The Brains Trust is a way for small business owners to meet other like minded business owners to share ideas and generate solutions

1. the brains trust
Friday, 1 July 2011

2. creativity?
"Creativity is so delicate a flower
that praise tends to make it
bloom, while discouragement
often nips it in the bud.
Any of us put out more and
better ideas if our efforts are
truly appreciated.”
Alexander Osborn
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3. networking
why do we do it?
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4. an activity by which business people
recognise, create, or act upon business
opportunities.
cost effective method of
generating new business.
Networking is about
building relationships
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5. “I’ve been doing this for 30 years”
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6. People Motion partners with businesses that have high
growth potential to advance performance, align
business capability, and drive profit through their
people
Just some of the ways we can help you:
Strategic Human Resources & Annual HR Plans
STAR Workplace Programs - Employee Satisfaction Benchmarking
Behavioural Assessments (DiSC)
Performance Management Coaching
Facilitated Performance Coaching
Organisational Changes
geoff snowden
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7. network
social
gather
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8. workshop
practical skills
take back to your business......
when do you get to use them???
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9. brains trust idea
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10. “a group of official or unofficial
advisers concerned especially
with planning and strategy.”
BIZNET Brains Trust
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11. why?
A valuable, ongoing
function
Share your
challenges
share your idea’s
FACILITATED!
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12. why?
A valuable, ongoing
function
Share your
challenges
share your idea’s
FACILITATED!
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13. facilitated?
400% more idea’s
60% increase
productivity
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14. creative
problem
solving
alex osbourne
1950’s
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15. PROBLEM
OF Picking out the problem
DEFINITION
1 FACT FINDING
FF PREPARATION Gather & analyse your data
PF
IDEA Think up idea’s & possible
PRODUCTION leads
2 IDEA FINDING IF
IDEA Select, add & reprocess
DEVELOPMENT ideas
SF EVALUATION Verify tentative solutions
SOLUTION
3 FINDING
Deciding &
AF ADOPTION implementing final
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16. Lets have some fun!
"We cannot solve our problems with the same
thinking we used when we created them." ~
Albert Einstein
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