The Mindworks Approach

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The Mindworks Approach Online

We are now able to offer full online delivery of the Mindworks Approach, including coaching, to individuals and teams which want to improve existing situations and develop new ideas. Combining a range of internet based technologies, the Mindworks Learning and Coaching System is very easy to use.

Online delivery provides many benefits for users. In particular, it unlocks them from having to think in specific ways at fixed times. To find out more about our online and offline products and services, including pricing click here.

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An overview of the Mindworks Approach

The Mindworks Approach has at its heart a simple process (click on the image above to view an overview of the steps involved) which ensures that the questions which need to be addressed when developing any organised activity are answered in a systematic way.

These include: identifying those who have needs which must be met; working out what these needs are; identifying different possible means of meeting them; and producing a picture of the future. When this has been done, the next steps involve: looking at the current situation; working out what must change and how; and then implementing and monitoring change.

One of the main principles which underlies the approach is that complex situations are best dealt with by repeating a simple process. In some situations only one pass through the steps is sufficient; in others, repeating the steps enables additional detail to be developed.

The nine-step process is supplemented by a range of tools and techniques which enable different kinds of thinking to be done during the different steps. Combined with a simple way of capturing and organising ideas and the use of straightforward language, the Mindworks Approach can be learnt and applied quickly to many different situations.

To find out more about the thinking that underlies the Mindworks Approach, click here.

The Mindworks Approach is introduced to its users via the Mindworks Box - a unique collection of tools and techniques, bound together by the nine step process and supplemented by Theory Cards which introduce key ideas on one side of A4, a CD-ROM which includes an MP3 audio guide to using the Mindworks Approach, and presentations on specific aspects of the approach

A cut down Starter Pack of material is also available, as is the Mindworks Meeting Box, which includes a pack of our Mindworks Meeting Cards, an explanatory booklet, a timer that can be used in various ways and a CD-ROM. The starter pack is particularly aimed at community and not-for-profit groups which would like to use the Mindworks Approach

To find out more about our material, pricing and the online facilitation packages we provide - or to discuss how we could tailor a workshop to meet your specific needs - please contact us.

Frequently asked questions

Here are some frequently asked questions about the Mindworks Approach together with our frequently provided answers. If you have additional questions, please email us.

Developing ideas

It's fairly certain that, when he painted the Mona Lisa, Leonardo didn't start in the top left hand corner of his canvas, painting all the detail in one go until he reached the bottom right hand corner.

Instead, he started with rough sketches, based around an image that was forming in his mind, and gradually added detail, modifying and adjusting his ideas until he produced the masterpiece we know today.

Similarly, when we develop new ideas we start with a mental picture which we develop and modify until we reach a point where the idea can become real. The Mindworks Approach provides a simple structure which underpins this process without getting in the way of our natural ability to think.

The ability to simplify means to eliminate the unnecessary so that the necessary may speak.
Hans Hofmann