Age Proof Your Brain with Tony Buzan

Stunning Sydney Harbour was the backdrop for stage 1 of Tony Buzan’s Australian Tour in February 2008 . Whether working with 40 executives (in a global environmental engineering organisation) on Grass Roots Leadership, or inspiring a diverse group of people (who travelled from all over Australia) to hear how they could Age Proof their Brain, Tony Buzan brought new and dynamic information from his recent global events and research.

Jennifer Goddard, Director, Buzan Centre Australia/New Zealand co-presented throughout the tour, providing local context and further insight into how businesses, governments, schools and individuals can achieve greater success by understanding the alphabet of their brain. Tony officially launched www.fuzz2buzz.com, a Web2.0 community platform for those interested in Mind Mapping and other Advanced Learning techniques. With a live hook up to the offices in Shanghai, everyone at the launch was impressed with the resources and community collaboration www.fuzz2buzz.com provides.

“Excellent – kept me fascinated all day” Alison Smith, Dept of Primary Industries and Fisheries

Stage 2 meant a short hop to Brisbane to work with State Government Organisations. The day started with breakfast for 30 top government officials hearing Tony’s expert views on how to lead BrainSmart organisations. Then next door to work the rest of the day with 200 managers as part of the Business Improvement in Government (BIIG) network. The theme was “Mind Mapping with the Master” and boy, did they Mind Map. The applications for Mind Maps the participants identified was as diverse as their creativity demonstrated in the creativity tests.

"I could listen to Tony all day - in fact I did! Excellent event. Thank you." Carla Simpson, Brisbane

“Fantastic investment in my development”. Janelle Shotton, Main Roads, Queensland

Melbourne hosted the last stage and talk about action packed. Here’s what Tony and Jennifer achieved in just one day. Started 8am with 200 staff from Department of Human Services. Dashed off to a luncheon with over 300 people (they had to move to a larger venue because of the overwhelming demand). Hosted by the deputy police commissioner, the luncheon was for members of the Victorian Public Service Continuous Improvement Network (VPSCIN).

Then a mad dash in the rain to speak to 100 government officials (including the Secretary, a keen Mind Mapper) for the afternoon. An intimate dinner with key people from business, government and education to get up close and personal with Tony capped it off. That’s what you call a full day’s work!

Thursday saw another famous Australian icon, the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), as the backdrop to over 100 delegates at the Age Proof Your Brain Mastermind conference.

The last official day, Friday, was quite different with 20 trainee and existing Buzan Licensed Instructors spending an intimate day with Tony, hearing many stories of his journey and the key turning points throughout his life. It was an inspirational day for those aspiring to share Tony’s work in their fields.

Go to www.buzan.com.au for the slide show and continue to explore www.ageproofyourbrain.com for facts, data, podcasts and other interesting information on how to Age Proof Your (and your Organisation’s) Brain.

Tony, Jennifer and Bill Jarrard, Co-Pilot of the Buzan Centre Australia / NZ, would like to thank all the participants, staff, sponsors, organisers and Buzan Licensed Instructors for all their help and support.

Tony is returning to Australia in May 2009 to speak at the “Happiness and its Causes” conference and work with a range of organisations. If you would like to book Tony for an event please contact Bill@buzan.com.au for Australia/NZ and Anne.Reynolds@buzanworld.com for other locations around the world.