Mind Mapping

Is Mind Mapping a serious business tool? Here Clive Lewis, MD of Illumine Training highlights the techniques that make Mind Mapping especially valuable for anyone who wants to prepare and deliver compelling business presentations.
Just imagine … you have found a simple technique that helps you pull together and organise all your thoughts for your next […]

As part of a global innovation programme, the worldwide insurer, Allianz, has been looking to develop practical creativity in the workplace. Here Anthony Landale outlines the drivers for innovation and reports on the drive for new thinking at all levels of the business.   
  
Innovation is a big game in business. It promises to break open rigid […]

It may never be the new rock and roll but for many people professional study is probably more important.
Of course many of us are required to study – and to keep on studying. CPD, for example, is here to stay and is mandatory in most professional membership bodies. Furthermore, if you are working in a […]

I heard a story the other day (it may be apocryphal) about an irate BBC manager who walked into his office one morning and noticed that every single member of his staff was reading The Guardian. He flew into a rage. His exasperation, however, wasn’t caused by his disapproval of that particular publication but by […]

Problem = something difficult to deal with or solve; question or puzzle set for solution
Opportunity = favourable time or condition; good chance
What are your problems?
As soon as you start thinking about the exact nature of your problems you’ll recognise that they come in two rather different shapes. In the first instance, you will tend to […]

As part of an Advanced Leadership Programme, the National School of Government has been teaching top civil servants how to get creative.Here Anthony Landale outlines the approach taken and reports on some of the key techniques they have been learning.
Every organisation wants to encourage creativity in its people. Why? Because it is through creativity that […]

Mind Mapping is an ideal resource for project managers and teams. Here Clive Lewis, Managing Director of Illumine provides some helpful advice on how it can be applied and how Mind Mapping software adds another dimension.
Project management is a specialisation brimming with models and methods, so why am I suggesting that Mind Mapping has something […]

Why Mind Mapping Is The Swiss Army Knife Of Management Thinking Tools!
A new survey of Mind Mapping users in business, sponsored by Illumine training, reveals that Mind Mapping can be likened to the famous Swiss Army knife.
Just like the renowned pocket knife, the study shows that Mind Mapping is highly versatile, easy to use and […]

Parallel Process
Is mind mapping a serious business tool? Anthony Landale reports on a technique that is easy to use across a range of applications.
If you are one of those people who still takes notes in meetings, or you use notes as an aide memoir for training, for course revision or even as a record of […]

Accelerated learning (AL) provides executives with a range of rapid response tools. Here Clive Lewis outlines what these are and why they are so important.
So you are familiar with accelerated learning (AL). Good for you. But take note; if you are a trainer or a training manager the issue isn’t about how AL can help […]