Motivation on the Run

“You know there is a huge difference between IQ and creative intelligence,”

This lengthy profile of Tony Buzan, by Amira El-Naqeeb, is a fascinating look into a very complex man. The article chronicles Buzan’s life mission of learning more about the human brain and how it functions.

The few sentences below, give insight into Buzan’s thinking about modern meetings and management. We’ve all witnessed the results of this these meetings, not all good.

Al-Ahram Weekly | Profile | Tony Buzan: My brain my hobby
We have learned what, not how to learn: “You go into a meeting room that has thousands of dollars’ worth of art, very expensive furniture, cheap black pens, sweets which are pure sugar, a coffee dispenser; and with those tools the company’s 12 leading brains will captain the ship. It’s astonishing. Is it any wonder that businesses get into trouble, that countries get into trouble. But no one was taught otherwise, it’s a massively widespread global habit. We need to establish new habits, and for that we need to nourish the brain.” Buzan summed up the ingredients of this mental recipe: “learning, healthy diet, oxygen and love: friendship, affection”. In his experience as an Olympic coach, Buzan says training the brain improves the body’s condition and vice versa; so developing both in tandem doubles the benefits.

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