Florian Rustler - Mind Mapping for Dummies

Mind Mapping For Dummies

by Florian Rustler

Foreword by Tony Buzan

Mind Mapping For Dummies

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About the Author

Florian Rustler is an innovation coach working at international level and the founder of creaffective.

As a process moderator he presents strategy and innovation workshops in German, English and Mandarin Chinese to help his clients produce new solutions quickly; for example, when developing new products and services.

As a tutor he teaches organisations the processes and techniques of creative problem solving and assists them with generating an innovation culture.

He learned Mind Mapping while still at school. A teacher introduced the technique in just ten minutes during class but then took it no further. However, Florian didnt let these ten minutes go to waste. He got hold of Tony Buzans book on Mind Mapping, the only one available at the time, and subsequently applied the technique. He later qualified as a Mind Mapping tutor and since then has given hundreds of Mind Mapping classes and published an online Mind Mapping course.

You can find out more about him at: www.creaffective.de .

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