Learning Styles Inventory

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Learning Styles Inventory
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Learning Styles

• Enthusiastic Learners
• Feel It and Do It
• Learn by doing
• Think trial and error is a fine approach
• Ask When can we start
• Dislikes too much detail
• Likes risk change to point of impulsiveness
• Need the opportunity to be involved

• Imaginative Learners
• Feel It and See It
• Learn by reflection
• It can be right the first time
• Ask Whats the big picture
• Dislike moving too fast
• Look for ways to fit current situation into
  existing theories models
• Need the opportunity to build knowledge

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Learning Styles

• Practical Learners
• Think and Act
• Learn by testing
• Looks for shortest route between two points
• Ask What will work
• Dislike anything irrational
• Need opportunity to prove theory through action

• Logical Learners
• Think and Plan
• Learn by plotting the course
• Think about cause effect
• Ask Whats the goal
• Dislike insufficient data
• Need the opportunity to flesh out the details

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Discussion Questions For Small Groups

• Do you find your style a surprise or it it a
  confirmation of what you had previously sensed to
  be true?
• What 1 or 2 strengths are associated with your
  style?
• What do people of other styles find challenging
  in your style
• How do you feel and behave when you are in a
  situation with others who share your style
• How do you feel and behave when a situation
  requires you to use a style different from your
  own or work with others whose style is different

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• How do you think your style impacts your work
  life interactions
• with your supervisor and/or supervisees
• with your peers
• with your customers
• How do you think your style impacts your family
  and friendships?

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Discussion Questions For Entire Group

• What do these different styles say about the
  strengths and weaknesses of your current work
  group?
• When working on a task, what does each style
  bring to a task?
• Pick a current or past project and identify the
  mix of styles for an effective work group.

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Implementation Questions Linked to Group Member
Styles

• Enthusiastics What ideas, worksheets, etc.
  might be put to immediate use?
• Imaginatives How does what we are doing fit
  with other organizational development (or
  teambuilding or project management or ?) theories
  and practices? Is there anything we failed to
  consider in the task?
• Practicals For what type of organizational (or
  communication or project management or
  ?)challenges is what we are doing best suited?
• Logicals What further information do you need
  to feel more comfortable with our direction? Are
  goals clear compelling

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How Enthusiastics Interact With Other Styles
Enthusiastics Imaginatives Practicals Logicals
Encourage another Enthusiastic to meet with others, expand their network, and get involved. Provide them with frequent feedback. Ask an Imaginative what they think and give them ample time to respond. Also, realize that personal relationships and feedback on their ideas are important to them. Give a Practical the latitude and freedom to experiment and test out their ideas. Encourage them to use their detective skills and use reason and logic to meet goals. Provide a Logical with well-organized assignments, facts, resources, and a free reign to accomplish them.
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How Imaginatives Interact With Other Styles
Enthusiasts Imaginatives Practicals Logicals
Involve an Enthusiastic in creating the big picture. Get them to help you define it! Draw on their excitement, inspiration and willingness to jump in. Spend time building relationships with other Imaginatives. Be open to their ideas and share information with. Be sure to describe the vision and goal with a Practical. Give them the resources they need, and then allow them to experiment and test out ideas on their own. Capitalize on and learn from how a Logical gather facts and organizes ideas. Ask for their help to plan, set goals and formulate the best approach to solving the problem.
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How Practicals Interact With Other Styles
Enthusiasts Imaginatives Practicals Logicals
Solicit help from an Enthusiastic to try and test your ideas. Trust their intuition and admire their risk taking. Take time to actively listen to Imaginatives or you'll miss out on good and creative ideas. Also, share your ideas with Imaginatives using visuals (e.g. charts, etc.) Encourage a Practical to seek out input and ideas from others. Help them to reflect on their own progress. Reward them for solving problems. Help a Logical to find the right resources and a working model or process. Give them assurance that they are competent but keep pushing them toward the goal.
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How Logicals Interact With Other Styles
Enthusiasts Imaginatives Practicals Logicals
When communicating with an Enthusiastic, present only the essential facts and ideas in a short well-organized way. With Imaginatives, be sure to identify the link between your ideas and the big picture. Illustrate the many different methods and/or approaches to solving a problem. Understand how a Practical sets and achieves their goals. Observe their detective skills and how they experiment and test out new ideas. See how they use one idea to identify other ideas. Encourage a Logical to share their ideas, resources, and approach to solving problems. Focus on facts and abstract ideas rather than feelings.