The 2014 FNO Sydney Seminar
(This seminar has been postponed.)

The Brilliant Question and the Brilliant Idea


This image is used with permission from Paul Foreman.
He is the producer of many great mindmaps.

Join Jamie McKenzie
at the Radisson Hotel & Suites
Sydney
72 Liverpool Street
Sydney NSW 2029

 

The Brilliant Question and the Brilliant Idea

If schools do their job well, all students will strive toward the brilliant question, knowing that new knowledge, breakthrough thinking and invention all depend upon the brilliant question to unlock the mysteries of life and open the door to new possibilities.

Brilliant questions often lead to the creation of brilliant ideas.



Image is from iStockPhoto.com

Participants will bring their own wireless laptops as many of the activities will be hands-on.

Wireless connections will be available.

 

 

The Brilliant Question and the Brilliant Idea
8:30 AM  - 9:00 AM - Coffee, Tea and Registration

9:00 AM  -  10:15 PM - Matters of Definition

Just what is a brilliant question?
How does it differ from an essential question?
What are they good for?
Where are they?
Why do they matter for schools and students?
How do they relate to the Australian Curriculum?

10:15 - 10:45 Morning Tea

10:45 - 12:30 - Learning to generate brilliant questions

Thinking the unthinkable
Unlocking the mind and throttling the critic
What's the worst that can happen?
Asking the apparently irrelevant question
Seeking anomalies - What's missing? What's lurking? What's peculiar?

12:30  -  1:30 PM - Lunch
A hot buffet lunch will be served.

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM - Pursuing brilliant ideas

From brilliant question to brilliant answer
Challenging conventional wisdom
Puzzling one's way to understanding
Powerful mindmapping
Imagining
Lateral thinking
Purposeful wandering
Inviting serendipity
Cooking

Costs

Full Conference Fee - $ 150.00 USD
Equivalent costs in AUD (March 3 exchange rate) = $ 168 AUD

Payment by wire transfer is also possible with a service charge.
Discounts are available for teams of 5+. Contact Jamie McKenzie at for information.


A note on cost: This seminar is held in a good hotel with wonderful food. Morning tea and a great lunch are included in the package.

Registration cost includes GST, and a tax invoice will be emailed to all after payment equating payment to AUD.