STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF EACH LEARNING QUADRANT
ACCORDING TO KOLB
Quadrant 1
Strengths
 Imaginative Ability
 Understanding People
 Recognizing Problems
 Brainstorming
If You Use This Style Too Much
 Paralyzed by Alternatives
 Can’t Make a Decision
If You Use Too Little of This Style
 Not Enough New Ideas
 Can’t Recognize Problems & Opportunities
To Develop This Style, Practice:
 Being Sensitive to People’s Feelings
 Being Sensitive to Values
 Listening with an Open Mind
 Gathering Information
 Imagining the Implications of Uncertain Situations
Quadrant 2
Strengths
 Planning
 Creating models
 Defining problems
 Developing theories
If You Use This Style Too Much
 Castles in the Air
 No Practical Application
If You Use Too Little of This Style
 Unable to Learn from Information
 No Sound Basis for Work
 No Systematic Approach
To Develop This Style, Practice:
 Organizing Information
 Building Conceptual Models
 Testing Theories & Ideas
 Designing Experiments
 Analyzing Quantitative Data
Quadrant 3
Strengths
 Problem solving
 Decision-making
 Deductive reasoning
 Defining problems
If You Use This Style Too Much
 Solve the Wrong Problems
 Hasty Decision Making
If You Use Too Little of This Style
 Lack of Focus Mistakes
 No Testing of Ideas
 Scattered Thoughts
To Develop This Style, Practice:
 Creating New Ways of Thinking & Doing
 Experimenting with New Ideas
 Choosing the Best Solution
 Setting Goals
 Making Decisions
Quadrant 4
Strengths
 Getting things done
 Leadership
 Risk taking
If You Use This Style Too Much
 Trivial Improvements
 Meaningless Activity
If You Use Too Little of This Style
 Work Not Completed on Time
 Impractical Plans
 Not Directed to Goals
To Develop This Style, Practice:
 Committing yourself to objectives
 Seeking new opportunities
 Influencing and leading others
 Being personally involved
 Dealing with People