MindexYour Thinking Style

Profile

Introduction & Overview

For ProspectiveCertified Users

History of Brain ResearchHistory of Brain Research

• Very little was known about

the “mysterious organ”

• Localization of Functions:

Brain-Injured People(1800s - Paul Broca, Karl Wernicke)

• Left & Right “Brains”: CalTech

Split-Brain Experiments (1960s – Dr. Joe Bogen / Prof. Roger Sperry)

• Cognitive “Styles”: (1980s – Myers & Briggs: “Type Indicator”;

Dr. Karl Albrecht: Mindex Thinking Styles Profile)

Thinking StylesThinking Styles

2. Content of Thought(Concrete, Abstract)

1. Structure of Thought(Left-brained, Right-brained)

The Mindex ModelThe Mindex Model

Abstract Concepts

Concrete Experience

Right BrainedLeft Brained

Red Sky

Red Earth

Blue Sky

Blue Earth

Red Earth ModeRed Earth Mode

• Right Brained & Concrete

• “Here & Now”

• Direct Experience

• Uses Intuition & Hunches

• Oriented to Feelings & “Vibrations”

Blue Earth ModeBlue Earth Mode

• Left Brained & Concrete

• The “Bottom Line”

• Facts & Figures

• Uses Linear / Procedural Thinking

• Oriented to Logical Outcomes

Red Sky ModeRed Sky Mode

• Right Brained & Abstract

• “The Big Picture”

• Dreams & Visions

• Uses Hypothetical / Projective Thinking

• Oriented to Possibilities

Blue Sky ModeBlue Sky Mode

• Left Brained & Abstract

• “The System”

• Diagrams & Relationships

• Uses Systematic Thinking

• Oriented to Structure & Order

Applications of Thinking StylesApplications of Thinking Styles

• Self-Understanding

• Personal Relationships

• Communication Training

• Sales Training

• Team Building

• Job/Career Placement

10 Ways You Can Use Mindex…10 Ways You Can Use Mindex…

1. Build your “people-reading” skills.

2. Make better decisions by getting more & better information from others.

3. Sell your ideas to others with more clarity and skill.

4. Reduce conflict with people and in work groups.

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5. Lead or mange others with less conflict while getting greater results.

6. Reduce or eliminate your “communication stress”with others.

7. Accept the styles of others, as being unique to them.

8. Practice situational shifting as needed.

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9. Know when to focus on feelings, rapport, and intuition, vs. facts, data, and concepts.

10.Know how to adjust your approach when explaining, selling, teaching, or persuading others.