This month marks ten years since the Buzan Centre: Australia/NZ ran our first Buzan Licensed Instructor(BLI) program, in which we licensed 21 Mind Mapping instructors. Mindwerx started the Buzan Centre in 2001 after first meeting the Buzan Centres UK team in
Paul Foreman co-founder of www.mindmapart.com — a Mind Mapping website that showcases the world's finest Mind Maps and Mind Map artists sent us an email recently, to ask us to contribute our hand-drawn Mind Maps to the site. Of course we are
One of the most effective methods of self-development is to observe those who are already expert at what they do, and then model their behaviour. But where are the great leaders for us to model ourselves after? Sometimes they are
One of the challenges faced by organisations adopting deliberate thinking to help promote innovation is connecting new thinking techniques to real and important issues in the organisation. People learning new techniques struggle to know when and where to use the
One of the challenges faced by organisations adopting deliberate thinking to help promote innovation is connecting new thinking techniques to real and important issues in the organisation. People learning new techniques struggle to know when and where to use the
by Bill Jarrard, Mindwerx International Critical Thinking is defined by the The Critical Thinking Community as that mode of thinking - about any subject, content, or problem - in which the thinker improves the quality of his or her thinking by skilfully taking charge of the
In my previous blog I said that facilitating creative collaboration is one of the most important management roles in leading a creative environment. In particular empowering a team with critical and creative thinkingfacilitates innovation effort that draws out new exciting ideas from
Facilitating creative collaboration is one of the most important management roles in leading a creative environment. In particular empowering a team with critical and creative thinkingfacilitates innovation effort that draws out new exciting ideas from the team. Today’s leader needs to be a
Have you ever found yourself banging you head against the wall to try to solve a problem – sure we all have. Well the answer may be to get out of the office, or wherever you are. The key is
In the mid-1980s many organisations in Australia embraced the concept of Total Quality Management (TQM), and while some struggled with it, others made significant inroads to improving product and service quality. Behind this 'movement' were a number of Critical Thinking explorers including
