Friends & Links

Buzan Centre: Australia New Zealand is Mindwerx International sister organisation, which we founded in 2000 to ensure Tony Buzan’s advanced learning techniques

iThink, therefore iMindMap is our specialist website that promotes the use of Tony Buzan’s official Mind Mapping software.  Go here to check out some great Mind Maps and much more.

Austhink (AUS) - is a critical thinking consulting, training and education group. Their speciality is argument mapping, a new technique for handling complex argumentation. 

Australian Institute for Commercialisation  (AIC) is a leading service organisation helping innovators achieve commercial success. Around Australia they help research organisations, government, business and entrepreneurs convert their ideas into successful outcomes.

BibliOZ - A Booksearch Wizard! A magical portal to millions of out of print and collectable books. Over 10 million books for direct online purchase via the National Bank Secure Internet Payment Service

Bottom Line Innovation Associates is set up to organizations make innovation pay by treating Innovation as a system and not just a series of events.

Brain Connection animations  - Very simple but good animations on what the brain does when it reads a simple word

Brain Gym (USA)  Edu-K (short for Educational Kinesiology) is an innovative approach that uses movement as a means to enhance learning. The basic movements are called Brain Gym ®

Braindance  (US)  an interesting site that may help you to Work Smarter, Learn Faster and Manage Information More Effectively.

Bubble Dome (NZ). The Bubble Dome website has been developed to encourage lateral problem solving and imagination in children. The aim of Bubble Dome is to tell stories that are truly interactive and allow children to become involved within the story action. 

Buzan Centre Latin America (in Spanish) Jorge Castaneda and his team are working at all levels of government, education and business. They recently opened up the first Buzan School and have accredited Members of the Mexican Federal Government in Mind Mapping. President Vincente Fox is a keen Mind Mapper and regularly hosts events with Tony Buzan.

CCS Corporation - makers of the Compatibility Communication System, CCS, a simple, yet profound face-to-face communication tool used by trainers and facilitators to draw-out ideas, develop open communication, isolate common understandings and build commitment to the outcomes.

Cost Management Specialists (AUS) Management Consultants who understand value and develop a thorough understanding of current conditions, strategic objectives, opportunity and risk.

CRE8NG - There are several pages on Robert's website. Some are for professional reasons and others for sharing ideas and information concerning the S.P.R.E.A.D.ng ™ of Creative Thinking Throughout the World.
There are many articles to read, hundreds of creative thinking exercises to strengthen and expand you creative thinking skills, hot links to other great sites, sample virtual idea generation sessions results for fun, plus background about his work, materials plus a sample audio of one of his many speeches.

Creative Problem Solving Group - Buffalo (US) (CPS-B) helps organizations change by providing products and services through consulting in areas such as: creativity training programs and courses, organizational climate, leadership for change, change management skills, innovation, and new product development initiatives. 

Creative Think (US) Roger von Oech is an internationally recognized leader in stimulating creativity and innovation. His two creative thinking books, A Whack on the Side of the Head, and A Kick in the Seat of the Pants, along with his Creative Whack Pack, and Ancient Whacks of Heraclitus card decks have activated the creative juices of many millions around the world.

Creativity Cafe - Members of V.A.R.I.O.U.S. founded Creativity Cafe to facilitate creative expression and personal/professional expansion for all peoples of planet Earth. They offer courses in Digital Storytelling. "Living Gallery" events are live showcases where artists and performers use their art as catalyst for audience interaction, inspiration and networking.

Creativity Portal Awaken your creativity and nourish your creative life! Creativity Portal features awe-inspiring articles, free prompts & projects, creative coaching advice, and excellent resources for artists, crafters, writers, and creativity enthusiasts at every level. It's a Writer's Digest Best Web Site and has appeared in the English Journal, Imagine magazine, and on Blogger's Buzz.

Creativity Unleashed (UK) Whatever you are achieving now could be bettered with applied creativity. Their training, software and website are based around their best-selling books. "We don't just teach creativity - we wrote the book."

Creativity Web (AUS)  A comprehensive site on creativity - contains ideas, techniques, books, visual thinking, drawing, mind mapping, the brain, Genius Gallery, Quotations, Affirmations, humour, ideas.

de Bono Institute (AUS) World Centre for New Thinking. The de Bono Institute is a public research and education centre, located in Melbourne. Its focus is on the emerging area of 'new thinking' and building on Dr. Edward de Bono's established principles.

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain - Dr. Betty Edwards' website - author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, she has enabled millions of people around the world to learn to draw.

Dynamic Thinking (CAN) offers an expanding number of products and services, including management consulting, feasibility studies, training in thinking and creativity, website planning, strategic planning software, and project management software. Also incorporates Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument by Ned Herrmann

Edward de Bono - a nice simple site with basic information regarding the originator of the term "lateral thinking". 

Edward de Bono UK site (UK) This web-site is controlled by Edward de Bono and created by his brother Peter de Bono (biography). The purpose is to consolidate all the work Edward de Bono has carried out over the last thirty years in the field of the teaching of thinking - he is considered to be the leading world authority. It is to be the platform on which all information relevant to Edward de Bono's influence and activities will be made available. 

FastCompany (US) A fascinating site that looks at how leading companies employing innovative technologies are meeting the management challenges brought about by the move towards becoming knowledge-based companies.

Garage.com (US) helps entrepreneurs and investors create, build, and fund promising early-stage technology companies. For startups, they provide the expertise and objectivity necessary to refine their visions, develop their business models, build their teams, while efficiently moving them along the funding path.

gocreate (US) Creative Centre of the Universe - "One of the most comprehensive web-sites around on the subject of creativity." --Roger von Oech

Herrmann International Australia - The core of the thinking tools and skills they offer is the HBDI - The Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument.

HighIQSociety - features IQ tests, chat rooms, puzzles, IQ magazine.

InnoFuture will provide some powerful answers to the question of how to create sustainable Innovation: Generate breakthrough ideas systematically -Shorten the time to test and take ideas to market - Develop and sustain innovation cultures and much more.

Solution People For almost 20 years, led by Gerald "Solutionman" Haman has thought beyond the box to develop solutions that helped innovators generate over 2 million ideas valued at over $2 billion U.S. dollars. The SolutionPeople Thinkubator is an original meeting facility in one of Chicago's most creative lofts located in the West Loop.  Their space accommodates teams of 10-30 people with essential meeting resources and comfortable and thought-provoking furniture. The unique environment is home to various game equipment, a disco dance floor and professional karaoke system.

TED Ideas Worth Spreading - Inspired talks by the world's best thinkers and doers.

The American Creativity Association (ACA) was founded by Dr. Bill Nash, Joyce Juntune of Texas A&M University, and Dorothy Sisk of Lamar University. An incorporated nonprofit, membership-driven organization dedicated to promoting a creative society by (1) increasing awareness of the importance of creativity to society and (2) encouraging the development of personal and professional creativity.

The Artist's Way is a free on-line support group about creativity. The main topic is The Artist's Way, a book by Julia Cameron describing her 12-week program to break creativity blocks. The general idea is to treat yourself as a "recovering artist" and learn how to see and deal with blockages to your creativity.

The Centre for Creative Leadership (CCL) is dedicated exclusively to Leadership. The non-profit institution's website delivers tips, tools and advice to the practicing manager and contains a variety of resources including news, information on events and a monthly newsletter.

The Centre for Creative Learning (US) provides personal and professional development programs

The Holst Group (UK) offers a unique combination of leading edge approaches to address the challenges of doing business in today's competitive market place. They are the distributors of the de Bono courses in the UK and the distributors of the English Language courses within Europe in addition to Organisational Culture and Climate Survey, McQuaig assessment & development tools, and the Holst Competencies Process.

ThinkBuzan The home of Tony Buzan

You use LESS than 1% of your potential brain power, so research says! To unleash the remaining 99% use the Buzan BrainFriendly processes allowing you peak personal & professional productivity, as well as greater enjoyment in your life.

Winston Brill has a great website with over 500 interesting articles.  Winston insists that the only way to achieve difficult and important goals is to inspire a strong Innovative Attitude.  That attitude guided him and his teams to many important innovations.