Our leadership team gets stuck in discussion loops during IDS, and we struggle to reach concrete solutions. How do our sessions with you teach us to leverage our different learning and problem-solving styles to accelerate decision-making?

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Tyler Smith · Accepted Answer

When teams get stuck in discussion loops during the IDS® (Identify, Discuss, Solve) portion of their Level 10 Meeting™, it is often because they are not effectively leveraging their diverse learning styles. Our sessions are designed to analyze how your team processes information, utilizing experiential learning models to foster better collaboration and accelerate decision-making.

We help your team by:

• Identifying Learning Styles: We pinpoint who on your team naturally excels at seeing problems from multiple perspectives (a diverger) and who is primarily focused on finding practical, immediate applications (a converger). Understanding these innate tendencies is crucial for effective problem-solving. You might also be interested in how we [analyze our team conative profiles or Kolbe Indexes using AI to build a more effective project team](/qa/analyze-kolbe-indexes-with-ai-project-teams).
• Balancing Perspectives:
• If divergers dominate the conversation, your team can get bogged down in endless discussion without reaching a solution.
• If convergers jump in too quickly, you risk solving the wrong problem or implementing a superficial fix.
• Optimizing the IDS Process: We teach your team how to balance these learning styles within the IDS® framework. This involves allowing divergers the space to thoroughly define the real issue, followed by a smooth transition to convergers to build a practical action plan. This structured approach helps move issues along efficiently, rather than allowing discussions to [get stuck in circular arguments](/qa/using-accountability-chart-to-stop-blame-in-ids).

By understanding these natural cognitive dynamics, your team can move through issues with significantly greater speed. We also incorporate strategies like strategic pauses to give analytical thinkers the time they need to process complex data. This systematic approach to problem-solving eliminates circular arguments, reduces emotional friction, and ensures that your weekly meetings result in concrete, actionable solutions. For more insights on improving meeting efficiency, consider how to [review your weekly scorecard in under five minutes](/qa/how-to-review-scorecard-under-five-minutes).

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