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Think New – Mind Mapping Workshop

Course Objectives

Today’s work environment demands that we all save time, improve efficiency and be more creative in our thinking. As a result, more and more people are turning to Mind Mapping as an essential business tool.

Created by Tony Buzan, Mind Mapping is one of the world’s best thinking tools. This course is designed to teach the mind mapping technique and show you how to use mind maps within the work environment. Specifically, you will learn how to use mind maps to brainstorm, make decisions, plan and prioritize, solve problems, make notes, take notes and prepare presentations.

This program is designed to challenge you to think through common and less common problems using a structured problem-solving process in order to generate new and original solutions. The course will provide you with the knowledge, tools and techniques to be better at solving problems effectively and efficiently.

This is a highly practical course which is designed to give you all the tools and techniques you need to be able to solve simple and complex problems quickly and easily.

Learning Takeaway
• How to produce your own mind maps
• Brainstorm new ideas using mind maps
• Use a mind map to make a decision
• Organize your thoughts using thinking and planning maps
• Take better notes in meetings
• Make notes from books and other printed material using mind maps
• Present information using mind maps as a communication tool

Target Audience

• Individuals who want to learn a practical tool to help them be more effective and efficient at work
• Anybody who is interested in unleashing (or simply finding) their creativity.
• Anyone who is currently facing a business problem and/who wants to know how to solve problems in a structured and well-thought through way

Methodology

The delivery of our training is energetic, hands-on and pragmatic. The design allows delegates to understand any of the concepts and then apply or practice them.

Delegates walk away with tools and techniques that they can instantly implement in the workplace.

Course Modules

Module 1 – The Human Brain
• The Left and Right Brain Hemispheres
• Understanding our creative Minds
• How to achieve a higher level of creativity
• Your brain – discover how the structure and functions of the brain is mirrored by the design of a Mind Map
• Word Association
• Creative Activity: Making Associations
Module 2 – Mind Map – The Thinking Tool
• What is a Mind Map?
• The Benefits of Mind Mapping
• Mind Mapping Uses
• How to Read Mind Maps
• Mind Map examples
• The Laws of Mind Mapping
• Opportunities to practice Mind Mapping: Personal & business challenges
Module 3 – Mind Map Applications And Practice
• Practice your Mind Mapping Skills – with a range of note-making, note-taking and learning applications.
• Preparing Presentations
• Practice
• Group Mind Mapping: Putting it all together
Groups will create and present a mind map on a specific chosen topic using the various creativity techniques practiced so far. Discussions and debrief establish what works and what can be improved.
Module 4 – Identifying Potential Solutions
• Generating solutions using mind maps

Action Planning – a chance to think through how you are going to use Mind Maps in your work environment and how to benefit from the skills learned on the course.

Get To Know The Trainer

Trainer Anita

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Anita has intense dedication towards improving personal and organizational performances. With a track record of 9 years in the corporate sector, Anita brings extensive experience from the corporate world and is now considered amongst the new breed of dynamic “Human Relations Trainers” blending practical concerns. She is a certified NLP Practitioner who believes one needs to be able to communicate with and influence oneself, family, friends, colleagues or clients. She believes that professionally, everyone needs to understand how important it is to be able to make oneself understood and to influence effectively. It takes a real skill to understand and grasp new concepts quickly from others and to be able to communicate at all levels.

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