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Clear & Creative Thinking with Tony Buzan’s Mind Maps

The human brain holds far greater potential than we often realize - a vast, untapped resource of imagination, logic, and innovation. While every person possesses this powerful tool, few are taught how to truly harness it. In today's world, where people are considered the most valuable asset in any organization, developing mental agility and creative thinking is no longer optional - it's essential.

Imagine being able to organize your thoughts effortlessly, connect ideas more creatively, and approach problems with fresh, solution-driven thinking. Whether at work or in daily life, the ability to think clearly and creatively is a game-changer - and Tony Buzan's Mind Mapping method makes it possible.

Tony Buzan, the pioneering mind behind this revolutionary thinking tool, has transformed how individuals and organizations across the globe approach learning, innovation, and performance. Mind Mapping is more than just note-taking—it's a brain-friendly strategy that mirrors the mind's natural way of working. It activates both logic and imagination, making thinking more efficient, engaging, and productive.

Objective

This immersive workshop is designed to help participants unlock that potential. Through powerful techniques developed by Buzan, you'll learn how to boost mental clarity, generate innovative ideas, and organize your thinking for maximum impact. Whether you're leading a team, managing complex tasks, or looking to elevate your personal productivity, this workshop will give you the tools to think smarter and achieve more.

Outline

Day 1

Discover How Your Brain Works
• Discover How your Brain Works
• Learn How to Learn
• Brain Functions: Associative Thinking
• Brain Skills - A Whole-Brain Synergetic Thinking
• Learn How Geniuses Think
• Divergent and Radiant Thinking

The Buzan Mind Mapping Technique
• Buzan Laws of Mind Maps®
• Fundamentals of Buzan Mind Mapping Techniques
• Our Brain’s Native Language
• One Page Fits All
• Drawing Your First Mind Map®
• Generate 5X more and better ideas
• Hands-on Practice
• Presenting Individual Mind Maps®

Buzan Mind Maps for Presentation
• Eliminate the use of notes
• No fear of forgetting what you want to say
• Presentation in a natural and conversational style
• Captivate and engage your audience every time
• Audience flows with your thoughts and ideas with ease
• Communicate succinctly, clearly and confidently

Radiant Technique for Organizing Information
• The 10% Key Point Rule
• Deciding the Basic Ordering of Ideas
• Prioritizing Key Ideas
• Establish Relationship with Connecting Ideas for Critical Thinking
• Be In Tune with the Big Picture at All Times
• Presenting Individual and Group Mind Map

Improve Memory using Mind Maps
• Recall During Learning
• The Memory Test
• The World’s Most Important Graph
• Recall After Leaning

Day 2

Creative Problem Solving
• What is Creativity?
• Difference between Creativity and Innovation
• The Torrance Creativity Test
• 4 Ways to Measure Creativity
• Identifying and Defining Problems
• Mind Maps for Creative Problem Solving – Case Study

Convergent Thinking for Decision Making
• Determining the Criteria for New Ideas in Decision Making
• Consider All Factors for Idea Implementation Using Mind Map
• Using the Mind Map® Weight-age System for Accurate Decision Making
• Establishing Sub-criteria and Sub-branches
• Analysing specifications and Identifying Information Gaps

Running Productive & Effective Meetings
• Using Mind Maps® template for Meetings
• Taking Notes, selecting key words and visual recording
• Tracking Action Task list
• Keeping meetings focused and avoiding drift
• Interpretation of Mind Map® Minutes

Introducing Digital iMindMapping
• Bringing Mind Mapping to a Whole New Level
• Keeping up with Technology
• Engage Participants through Interactive Creative Thinking
• Stimulating Your Thinking Process
• Creating Personal, Organic-looking digital Mind Maps for Training and Facilitation
• Achieving Your Full Mental Potential and Excel in Your Career

Who should attend

This workshop is especially beneficial to managers, executives, IT professionals, engineers, administrative personnel, secretaries, personal assistants and anyone who wish to develop their mental skills to achieve optimal work performance.

Methodology

This lively and interactive workshop requires extensive participants’ involvement. It gives them ample opportunity to practise the new techniques acquired. The Buzan workshops usually comprise of bite-size lectures and multi-media presentations, individual exercises, small group discussions and presentations, self-awareness quizzes, brain breaks for reflection and integration, games and activities, role play and case studies.

Testimonials

Inspiring workshop, got me thinging of what I can do @work with mind maps. Ms Betty is very engaging, approachable, professional and knowledgeable.
Outward Bound Singapore

The course was very insightful and I am glad that I signed up for this course. Easy to relate materials, real life and practical examples. Effectively engaging and able to translate the concepts into bite-sized pieces.
Sentosa Leisure Management Pte Ltd

Very practical & lively way of learning to have the power of our mind to apply in our personal and work lives. Ms Betty is such an inspriing , passionate & knowledgeable coach who motivates. The workshop is well-paces and interactive
Government Technology Agency of Singapore

I learnt the power of mind mapping. Very interesting. The trainer is very engaging and lead the class very well.
Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore

I leant a lot new which I can apply in work. The trainer is awesome.
SPRING Singapore

I can be more focused and generate more ideas by using mind mapping. Ms Betty is very good trainer.
Coilcraft Industries Singapore Pte Ltd

Very powerful tool which should be used in any opportunities. The trainer is very knowledgeable & bring the subject/topic very interesting.
SPRING Singapore

The trainer was wonderful!! She was knowledgeable, kind, cheerful, and very lively, keep smiling, well-done Ms Betty!
Lutron GL Limited

Excellent use of training tools and activities
National Environment Agency

Organized workshop, interesting. A very experienced trainer who is able to explain complex concepts in a simple and interesting way.
Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority

A very good workshop that teachs us the importance to use mind-mapping, a very friendly and knowledgeable trainer
CAAS

- Exceed my expectation
- Clear and easy to understand
- knowledgeable, friendly, Interactive, and facilitate very well
Singapore Polytechnic

- Very engaging and empower, clear speech and communicating of concepts
Fei Yue Community Services

- At least now I've better idea of how to construct a mind map
- Very useful and practical course, one of the best course I have attended so far
- Love this trainer, superb knowledgeable in mind map and the sequence of imparting knowledge is not confusing, selfless in sharing all the knowledge.
Participant

Profile of Betty Kan-Sekine

Betty Kan-Sekine is a Certified Professional Trainer (IPMA, UK), a Certified NeuroLinguistic Programming Practitioner (NFNLP, USA) and a certified Metaplan Facilitator (Metaplan, Germany). She is also an Associate Lecturer with the Singapore Institute of Management (Recipient of the SIM 2015 Teaching Award) and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. Betty was certified by Nobel Prize nominee, Tony Buzan as a ThinkBuzan Licensed Instructor and an iMindMap Advanced Instructor. Betty is a Certified Instructor of ExperienceInnovation™|Learn in Design Thinking. Betty is recognized as an Adult Education Professional by SkillsFutureSG of the government of Singapore. Betty holds certification as an ACTA-accredited trainer. She graduated with honors from San Francisco State University.

Prior to her current role, Betty was a banker in San Francisco and held a California Securities Broker License, Series 7 & 63. She was subsequently appointed as Director of Client Services at a litigation law firm in the United States to manage the Asian clientele market due to her unique trilingual capability. Her passionate customer centric attitude won her team a prestigious Bronze Medal award for outstanding achievement in Service Excellence by the World Journal in the USA. She has appeared on multiple radio talk shows for AM1450 in San Francisco and FM938 Live! in Singapore. Her articles were published in the Singapore Straits Times as well as India’s Hindustan Times. Her corporate experiences span across major industries in the aviation, financial and legal sectors.

Some of her participants were from Apple South Asia Pte Ltd, Carrier Global, Astellas Pharma Singapore, MSD Korea Ltd, Here Solutions APAC, Wharf T & T (Hong Kong), Drydocks World Southeast Asia (Government of Dubai), National University of Singapore, INSEAD SG Business School (Executive Coaching), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Enterprise Singapore, Housing and Development Board, Wildlife Reserve Singapore, Singapore Police Force, Singapore Prison Service, Changi Airport Group, Jurong Town Corporation, Singapore Tourism Board, Health Promotion Board, Ministry of Home Affairs, Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore, Land Transport Authority, United Overseas Bank, Bank of Singapore, RHB Bank Singapore, Singapore Telecommunications Ltd, UMC Semiconductors, Singapore Refining Company Pte Ltd, ComfortDelGro Corporation Ltd & KPMG LLP, among many others.

Betty enjoys a diverse cultural background having lived in the US and Japan for 17 years. Her outstanding professionalism and rich working experiences have helped her develop valuable life skills in Business Communication, Leadership & Management, Innovation & Creativity, Client Services and Personal Effectiveness. She believes in the power of maximizing one’s potential by improving and changing oneself from the inside out. Her passion is in helping individuals be the best they can be.