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chance you’ll relate to more than one, because people rarely have only one form of intelligence. It’s likely you have a dominance in one or two, and there may be a couple of others that you employ with some regularity. At the same time, you’ll almost certainly find some on the list that you use rarely, if at all.
But all of these forms of intelligence identify successful ways of operating in the world, and any one of them might come into play when you’re facing a particular task or problem. Awareness of all eight, and considering each while wearing your six thinking hats, is a remarkably effective way to unlimit your thinking.
WHAT IS YOUR LEARNING STYLE?
Just as types of intelligence vary from person to person, the way one learns varies. The VAK learning styles model has been in use since the 1920s and is useful in showing you how you prefer to learn new things:
V is for Visual, meaning that you tend to learn through illustrations, charts, video, and other visual media.
A is for Auditory, meaning that you find yourself most comfortable learning by listening, either to a lecture, a discussion, a podcast, an audiobook, etc.
K is for Kinesthetic, meaning that you prefer to learn via physical interaction. Kinesthetic learners tend to gain more from taking a hands-on approach to learning.5
Here’s a quick quiz you can take to give you a sense of what kind of learner you are (see eBook Supplemental Material for a downloadable PDF version):
When you don’t quite understand or remember something: It doesn’t ring a bell or resonate
It seems hazy or unclear
You can’t get a handle on it or feel it
You are about to give a friend directions to your home. Would you: Draw a map on paper?
Tell her the directions?
Pick her up in your car?
You are staying in a hotel and have a rental car. You would like to visit a friend whose address you do not know. Would you like them to: Draw you a map?
Tell you directions?
Pick you up in their car?
Learning technical material is easiest for you when: Someone explains the ideas to you
You visualize the concepts and see the whole picture
You can learn by doing or get a feel for the ideas
You are going to cook a dessert as a special treat for your family. Do you: Cook something familiar?
Look through a cookbook for ideas?
Ask for the advice of others?
You are about to purchase a new sound system. Other than the price, what would most influence your decision? A friend speaking about it
How it makes you feel
Its distinctive look or appearance
Recall a time in your life when you learned how to do something like playing a new board game. Try to avoid choosing a very physical skill like riding a bike. How did you learn best? By: Looking at the directions, pictures, diagrams, or charts
Listening to somebody explain it
Doing it
Which of these games to you prefer? Pictionary
20 Questions
Charades
You are about to learn how to use a new program on a computer. Would you: Read the instructions?
Call a friend and ask questions about it?
Turn it on and learn by experimentation?
You most easily are aware of and notice: The quality of music from a sound system
If colors, shapes, or patterns clash
If clothes feel uncomfortable
You are not sure whether a word should be spelled “separate” or “seperate.” Do you: See the word in your mind and choose the best way it looks?
Sound it out?
Write down both versions?
A new movie has arrived in town. What would most influence your decision to go or not go? Friends/family talking about it
You have an intuition or sense about it
You saw a preview of it
You most easily remember directions when you: Repeat them to yourself as you hear them
Visualize them
Intuitively sense how to get there
Do you prefer a teacher or trainer who likes to use: Handouts, flow diagrams, charts, and visuals?
Field trips, experiments, and applications?
Discussions, guest speakers, and conversations?
Once you completely understand a new idea: It is now concrete, or you have a feel for it
You have it loud and clear
You can envision it
You make decisions best when you rely on: Your gut instinct
What looks clearest to you
What sounds best to you
At a party, you are most interested in people who Are interesting and articulate speakers
Convey a warm and relaxing feeling
Radiate a visual beauty
Once you’ve written down your answers, use this key to see which type of learning comes most naturally to you:
1: a (A) b (V) c (K),
2: a (V) b (A) c (K),
3: a (V) b (A)