narrative style report, beginning with the most preferred quadrant to the lest preferred quadrant.
NEW HBDI Individual Profile Overlay The HBDI Individual Profile Overlay is specially formatted for an 8.5 x 11 inch transparency paper and allows the "profile" to overlay on the HBDI® Booklet pages to include learning around the profile.
NEW HBDI Individual Title/Name Page The HBDI Individual Title/Name page is specially formatted for 8.5x11 inch paper and allows the Thinker's Name to display though the HBDI® Profile Folder for the HBDI® paper packet.
NEW HBDI Individual Mini Profile The HBDI Individual Mini Profile "complete" report is specially formatted to fit 8.5x11 inch perforated paper and includes the profile on each section of the report.  This report has a "frame size" Profile Display, a desktop Name Tent, a Name Tag, a wallet sized card with the Thinkers profile and Strengths of each quadrant model as a take home reminder.
NEW HBDI Individual Mini Profile Partial The HBDI® Individual Mini Profile "partial" report is specially formatted to fit 8.5x11 inch perforated paper, but this report does NOT include/print the Profile on the Name Tag or Name Tent to protect the data until the Thinker is ready to share their profile. This report has a "frame size" Profile Display, a desktop Name Tent, a Name Tag, a wallet sized card with the Thinkers profile and Strengths of each quadrant model as a take home reminder...
NEW HBDI Individual 2 Pg Soft Copy (Data Summary & Profile Overlay) This "packet" includes 2 pages: The HBDI® Individual Profile Overlay report is specially formatted for8.5x11 inch transparency paper and allows the "profile" to overlay on the HBDI® Booklet pages that include learning around the profile. The HBDI® Individual Data Summary report can be printed on either A4 or 8.5x11 paper and reports the details of the Thinkers selections within the HBDI® Assessment color coded by Quadrant and categorized by the sections of the HBDI® Survey Form.
NEW HBDI Individual 3 Pages Plain Paper Report (Data Summary, Name Pg, Narrative) 8.5 x 11 inch Reports that do not require "special paper" This "packet" includes 3 pages: The HBDI® Individual Title/Name page report is the page is specially formatted for 8.5x11 inch paper and allows the Thinker's Name to display though the HBDI® Profile Folder. The HBDI® Individual Data Summary report can be printed on either A4 or 8.5x11 paper and reports the details of the Thinkers selections within the HBDI® Assessment color coded by Quadrant and categorized by the sections of the HBDI® Survey Form.The HBDI Individual The HBDI® Individual Narrative Page report can be printed on either A4 or 8.5x11 paper and reports the details of the Thinkers results in a narrative style report.
NEW HBDI Individual 4 Pages (without Mini Profile sheet) This HBDI Individual "packet" includes 4 pages: HBDI® Profile Overlay, Data Summary, Narrative Report, and Title/Name Page The HBDI® Individual Profile Overlay report is specially formatted for 8.5x11 inch transparency paper and allows the "profile" to overlay on the HBDI® Booklet pages that include learning around the profile. The HBDI® Individual Title/Name page report is the page is specially formatted for 8.5x11 inch paper and allows the Thinker's Name to display though the HBDI® Profile Folder. The HBDI Individual Data Summary report can be printed on either A4 or 8.5x11 paper and reports the details of the Thinkers selections within the HBDI® Assessment color coded by Quadrant and categorized by the sections of the HBDI® Survey Form. The HBDI Individual Narrative Page report can be printed on either A4 or 8.5x11 paper and reports the details of the Thinkers results in a narrative style report. This Packet does NOT include the HBDI® Individual Mini Profile Report.
NEW HBDI Individual 5 Page Report (ALL pages) This HBDI Individual "packet" includes 5 pages: HBDI® Profile Overlay, Data Summary, Narrative Report, Mini Profile "complete", and Title/Name Page The HBDI® Individual Profile Overlay report is specially formatted for 8.5x11 inch transparency paper and allows the "profile" to overlay on the HBDI® Booklet pages that include learning around the profile. The HBDI® Individual Title/Name page report is the page is specially formatted for 8.5x11 inch paper and allows the Thinker's Name to display though the HBDI® Profile Folder. The HBDI Individual Data Summary report can be printed on either A4 or 8.5x11 paper and reports the details of the Thinkers selections within the HBDI® Assessment color coded by Quadrant and categorized by the sections of the HBDI® Survey Form. The HBDI® Individual Mini Profile report is specially formatted to fit 8.5x11 inch Perforated Paper and includes the profile on each section of the report.  This report has a "frame size" Profile Display, a desktop Name Tent, a Name Tag, a wallet sized card with the Thinkers profile and Strengths of each quadrant model as a take home reminder. The HBDI Individual Narrative Page report can be printed on either A4 or 8.5x11 paper and reports the details of the Thinkers results in a narrative style report.
HBDI Alpha List for 1 Individual The HBDI Alpha List report is a simple 1 page report often used as a packing slip an include the Thinker's Name and scores, so the Practitioner does not need to open the Folder/Packet to see the Thinker's scores.

HBDI® Pair Report

NEW HBDI Pair Report Packet The New HBDI® Pair Report Packet contains 15 displays of the HBDI® Data for two Thinkers encouraging comparisons and contrasts to improve the two Thinker's understanding of their thinking preferences.

HBDI® Group Reports

NEW HBDI Team Report Facilitator Copy The HBDI® Team Report contains 13 reports to explore how thinking preferences impact the interactions within the team.  The Facilitator Copy includes the Facilitator's List of Scores with an identifier for each Thinker.
NEW HBDI Team Facilitator's List of Scores (for Team Reports) The HBDI Team Facilitator's List of scores is the report with the identifiers assist a Facilitator in debriefing the Team report.  For example the first bar on the Key Descriptors by quadrant is Thinker#1 on the list.
NEW HBDI Team Report Participant Copy The HBDI® Team Report contains 13 reports to explore how thinking preferences impact the interactions within a team. The Participant Copy does NOT include the Facilitator's List of Scores with identifiers for each Thinker.  This allows the participant to view the entire set of reports, while maintaining anonymity.
NEW HBDI Group Average Profile Report The HBDI Group Average report displays the overall average profile of the entire group, and includes both the overall profile average and the average Under Pressure profile.
NEW HBDI Group Composite Profile Report The HBDI® Group Composite report displays every profile overlaid on one grid to compare and contrast all the profiles of the group.
NEW HBDI Group Preference Map Report (with initials) The HBDI® Group Preference Map with Thinker's initials to be used if Thinkers are ready to share their results.  This report plots each Thinker's profile on a 4 quadrant map.  The closer to the center of the map, the more distributed the Thinker's profile across all 4 quadrants.  And the further out the profiles are plotted on the map the stronger the profile in that particular quadrant or mode.
NEW HBDI Group Preference Map Report (without initials) The HBDI® Preference Map with Thinker's initials report is to be used if Thinkers have not been prepared to share their results yet. This report plots each Thinker's profile on a 4 quadrant map.  The closer to the center of the map, the more distributed the Thinker's profile across all 4 quadrants.  And the further out the profiles are plotted on the map the stronger the profile in that particular quadrant or mode.
NEW HBDI Group Report (Composite/Average/Preference Maps) The HBDI® Group Report "packet" includes the HBDI® Group Composite, the HBDI® Group Average, the HBDI® Preference Maps. In this packet: The HBDI Group Composite report displays every profile overlaid on one grid to compare and contrast all the profiles of the group. The HBDI® Group Average report displays the overall average profile of the entire group, and includes both the overall profile average and the average Under Pressure profile. The HBDI® Group Preference Map with Thinker's initials to be used if Thinkers are ready to share their results.  It often is used by the Facilitator only.  This report plots each Thinker's profile on a 4 quadrant map.  The closer to the center of the map, the more distributed the Thinker's profile across all 4 quadrants.  And the further out the profiles are plotted on the map the stronger the profile in that particular quadrant or mode. The HBDI® Preference Map with Thinker's initials report is to be used if Thinkers have not been prepared to share their results yet.
NEW HBDI Group List of Participant Names Only (ABC Order) The HBDI® Group List of Participants Names only is a simple list of Names in Alphabetical Order.  It can be used as a roster as the Facilitator notes who is attending their session.
HBDI Alphabetical Scores The HBDI® Alphabetical Scores is a List of Scores in Alphabetical order.  This report can be used as a roster for the Facilitator to not only note who is attending their session, but also to get a sense of each Thinker's preferences.  Often Facilitators will highlight very strong or very low preferences in quadrants or modes. And they may highlight significant differences in the overall profile scores and the under pressure scores.
HBDI Group Sorted Scores Landscape The HBDI® Sorted Scores report is a list of scores in quadrant preference order, sorted and highlighted by Most Preferred in A, then B, then C, and finally D.  Facilitators use this report of HBDI® Scores to get a quick sense of the strong preferences in each quadrant, and possibly quadrants where there is no representation of strong preference.
HBDI Linear Continuum The HBDI® Linear Continuum report sorts the group of Thinkers by the most preferred in A, then B, the left mode, upper mode, multi-dominant, lower mode, C quadrant, right mode, and then D quadrant preferences.  This report is provided in an excel format to be easily edited and re-ordered.   This report is a fantastic tool for creating sub-teams using the data to quickly put together teams that have very similar thinking preferences OR to create teams that have very different thinking preferences.   Tip: Similar Thinking Preferences, decide how many sub teams you want.  Then number the list 1111, 2222, 3333, 4444, for example.  The #1s are a sub team, and so on.  Very likely the 1's, 2's etc. will be very similar preferences.   For Different Thinking Preference sub-teams, simply number 1,2,3,4, 1,2,3,4,1,2,3,4 down the list and put the 1's together, 2's, 3's, etc.
HBDI Linear Continuum PDF The HBDI® Linear Continuum PDF report sorts the group of Thinkers by the most preferred in A, then B, then left mode, upper mode, multi-dominant, lower mode, C quadrant, right mode, and then D quadrant preferences. This PDF report can't be edited, but does provide the data so that a Facilitator can understand the group's data by quadrant without opening or printing additional reports.

Practitioners and Practitioner Assistants often ask "What should I say in the Invitation to encourage Thinkers to complete the HBDI® and finish the e-learning activities?"

If you are planning to send your Invitation from the Axon Herrmann Platform, you'll see a screen like this:

In the first "customizing" box, the system will insert a line of text that you can edit or even remove and re-create:

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____________ has invited you to participate in the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument® (HBDI®) thinking styles assessment.

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We strongly recommend that you include in this opening paragraph the "WHY".  Give the Thinkers the context, and or tell them why they are being invited to complete the HBDI® assessment.

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Example:

Sue Practitioner has invited you to participate in the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument® (HBDI®) thinking styles assessment. In rpeparation for your training session on May 27th, you are encouraged to complete the HBDI®.  In the training session we'll discuss how our Thinking Styles impact our work, and what we can do to improve our effectiveness at XYZ Corporation.

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Then there's text that ALL Thinkers received from the Axon, Herrmann Platform.  This text cannot be customized or changed.
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The HBDI® is a highly validated assessment resulting in a profile of your preferred approaches to thinking. This profile will help you develop insight on how you learn, make decisions, work in teams, solve problems and communicate.
The assessment measures preferences not skills. It is not a test; there are no wrong answers. Please respond to the questions as honestly as possible, keeping in mind your total self, at work as well as at home.

Instructions

• To start your HBDI®, follow this link https://axon.herrmannsolutions.net/invitations/sample?locale=en.
• This link is for your use only; it will not work for others.
• You'll need to create a user account on Herrmann International's website, using the email address where you received this message preview@example.com
• The assessment will take approximately 15 to 20 minutes to complete.
• If at any point you need to return to your assessment or to other activities, you can follow the link above.
• Please ensure that you complete the assessment by the deadline.

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And then there's another section for you to customize the conclusion of your invitation.

Here we suggest the "What's Next" instructions.  This is the perfect place in the customized text to tell your Thinkers what you expect them to do AFTER they've completed the HBDI® assessment.

Here's an example:

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Once you've completed your HBDI® assessment, you'll be provided with a link to your Thinker Portal. (And you'll receive this link by email too.)  Follow the link to your Portal and then look for the "My  Journey" tile on your Portal.  There you will find the next steps in your learning journey.

(Include this if you are asking your Thinkers to unlock their results before your session)

The "My Journey" tile will have a few e-learning activities that will build your foundational knowledge of the Herrmann 4 Quadrant model, and you'll be able to unlock your assessment results using the Introduction and Self Directed Journey sections.  Try to have your HBDI results unlocked before our session.  It only takes about 20 minutes to get to see your results.

You will also have the opportunity to personalize your Profile, and share your results with others in our organization using the additional steps in the My Journey tile in the Understanding Others section.

Looking forward to seeing you at our session!

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Making sure your Thinkers are clear on:

• Why they are completeing the HBDI® and Elearning
• What they are expected to do
• When they are expected to finish
• Who is asking them to take this journey

Are the key elements in a successful invitation. 

It's just that easy!

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What's this all about?

Now Practitioners can offer Thinkers the ability to personalize, share and compare the HBDI® Results to move from self awareness and transcend to real world application.

How Does It Work?

Let's take a tour:

Once Thinkers have completed the Journey e-learning activities and unlocked their HBDI® results, they are presented with an additional series of activities to personalize their HBDI® results.  This process is extremely powerful and allows Thinkers to "think" through the many facets of their thinking preferences and how those preference can impact their interactions with others.

The Welcome Page describes the Sharing process and allows the Thinker to Grant Permission to sharing.

Note: A Thinker can revoke permission at any time from this screen or from the Sharing Tile.

Next, there are a series of activities that prompt Thinkers to consider and analyze their results.  Here's an example of one of them:

Within each activity, the Thinker can choose whether to share that information, or keep it private.

Once the activities are completed, the Thinker can view their personalized profile.  This will be the same view others will see, once the profile is shared.

The Opening Screen will display the Thinker's HBDI® Profile. The panel displayed to the left will display their Preference Code Energy Level, Introvert/Extrovert scale and a personalized "Things to note about my Profile include...".  Under the Profile section there are tabs for the following subsections: General Description, and then each of the activities: About Me, Introversion/Extroversion, Communication, Frustrations, and Building Trust.  These items appear as the Thinker personalizes the information about themselves.

General Description

About Me

Introversion/Extroversion

Communication

Frustrations

Building Trust

Once a Thinker has granted permission to share their profile, the sharing tab will appear on their Portal dashboard.  Here on the dashboard, they can search for other Thinkers who have also shared their profiles.

Note: A Thinker must share their profile before they can see other Thinkers' profiles.

Once at least two Thinkers have shared their Profiles, they can Compare profiles for a more dynamic learning experience.  The Thinker simply types in the name or email address of the other Thinker in the search field and selects the them from the list.  Once they've selected a Thinker's profile to compare to, they can select the general HBDI® profile or the Under Pressure Profile to view. They can  further explore any of the sections that the other Thinker has shared.

Note: in the above example, Sam Sample has only shared the About Me section of their profile.  Therefore, the additional tabs at the top of the screen are not visible.

Why Does This Matter?

Thinkers can Share and Compare their profiles with any other Thinkers within their organization who have shared their profile. This feature brings the HBDI® results to life in a whole new way. 

Organizations are structured in the Herrmann Platform by using "Data Roles".  This structure allows organizations to establish their data in such a way that allow for proper sharing.  To learn more about how Data Roles can be structured for organizations, reach out to your Herrmann representative.

Research Section of the HBDI® Assessment.  

We’ve recently made updates to the Research portion of the HBDI® Assessment.

These changes will allow Herrmann to provide greater insights to our Certified Practitioners while continuing to innovate exciting new features for the Herrmann Platform.  

Details of the changes to the HBDI® Assessment are below:

Article Table of Contents:  Hot links to each section of this article

Contact Information

Work Information

New Research Questions

Contact Information

WHAT:

A change was made to reorder the fields and to make the ‘Country’ field required.  Included in the Country list options is a response of “Prefer Not to Answer” for those who wish to not divulge this information.

HOW:

From -

To -

WHO:

All Thinkers who are invited to complete the the HBDI® Assessment will experience the new experience on the ‘Contact Information’ page

WHY:

We believe the new order will lead to increased completion of the optional fields.

Making the ‘Country’ field required was done to increase our ability to perform analysis of HBDI® data to better support Certified Practitioners through new tools such as Organization Analytics.

Work Information

WHAT:

A change was made to reorder the fields and to make the ‘Org level’ field required.  

HOW: 

From -

To -

WHO:

All Thinkers who are invited to complete the the HBDI® Assessment will experience the new experience on the ‘Contact Information’ page

WHY:

We believe the new order will lead to increased completion of the optional fields.

Making the ‘Org Level’ field required was done to increase our ability to perform analysis of HBDI® data to better support Certified Practitioners through new tools such as Organization Analytics.

New Research Questions

WHAT:

Just before a Thinker finishes the HBDI® assessment, they will see this page:

The page explains that the next few questions are for research purposes only.  This page refers to new questions which has been added to the Research section of the HBDI® assessment.  There are two versions.  One version presents an image and requests Thinkers enter into a text box how they would describe the image to a friend or colleague.  The other version presents a problem statement and asks the Thinker to describe the process they would take to address the problem.

These questions and answers do not affect the HBDI® assessment results / scores at all.  They are randomly offered to English speaking Thinkers, and some Thinkers may not be offered an extra question at all to fortify the random qualities of these research questions.

EXAMPLE Questions are displayed below...though these questions will change from time to time.

HOW:

In the Research section of the HBDI® Assessment, Thinkers will be randomly selected to receive one of the new research questions or no research question at all. 

WHO:

All Thinkers who are invited to complete the HBDI® Assessment will have the possibility of being presented one of the research questions.

WHY:

These research questions will allow us to collect data for the purpose of developing new platform features and services to support Thinkers and our Certified Practitioners.

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What?

Join us for Herrmann Platform (Axon) training sessions. These live sessions are available for Practitioners and their Assistants to learn how to send invitations and reminders, prepare reports and much more within the Axon.  The times are listed below.

How does it work?

Training Schedule for Practitioners and Practitioner Assistants who will be Self-Processing:

Tuesdays: 1pm – 2pm (US Eastern Time)

Thursdays: 10am – 11am (US Eastern Time) 

If you're interested in attending one of the training sessions above, simply click on the below link and launch Zoom to join the session.

Zoom Meeting Link:https://zoom.us/j/700755504
Password: 4Quadrants 

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Here's a recorded version in chapters so you can choose the topic or action needed in your own time.

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Who does this help?

These sessions are designed for Practitioners and their Assistants.

Why does this matter?

The Herrmann team is always ready to support, but we know that many (if not most Practitioners) want to be self-sufficient and work within the Herrmann Platform in their own time frame.  So we provide training in order for Practitioners to be as autonomous as possible.

New Option and Scoring in the Axon Thinking Analytics System

One of the questions within the HBDI® Thinking Styles Assessment is “Gender”.  This question has been included in the HBDI® since its inception. In response to increasing concerns about how gender is perceived and ever increasing data privacy concerns, and with the launch of the new Axon system, Herrmann has recently added “Prefer not to answer” as a response to the Gender question.   With this new option for Gender, Herrmann has also determined it best that we no longer attribute any HBDI® Profile points to the overall score for the Thinker based on their Gender choice.

What about HBDI®s completed in the HTMS
(Herrmann Thinking Management System)?

HBDI®s completed in the HTMS are being migrated to the new Axon system so those HBDI®s will continue to be accessible.  It is important to understand that migrated HBDI®s come over to Axon as "responses" by the Thinker, but not the HBDI® scores.  This way, we can standardize the scoring so that the Gender question no longer provides points to the overall score for a Thinker, regardless of which system they utilized to complete the HBDI® Assessment.

Why is this important to me?

As a Thinker, be assured that Herrmann is committed to your data privacy, and to the sensitive issues of providing personal data like gender.  Herrmann continues to adapt as necessary to respond to these concerns.

As an HBDI® Practitioner, you will need to be aware that the overall profile score for a Thinker may change slightly if you are reporting from the Axon system and you are using an HBDI® taken via the HTMS.  The score can vary from one system to the other by a matter of 1 to 2 points. This variation is expected, and should not cause any concerns about the data or the result for the Thinker.

A gentle reminder:  A difference of 1 to 2 points should not be a concern at all since mood and other factors can cause shifts in preference scores over time. Remember that the overall shape and tilt of the HBDI® profile and the preferences represented remain consistent for most Thinkers, unless they have experienced a life changing event.