The Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI) is a 120-question survey which yields a profile of an individual's unique thinking preferences. A profile is expressed in the four quadrants and four modes of the whole brain model.

The whole brain model comprises:

  • quadrant A thinking - cerebral-left
  • quadrant B thinking - limbic-left
  • quadrant C thinking - limbic-right
  • quadrant D thinking - cerebral-right