CHIMPION BEATS CHAMPION
Did this chimp do a ChiLab Memory course?
In a memory competition on Channel Five, a seven years old male chimp, Ayumu, did three times better that the British memory champion, Ben Pridore., a 30-year-old accountant from Derby. Among his developed memory skills, Pridore is capable of memorizing in under 30 seconds the order of a pack of shuffled cards.
In the game, both participants had to watch a computer screen on which a group of 5 numbers flashed up before being quikcly blanketed by white squares. In just a blink of eye time, they had to touch the squares in order of the numbers from the lowest to the highest .
Ayumu got almost 90% right! His opponent could manage merely 33% correct.
Perhaps it is time for us to stop the sense of superiority being the self-declared smartest species on the earth…
“THE CHILAB METHOD”
Yet the fact remained that it was only a minimal percentage of the population who had made such discoveries and utilized such tools in the area of their own personal development.
Then along came Stephen Covey with “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People” – perhaps the best-selling personal development book of all time, followed by the work of Wayne Dyer, Anthony Robbins and countless others.
So I read, researched and wrote, trying to find the real keys in this plethora of advice. I suppose, at the time, as well as learning myself, I was looking for a way to put a lot of extremely useful information into a formula or format which would take the most important aspects of all of these wonderful pieces of personal advice and make them extremely user-friendly.
The more I read, the more I felt that something might be missing. And the more I read, the closer I came to identifying that missing link.
... continue readingCREATIVITY FOR CHRISTMAS
ChiLab has programmed some special Creativity classes for the Christmas season.
With discounts available, these classes are the ideal way to give a very useful present to someone you care about, or maybe to simply spoil yourself.
Hong Kong is regarded as lacking in creativity and innovation – numerous articles in the press and letters to the editor tackle this subject time and time again.
ChiLab’s Creativty and Innovation Module helps people of all ages become more innovative in all of the challenges life hands out every day.
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Full detail of Creativity For Christmas.
Full detail of the topics and objectives of Creativity and Innovation Class.
INTERACTIVE LEARNING – IT’S FUN!
Most importantly, they are anonymous. The natural reluctance to answer a question, for fear of being wrong or looking stupid, is taken right out of the equation as participants give their answers freely by simply pressing one of a number of buttons on the machine. The data from all answers given is immediately shown on the presenter’s screen.
There are many uses for this technology in education and ChiLab is at the forefront of innovative teaching once again.
... continue readingL.A.W.S. FOR LIVING
Life and Wine Skills – that is the theme of ChiLab’s slightly different skills class, the one that doesn’t exactly fit into the basic eight-module program schedule. This two and a half hour presentation covers some of the basic Life Skills principles – Changing Habits, Creativity and Communication Skills – and finishes with a lively introduction to wine appreciation.Designed as fun – but fun with a purpose – this module is ideal for companies who wish to reward their staff with a totally different training experience, while still ensuring considerable measurable benefits accrue.
Understanding and developing the ability to change habits – so fundamental to ChiLab’s training strategies – is the first topic, followed by a lively half-hour where a range of creative skills are covered in enough detail to really stimulate the brain cells. Then some important areas of communication – centered around the use of modern technology, as well as the basics of active and empathic listening – round out the personal skills side of the module.
... continue readingSKILLS FOR LIFE
The ChiLab “Skills for Life” program is an eight-module training strategy which aims to teach people new habits for work and life, as well as addressing specific areas of potential weakness. The modules can be taken separately or as a total program. Areas such as Creativity and Communication Skills, for example, can each form a one module course, but the primary section on Changing Habits is recommended for all as the base from which to build.ChiLab has already tailored courses for specific industries – notably the logistics industry – and this is indicative of the flexibility of the training strategy, as well as the inherent value of all of the work it contains.
Change is important to so many people.
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BEST WORK/LIFE PRACTICES
"Happy Employees lead to Happy Customers" - Fern Ngai -Standard Chartered Bank 25 April 2007
Hong Kong's Ritz Carlton Hotel was the venue for a lively, interesting breakfast forum, hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce, on work/life practices. The balance between work and life is increasingly seen as key to companies committed to talent management, retention and social responsibility.
Moderator, Ji-Ye Hwang, Senior Consultant Hewitt Associates, began the discussion by talking about various surveys which have been conducted and the definition of the balance between work and personal life.
PRESENTATION TO MBA CLASS AT HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
DOES LEFT BRAIN THINKING LIMIT ASIA’S MANAGERS?
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