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Mindworks Approach Overview
- 1. Mindworks Approach One-Day Workshops www.mindworksonline.com
- 2. Overview This presentation explains: what the Mindworks Approach is and how you can use it, and Who our one day introductory workshops are for, what you will learn and how they work
- 3. What is the Mindworks Approach? A process for developing ideas and implementing change Tried and tested: used by thousands of people in organisations around the world Improves productivity and completeness of thinking by providing a simple structure Can be used with a wide range of other tools and techniques
- 4. How can the Mindworks Approach be used? Improve existing organisations Develop new ones, including businesses, clubs and charities Plan projects Develop strategies and action plans Provide a structure for workshops and meetings Plan your future Develop business cases and funding applications Build teams
- 5. What are the underlying ideas? Systems thinking: understanding how things connect with one another Innovation: generating and implementing ideas which meet needs Combining: different kinds of thinking (creativity, visualisation, analysis, evaluation and implementation) into a single process Enabling: groups and teams to work together more productively
- 6. Key Steps Identify different groups involved in a situation and think about their needs Separate What from How Visualise the future Identify bridges and barriers to change Generate action plans Do it!
- 7. What are the benefits of the Mindworks Approach? The Mindworks Approach: is easy to remember can be used in many different ways helps to ensure that vital questions are asked and answered provides a structure for thinking and working in teams is jargon-free can be used with a wide range of thinking tools provides a focus on implementation of worthwhile change
- 8. How can I learn the Mindworks Approach? Our one day workshops provide a complete introduction The workshops are practical, fun and geared to ensuring that you can use the approach in real situations Online follow-up support is provided
- 9. Before, during and after When you have booked your place, you will be sent a copy of key items from the Mindworks Approach Starter Pack The material introduces a maximum of 30 minutes preparation for the workshop, which participants complete before they attend During the workshop we work entirely on live examples, selected by participants Follow-up support includes special web forums created for each group of participants and an email based coaching service
- 10. One Day Workshop Overview Morning A brief history thinking and personal thinking styles A practical introduction to the Approach Mindworks Approach Group work on a real example Getting the most from the approach – hints and tips Afternoon Work on live issues in small groups Additional tools and techniques introduced Planning for ongoing use after workshop Web based support arrangements explained Plenary and evaluation
- 11. Who should attend? We run open one-day workshops which are for anyone from budding entrepreneurs through the people who work for private and public sector organisations The workshops are for anyone who wants to create or improve an organised activity – see slide 4 We also run bespoke 1 to 3 day workshops for teams from individual organisations – please contact us for more information
- 12. What will I learn? How to combine different thinking styles to develop new ideas and improve existing ones How to apply the Mindworks Approach to many different situations The core nine-step process plus a range of other thinking tools How to think clearly by avoiding jargon, ‘chunking’ the thinking process and thinking in different ways at different steps How to ensure that ideas are implemented as effectively as possible and that they ‘stick’ once changes have been made
- 13. Contacts Visit our website www.mindworksonline.com to find out more and book places Email us via [email_address] Add our weblog to your collection of web feeds (see www.bloglines.com to find out how if you are new to web feeds) Phone our Skype-In voicemail line on 020 8133 3423 and leave a message with your name and contact details and we’ll call you back.