Tony Buzan
Mind Mapping

What is Mind Mapping?

Mind Mapping is a fantastic creative thinking tool and revolutionary system of note taking. It was invented by Tony Buzan in the 1960s and is used by millions of people all over the world. Mind Mapping is a powerful graphic technique which provides a universal key to unlock the potential of the brain.

Why is it different to traditional note taking?

It is the whole brain alternative to linear thinking and note taking. Mind Mapping harnesses the full range of cortical skills – word, image, number, logic, rhythm, colour and spatial awareness in a single, uniquely powerful manner. A Mind Map mirrors the way our brain functions.

Who uses this creative thinking tool?

Virtually all Fortune 500 Companies use Mind Mapping including, IBM, Boeing Aircraft, Microsoft and the BBC. There are millions of Mind Mappers all over the world - all ages and all walks of life, and some very high profile Mind Mappers, among them Bill Gates and Al Gore.

What are the benefits of Mind Mapping?

The key benefits are: increased Productivity, greater efficiency and effectiveness and a tremendous boost to creative thinking. It also saves trees!    

When would I use it?

The Mind Map can be applied to every aspect of life where improved learning and clearer thinking will enhance performance. Some examples of use at work are:         

- Planning – Strategic and day to day
- Presentations – preparing for and attending
- Reports – writing and reviewing
- Project Management
- Problem solving
- Meetings – preparing, agendas, minutes
- Appraisals
- Brainstorming
- Training
- Studying
- Basically it’s the martini principle – any time, any place, any where!

Who is the instructor on the course?

The instructor is Ann Forsythe, who is a Buzan Licensed Instructor. She is the only Buzan Licensed instructor in Northern Ireland and one of only two in Ireland. Ann is a Project Management consultant and has been using Mind Maps in business for over 20 years.

What format will the course take? 

- The course will be very interactive and relaxed. 
- The first session answers the question Why Mind Maps?
- It will explain the rationale of Mind Maps and how our brains work in learning mode.
- The second session will start with a step by step guide to creating a mind map and will be followed by exercises in drawing mind maps that reflect work place situations.
- Above all it will be a fun learning experience!

How this invitation might look as a Mind Map

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What other professionals say about Mind Mapping

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