{"id":1854,"date":"2014-06-19T04:44:28","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T08:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/terrencemetz.com\/?p=1854"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:50:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:50:27","slug":"way-people-think","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mgrush.com\/blog\/way-people-think\/","title":{"rendered":"The Way People Think Affects How You Intervene to Build Consensus"},"content":{"rendered":"

Differences —\u00a0<\/strong>People think differently.<\/h2>\n

As session leader<\/a>, you empower participants<\/a> and their ability to understand and communicate with each other. Additionally, you enable them to think creatively<\/a> about their business. Hence, the following two subjects deal with the way people think\u2014horizontal\/ vertical thinking and paradigms.<\/span><\/p>\n

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People Also Learn Differently<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

Horizontal\/ Vertical<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Participants in a workshop<\/a> argue over a seemingly simple issue. Consequently, two people hear the same thing and react as if they were in different meetings. Why? Because people interpret information differently. Meanwhile, there are many theories about how people process information<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

One theory states that the two spheres of the brain, the right and the left, govern our thinking with right brain or left brain thinking.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, another theory that explains the differences more clearly is Communicoding<\/em>. This theory states that there are two modes of thinking for processing information, vertical and horizontal. These two modes of thinking may have a difficult time communicating<\/a> with each other because the way that each perceives the world is different. What are they?<\/span><\/p>\n

Vertical Thinker<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A vertical thinker is often described as very logical, organized, and detail-oriented. Therefore, vertical thinkers:<\/span><\/p>\n