Mind mapping maven Buzan comes to Qatar

At Use Your Head workshop in Doha, participants will be introduced to all of Tony Buzan’s groundbreaking techniques that have produced some of the most mentally fit people in the world. By Umer NangianaIf you have been looking to awaken your creative side or to unleash the hidden potentials of your brain, tomorrow is your chance to get the best-known professional assistance in the world to do so. The man who has awakened the brains of millions around the world for years, the inventor of mind mapping, Tony Buzan, is coming to Qatar for the first time.Buzan, the expert on the brain, memory, speed reading, creativity and innovation, will conduct a one-day workshop, Use Your Head, on innovative learning and thinking techniques to fulfill your mental potential at Hotel La Cigale on June 8. Described as “one of the most influential leaders in the field of thinking creatively”, Tony utilises his accredited training courses to build a network of highly specialised experts in creative thinking, memory and speed reading techniques.At Use Your Head, the participants will be introduced to all of Tony Buzan’s groundbreaking techniques that have produced some of the most mentally fit people in the world. Using mind maps and other revolutionary methods, the participants will learn how to dramatically improve their memory, IQ, creativity, reading and study skills.Named as one of the world’s top 5 speakers by Forbes magazine, Buzan has over 40 years of research experience into the workings of the brain. He has dedicated his life to developing and refining techniques to help individuals think better and more creatively, and reach their full potential.It all started in the late 1960s, when frustrated with traditional note taking techniques; Buzan developed his studies of brain function into the mind mapping technique. Mind mapping combines the visual and spatial aspects which enable the brain to be most efficient, giving new clarity, greater control of your thinking processes, and therefore much greater control of life. Hundreds of millions of people worldwide have adopted mind mapping as an efficient, stimulating way to organise thoughts, capture beliefs, generate ideas, and plan almost anything. Buzan is also a best-selling author of over 100 books on mind mapping, the brain, memory and mental literacy. His books have been published in 100 countries and 30 languages. His works include Mind Maps for Business, co-authored with Chris Griffiths, CEO of ThinkBuzan, which reached the top 5 of the Amazon Business Chart.On average, Buzan visits over 20 countries each year, delivering accredited training courses, consulting with businesses and government bodies, and lecturing at business conferences, primary and secondary schools, universities and colleges.He has worked with governments around the world on educational and creative issues, including the governing bodies of Australia, Bahrain, China, UK, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore and South Africa.Through his consultative work for governments, he continues with his aim to instill a strategy for creative thinking into the school curriculum, seeking to influence current government bodies, as well as inspire the leaders of tomorrow.On each trip, Buzan devotes time to charity and pro bono work. Every step of the way, his core message is the same, “Everyone has talents. Everyone simply needs to find the right tools to liberate and unlock their potential.”In the 2005 BBC documentary In Search of Genius, Buzan accepted the challenge of ‘a unique social experiment’. He worked for six months with six disadvantaged children, to see whether he could change their behaviours, attitudes and cognitive profiles through mind mapping and mental literacy training. The superb results showed that ‘no child is ever a lost cause.’ That same year, he also taught a super class of 9,000 children at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. He also developed the Brain Trust Charity to “maximise the ability of each and every individual to unlock and deploy the vast capacity of his or her Brain.”This charity helps underprivileged children build on their mental literacy, and disadvantaged schools to access resources they could not otherwise reach. Buzan recently donated 3,000 of his books to children in Sierra Leone as part of the ‘Build on Books appeal’.He also founded the World Memory Championships, which have now been taking place for over 20 years, and the UK Schools Memory Championship, to celebrate children’s mental literacy. For more information, visit: interactivebusinessnetwork.info