Stop & Think App for Microsoft Teams: Use Cases

April 24, 2025 17:33

The Stop & Think app was installed in your organization’s Microsoft Teams to help you and your teammates work together more effectively, right in your flow of work.

Check out some of our favorite ways to drive immediate value from Stop & Think!

Facilitating Better Communication

Effective communication begins with being aware of how you and your team members prefer to communicate. Luckily, as a team using Stop & Think, you have direct access to each other's preferences!

Log in to your Herrmann Thinker Portal to personalize your thinking preferences and grant permission to share (giving permission to view) your preferences with the other members of your organization.
Once it's finished, you can head to your Microsoft Teams app and view the Stop & Think app within a team or chat where it has been added. Take a few minutes to understand your team members' thinking preferences and how they compare to yours.

The Our Team and Getting To Know Your Teammates sections of Stop & Think provide instant access to any teammate’s shared HBDI® profile, which contains custom information they want you to know to work with them successfully.
At your next team meeting or one-on-one collaboration, set time in the agenda to discuss thinking preferences, identify your similarities and differences, and discuss how those affect your communication.
Do some troubleshooting and identify 2-3 ways you can grow in communicating more effectively.

Creating Better Collaboration

Whether you’re trying to solve problems together or make shared decisions, taking time as a team to discover how to work together effectively will increase productivity and decrease time spent on tasks.

The Our Team and Our Team Under Pressure sections of Stop & Think display:

Your team profile
A map of individual teammate’s thinking preferences
How your team’s thinking shifts when experiencing stress.

The Getting Unstuck With Another section of Stop & Think displays your profile side-by-side with any teammate, so you can see where your thinking preferences overlap and diverge. You'll also find custom tips for navigating potential conflicts or blindspots with that teammate.

Conducting Effective Meetings

Integrating Whole Brain® Thinking into your next meeting agenda can help ensure that everyone has opportunities to connect and engage using their individual thinking preferences.

The Meetings That Work section includes team tips and downloadable templates for planning, leading, and debriefing meetings.