Yesterday I fulfilled a desire I have had for more than 20 years, which was to visit EPCOT Center at Disney World in Orlando Florida, and it did not disappoint. Back in the mid-1980s I first heard the story of Walt Disney's vision
In exploring to find the challenges and opportunities of the coming year, as we do at the start of every year, we search for authoritative research on where our clients may want to focus their energy, and by default where
Here in the Southern Hemisphere (South Africa, New Zealand and Australia) there are a few more weeks before the new school year starts, while our Northern Hemisphere friends will be back from Christmas and New Years vacation very soon. And
2011 has been an exciting and eventful year for the team at Mindwerx and The Buzan Centre. We've worked with lots of new clients, developed some exciting new program, travelled a lot as usual and hopefully added real value to
Next week Jennifer takes off once again to Guangzhou, China to be Senior Arbiter at the World Memory Championships, and I thought it was timely to address a question we get quite often, which is... “Why? Why is memory important, and
A few months ago we were approached by the City Montessori School in Lucknow, India who were planning their 6th International Innovation Day Contest and wanted to include a Mind Mapping event. They wanted some advice and help with organizing it and guiding the students, and
Ever wondered what it is like to compete in a test of remember names and faces? I thought I would share the Memorisation, Recall and marking sheets (see below) for the recent Indian Memory Championships so you can see what
PURPOSE: - Clarify your purpose, goals and objectives! Ask … Why am I attending? What do I hope to gain/learn? PREPARE: - Have I arrived prepared to take part, reviewed the agenda, etc. Is there any quick research I need to do before attending? ENGAGE: - Be present, listen, actively
Jennifer and I have been here in the UK, with a short few days in Paris, for two weeks now and the constant talk in the news about the financial crisis in Europe is almost overwhelming. Add to that the
I have never been a follower of fashioner, as the old Donovan song said, but I just watched a 2008 special on Valentino, The Last Emperor and for anyone in the fashion world a true icon. I thought I knew what creativity
