Whole Brain® Meets AI
6 - 20
Group size
in person
Team type
Whole Brain® Methodology
Whole Brain® Thinking and the HBDI® provide a research-backed framework and assessment to understand thinking preferences, and strengthen communication, collaboration, and decision-making.
AI is here to stay. But are you using it just to get by, or to grow smarter?
This workshop helps participants build confidence and clarity in an AI-powered world, using the Whole Brain® model as a compass for smart, human-centered adaptation. Through reflection, interaction, and strategy-building, participants walk away with an actionable framework and mindset for thriving alongside AI.
Why
Because AI doesn’t just challenge your skills. It challenges how you think.
This workshop helps participants:
- Identify how their cognitive strengths shape AI use
- Avoid mindless over-delegation to tech
- Make smarter decisions about what to keep human, what to enhance, and what to automate
- Foster a mindset of intelligent adaptation and lifelong learning Because the best use of AI is one that fits your brain - not fights it.
What
This workshop explores three key areas of intelligent AI adaptation:
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Whole Brain® Thinking and your relationship with AI: Recognizing your cognitive preferences and their influence on tech use
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The Humanize – Delegate – Collaborate decision model: Learning to map real work tasks across thinking quadrants and match them with AI strategies
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Comfort vs. Growth strategy building: Applying your preferences to design a strategy that leverages AI for development, not just convenience
How
This 4-hour workshop includes:
- A foundational introduction to Whole Brain® Thinking
- Balloon activity or quadrant walkaround to identify thinking preferences
- “3-Choice Rule” for AI: Humanize, Delegate, Collaborate
- Group mapping of real work functions (e.g., writing, analysis, planning) to the AI interaction model
- Contrast and reflection: Comfort vs. Growth strategies for each quadrant
- Implementation tool: Participants map their real-world tasks to the Humanize–Delegate–Collaborate model and define their comfort vs. growth strategies
- Optional HBDI® profile to create a personalized adaptation map
Note: The HBDI® assessment is optional but highly recommended for teams or individuals integrating AI into long-term learning or innovation efforts.
Who
This session is for:
- Professionals looking to adapt and grow with AI
- Leaders shaping AI-readiness within their teams
- L&D, HR, and change agents designing upskilling pathways
No tech background required. Designed to be fun, strategic, and human-centric.
Details
1x4 hours (half day)
AV equipment (projector, screen, speakers) required
Spacious indoor venue
Meet your trainer
Markos Mandes
GrowPlay® Trainer | Whole Brain Thinking®, Team Development & Personal Growth
Markos is a Herrmann HBDI® Certified Practitioner and experiential learning expert who helps people and teams unlock the full power of Whole Brain® Thinking. With a background in psychology, NLP, and more than two decades of facilitation, he designs workshops that blend insight, creativity, and interaction in equal measure.
At Summit, his focus is on helping teams strengthen trust, align their ways of working, and harness diverse thinking styles to achieve more together. Whole Brain® Thinking and the HBDI® have wide-ranging applications across leadership, communication, decision-making, innovation, customer service and more, and Markos brings these to life through engaging, interactive learning journeys. Using tools like LEGO® Serious Play® and dynamic group activities, he transforms complex challenges into opportunities for growth, always with an energy that inspires participation and sparks change.
Over the years, Markos has designed and led learning experiences for people at every level: from frontline staff to C-suite executives, across public and private sectors, multinationals, universities, non-profits, and even scouts, in multiple countries and languages. As a juggler, he knows it’s not about how many balls you keep in the air, but how you stay focused, balanced, and in rhythm — lessons he brings into every team experience.
His guiding belief is simple: on your own you may go faster, but together we go further.
