Whole Brain® Problem Solving
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.
Problem solving isn’t just about logic - it’s about perspective.
This hands-on workshop helps teams solve problems more effectively by using the full spectrum of thinking. With the Whole Brain® model, participants learn to identify, reframe, and resolve challenges while avoiding common thinking traps.
Practical, adaptable, and designed to shift teams from reactive to strategic.
Why
Because the best ideas don’t come from one part of the brain. They come from all of it.
Whole Brain® problem solving ensures teams:
- Generate more complete, balanced solutions
- Anticipate risks and emotional impacts
- Move from insight to action with alignment
- Improve decision quality while saving time It turns teams from “stuck” to solution-ready.
What
This workshop explores key areas of problem solving through a Whole Brain® lens:
- The Four Stages of Problem Solving: Use the quadrants to map the full problem-solving process: Diagnose (Blue), Plan (Green), Involve (Red), Innovate (Yellow)
- Identifying Thinking Gaps and Strengths: Analyze your team’s natural strengths and blind spots in approaching challenges and provide a practical tool to solve problems through all the 4 lenses of our thinking
- Applying Tools to Real Scenarios: Practice with the Whole Brain® Problem Solving Grid, explore diverse case studies, and debrief group decision dynamics
How
Using real-world scenarios and interactive games, this session explores:
- How different thinking styles approach problem solving
- Strengths and blind spots of each quadrant in a problem context - A step-by-step Whole Brain® problem-solving process
- Collaborative techniques to avoid groupthink and overcome bias
- Application to real or simulated challenges Tools may include quadrant sorting, decision-matrix design, forced-pair brainstorming, and root cause mapping.
**Note: **The HBDI® assessment and personal profile debrief are optional for this workshop. They significantly enhance self-awareness and application, and are strongly recommended — especially when this session is part of a broader learning journey or team development plan.
Details
This workshop is designed as a compact 4-hour session. An extended 6-hour format is available for deeper exploration, team-specific simulations, or strategic alignment exercises.
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.
