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Thinker | What are Team Accelerator Tools (Thinker Portal)? | (FAQ)

Team Accelerator Tools guide your team through a practical learning journey so you can work smarter together. Grounded in Whole Brain® Thinking, they help teams use everyone’s thinking preferences to solve problems, communicate clearly, and deliver results.

Audience: Thinkers
Where: Herrmann Thinker Portal → open a Team to see the tools
Prerequisite: You must be a member of a Team in the Thinker Portal to access these tools

 

Team Accelerator Tools are available in the Herrmann Thinker Portal and within each "Team" view.  You will need to be a member of a Team in the Thinker Portal, in order to see these tools.

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Teams Tile Accelerator Tools option

How the tools are organized

The tools are sequenced for a smooth path, but you can jump to what your team needs most.

Activate - get started fast

  • Form Whole Brain® Teams quickly

  • Complete the Team Pulse / Signals survey

  • Share who you are

  • Define your ideal high-performing team

  • Complete your HBDI® journey

Align - build trust and shared understanding

  • Share your “superpowers”

  • Explore your Team Profile

  • Build trust

  • Avoid communication frustration

  • Prioritize your goals

Accelerate - improve how you work together

  • Clarify your goals

  • Create team norms

  • Make your meetings work

  • Give effective feedback

  • Think big

Adapt - stay resilient through change

  • Manage team transitions

  • Unblock conflict

  • Lead a retrospective

  • Navigate change

  • Check your team pulse (post-survey)

Why teams use them

Teams that actively harness cognitive differences tend to communicate more clearly, decide faster, and retain talent more effectively. These tools make that practical, one activity at a time.

The Results Speak for Themselves:

Top performing teams have seen leaders, teams, and organizations who can harness their cognitive differences get better results in any economic environment.

  • 66 % improvement in team productivity

  • 130 % better at decision-making

  • 57 % reduction in talent attrition

  • 78 % more effective communication

  • 100 M in annual cost saving innovations

  • 70 % faster speed to job mastery

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