Ned Herrmann was equally at ease in the classroom, the office, the artist's studio, the research laboratory, and the boardroom. In each of these situations, he aspired to be a "living example" of the whole brain concepts he developed. For the last two decades, he dedicated his life to applying brain dominance theory to teaching, learning, increasing self-understanding and enhancing creative thinking capabilities on both an individual and corporate level. Ned's contribution to the universal application of brain dominance brought him worldwide recognition. In 1992, he received the Distinguished Contribution to Human Resource Development Award from ASTD - an honor symbolic of the significance of Ned's work. He keynoted world conferences on Creativity, Gifted and Talented Children, Instructional Systems Design, Training & Development, Creative Management and Cerebral Dominance just in the last few years. In 1993, he was elected President of The American Creativity Association. Ned was inducte
into the HRD Hall of Fame in February 1995 at the Training '95 Conference in Atlanta. He received an Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Alaska Fairbanks in May 1995.
Though known today as a master of human resource development, in college Ned studied the sciences and performing arts. He majored in both physics and music. This dual interest in both the arts and sciences seemed to pull him in two different directions but continued to intrigue him throughout his long career with General Electric. With this background, Ned was well prepared for what would eventually become his life's work: to integrate the scientific study of the brain with the study of creative human development, in his search for the nature and sources of creativity.
Ned became Manager of Management Education for GE in 1970. With his primary responsibility of overseeing training program design, the issue of how to maintain or increase an individuals productivity, motivation, and creativity were serious concerns. A prolific painter and sculptor himself, personal experience was a valuable resource. In fact, Ned's participation in an art association panel on creativity first opened his eyes to the burgeoning research on brain function, particularly with regard to the left and right hemispheres of the cerebral cortex. He integrated his own concepts with Left Brain/Right Brain and Triune Brain theories into a new "brain dominance technology" which produced immediate and dramatic advances in an individual's self-understanding, productivity, motivation, and creativity.
In 1978, Ned created the Herrmann Participant Survey Form to profile workshop participant's thinking styles and learning preferences in accordance with brain dominance theory. Sponsored by GE, he developed and validated the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI), the scored and analyzed Participant Survey, and designed the Applied Creative Thinking Workshop (ACT), which has been internationally recognized as a leading workshop on creative thinking. Continuing research and application of the HBDI led to the development of a comprehensive four part Whole Brain Model, which HBDIServices continues to use today.
Ned was featured in Business Week, New Age Journal, Discover, USA Today, Training and Reader's Digest. These are just a few of the many national, as well as international publications that have acknowledged his work. He was named Brain Trainer of the Year in 1989 by ASTD was included in the Executive Excellence Magazine's listing of 100 personalities with unique perspectives on Management and Leadership.
Ned's successful book, The Creative Brain, now available in paperback, allows laymen and professionals to benefit from his knowledge of thinking and learning styles, brain function, creativity and training. Ned's second book, The Whole Brain Business Book, was published by McGraw-Hill in 1995.
Neds wife, Margaret Herrmann, and his three daughters are actively involved in the work that Ned began. Ned passed way on December 24, 1999 after a valiant battle with cancer.
Legion of Merit, US Army Air Force
Silver Star, US Army Air Force
Bachelor of Arts double major in Physics and Music
Cornell University, Class of 1943
Graduate Studies R.P.I., New York University
Soloed in both Carnegie Halls, New York and Pittsburgh
Leads in six Light Operas and twelve Civic Plays, Schenectady, NY
Schenectady Man of the Year, Junior Chamber of Commerce, 1958
15 one-man art shows
Over sixty blue ribbons in art shows, 1969 through 1980
President of the Stamford Art Association
Founder and Chairman of the Ned Herrmann Group, Inc.
Author, The Creative Brain, 1988
Distinguished Speaker Award, Institute of Management Studies, 1989
13 Keynote presentations at multinational, world-level conferences
Creative Leadership Award, DuPont Corporation, 1990
Brain Trainer of the Year Award, ASTD, 1990
Author, What Will I Be When I Grow Up?
ASTD Distinguished Contribution to Human Resource Award, 1991
Who's Who Among Leading American Executives, 1993
Colleague of the Creative Education Foundation, 1994
Young Presidents Organization, National Award for Most Innovative Program, 1994
Elected President of the American Creativity Association, 1993, 1995
Hall of Fame Award for Human Resource Development by Training Magazine, 1995
Honorary Doctor of Science, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, 1995
Who's Who Among Famous Americans, 1995
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Franklin University, Columbus, Ohio, 1995
Author The Whole Brain Business Book McGraw-Hill, 1996
Charter Member, Franklin University Advisory Board, 1997
Charter Member, American Creativity Association Advisory Board, 1997
Innovation Achievement Award, Innovation Network, 1997
Lifetime Achievement Award, American Creativity Association, 2000
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