April Brain Camp completed with 6 new Buzan Licensed Instructors

April, 2009 saw six great new Buzan Licensed Instructors (BLIs) complete their Stage 4 training on the Gold Coast.

Congratulations to Kathy Colgan (Canberra), David Robinson (Perth), Tom Gajic (Sydney), Richard Williams (Brisbane), Jamie Baird (New Zealand) and Graham Moore (Melbourne/Dubai).

"Global Mental Literacy" will get a good boost with these great people out there now supporting Tony Buzan's life-long vision. Thanks guys.
 
The group had a fantastic time working at the new Buzan Centre on the Gold Coast.
 

See what we get up to on Buzan Brain Camps
 

Interested in becoming a BLI? The link also take you to loads of information.

2009 Brain Camps!  Grow your Business. Grow your Brain.

With Tony Buzan’s visit to Australia in May, the Buzan Centre: Aust/NZ has launched a new Buzan Licensed Instructor (BLI) Program for 2009.

Now simpler and better value than ever, the BLI Program is open to keen Mind Mappers who want to teach others to Unleash their Genius.

Participants may be professional trainers, consultants, trainers, coaches, in-house and teachers or anyone who wants to make an impact by integrating Mind Maps into the work you do, and with people you interact with.

For more information go to ...
2009 Program
Overview

In 2009, the dates for our BLI Brain Camps are 23-26 June, 22-25 Sept, and 8-11 Dec.
Location : Sanctuary Cove, Queensland
Download the Application form
 

MAXIMUM of 8 people per program -  so book in early
 

2009 ADVANCED BLI Program

Calling all BLIs ...

Want to take your brain to the next level?

The four day Advanced BLI Program will be held later this year. Become accredited to teach Tony Buzan's one day Speed Reading and Memory Programs.
 

MAXIMUM of 8 people only - Reserve Your Seat now!
 

Contact jennifer@buzan.com.au   

Tony Buzan in Australia - May 2009

The Buzan Centre: Aust/NZ will be bringing Tony Buzan to Australia IN May 2009 as part of the innovation festival.

During this time Tony will be working with organisations throughout the country, and if you would like more information on how you can have him and the Buzan Centre: Aust/NZ work with you and make a real difference to your staff, please e-mail bill@buzan.com.au or call 1800 0600 982 and ask to speak to Bill Jarrard.

Here are just a few comments from his 2008 tour:-

"I could listen to Tony all day - in fact I did! Excellent event Thank you."
Carla Simpson, Brisbane

"Enlightening, amusing and attention grabbing"
Graeme White, Dept Health, Brisbane

Tony will only be available for a very limited number of corporate and government engagements so if you are interested, get venturous and contact us right away. E-mail bill@buzan.com.au now.

Leadership in Times of Crisis - thoughts by Tony Buzan

How can we develop leadership in times of crisis? hHre are some thoughts by Tony Buzan in the lead up to his Australian Tour in May 2009 (more information)

"2009 is being proclaimed as the year of crisis, and if you read the business pages of any newspaper or magazine, and indeed some of the rushed-out books, two of the most common words in the headlines and the text are 'Panic' and 'Fear'.  If you look at all the different forms of capitals and currencies, you will find that they are all declining... The Currency of land - declining; Property - declining;  Oil - declining;  Stocks and Shares - declining.  

"There is one Capital which has never declined, and one currency that always increases if you invest in it: Intellectual Capital and the Currency of Intelligence.  2009 is going to see a paradigm shift in the way the world thinks about business. 

The shift will be from the old industrial models to the realisation that it is Intelligence - and by this I mean the Multiple Intelligences - that are going to be the focus and indeed the creators of future wealth. Among those Intelligences, Creative Intelligence is likely to be the prime survival mechanism.

"Many great fortunes have been made - not, surprisingly, in times of boom; they have been made in times of bust.  How can this be so?  In the following way:  during a time of crisis, many new opportunities arise.  While the Bulls and Bears are stampeding in panic and fear across the financial plains, those who can THINK can overview the situation and see where those opportunities are being exposed.

"Once again we return to Intellectual Capital and the use and application of the Multiple Intelligences to take advantage of what is on offer. Again, only those who can THINK will be able to work out the strategy by which they can actually grasp those opportunities.

"Another relevant metaphor is that of an ancient forest destroyed by a major hurricane.  While it is disturbing to see the destruction, that very destruction allows the ground beneath the uprooted trees, for the first time in 200 or 300 years, to receive the energy of the sun.  This energy almost instantaneously gives rise to an entirely new growth from the seeds that have been in darkness for so long, now exposed to the energy which allows them to grow.

"In times of crisis, opportunity is there for everyone.  It is only those who can lead, and who are thought-leaders, who will be able to grasp the many opportunities that crises offer."

For more information on Tony's 2009 tour, contact bill@mindwerx.com