Saturday, 27th September - 9:00am to Sunday,
28th September - 12:00pm
To launch the Australian Memory Championships on The Gold Coast, we
have released a series of 10 videos to provide insight into how a
National Memory Championships is run.
These 3-4 minute
on-line presentations show
Examples of the 10 Disciplines
and are suitable for people interested in
competing in a memory event, volunteers who help adjudicate and
journalists and other people interested in how a Memory Championship is run.
July 2008 saw Bill, Jennifer and
Derek busy over two days,
convening and adjudicating the first Thailand Memory Championships
in Bangkok. With 7 Adults and 25 Students participating, it was
fun, fast, furious & definitely memorable!!
Congratulations to everyone!
The World's Longest Mind Map
At Mind Mapping Conference in Thailand, the World’s Longest
Mind Map was unveiled.
2.5 by 25 meters (8 by 82 feet) Mind Map on Bangkok, the capital
city with the the longest names also highlights the 52 barges of
Royal Barge Procession. Congratulations to Tanya Phonanan and his
team!
See the Mind Map in detail:
http://www.fuzz2buzz.com/en/node/1053/
Moving From Frustration to
Learning
We can all feel frustrated learning new things. The old adage "Feed
them a fish they eat for a day. Teach them to fish they eat for a
lifetime." is the basis for learning.
Unfortunately we all seem to be too busy. "Just give me the fish,
cooked, on a platter, with a bit of garnish please" cried a
marketing guru at a recent conference. Do you feel like you never
have time for you?
Doing a bit every day/week helps you move toward your goals. Baby
steps. I try to take out 10 minutes a day to play my guitar, having
started lessons last year.
But what if you are the trainer, teacher or facilitator? How do you
cope with helping people to learn? Will Naicker, one of our new
Buzan Licensed Instructors (see below) is our special guest blogger
on www.fuzz2buzz.com
He is running Study Skills and Mind
Mapping programs for schools and privately in NSW. Contact Will now
for more information
will@visionaryleaders.com.au
Six Thinking Hats
Sydney - 15 August
- all Day
Parallel thinking and in particular Edward de Bono’s Six Thinking
Hats is one of most useful and powerful Deliberate Creative Thinking
frameworks available, and Mindwerx co-founder Bill Jarrard is proud
to have been using and presenting this technique for more than 20
years.
On August 15 Bill will be facilitating a specially tailored program
looking at parallel thinking and the six hats. The program will be
held in Macquarie St, Sydney from 8:30 – 5:00, and is the last
chance in 2008 to attend this program anywhere in Australia. If
you have been wanting to learn more about how to direct your
creative thinking, then this is the workshop for you. For details on
the program go to
http://mindwerx.com/portal/content/view/84/380/
The Buzan Licensing Program is a pathway program and the flexibility
to pick dates and slot into the staged process as their diaries
allow seems to be working well for those on the path. The final
round for Australia 2008 will be on the Gold Coast:
Stage 1 - TBA 2009 - Get Ahead with Mind Maps
Stage 2 - TBA 2009 - Advanced Mind Mapping
(including software)
Stage 3 - 18 August - BLI Success - systems, methods &
materials for success
Stage 4 - 25-26 September - Train the Trainer - helping
others learn to learn.
Accreditations are being held inNew
Zealand for the first time - book now as spots are
filling fast.
Stage 1 - 29 August - Get Ahead with Mind Maps
Stage 2 - 30-31 October - Advanced Mind Mapping
(including software)
Stage 3 - 3 Nov - BLI Success - systems, methods and materials for
success
Stage 4 - 1-2 Dec - Train the Trainer - helping others learn to
learn.
Australians are welcome over the ditch to attend any stage of the
program - link it in with a short break to see magnificent Auckland.
This program is very affordable and if you are an independent
trainer, we'll pay you to run two Mind Mapping programs once
accredited. Subsidies apply for teachers in education.
Have you ever wanted to be a fly on the wall in the room with a
great thinker? Participate in one man's journey to greatness and
hear big ah-ha moments we can all learn from.
This master class with Tony Buzan, inventor of Mind Maps and author
of over 98 books was recorded in Melbourne earlier this year as part
of the BLI Accreditation process. Featuring three hours of stories,
anecdotes and lessons Tony shares insights into creativity,
learning, memory and mental literacy.
Normally priced at $299AUD for either the DVD or CDs, for a limited
time only, when you order the set of 3 DVDs we will include the
Audio version (set of 3 CDs) so you can listen in your car.
