Jun 17 2009
Brian Bates
Expert on Effective and Innovative
Dr Brian Bates is currently the Research Director of the Christensen Foundation (Palo Alto) project on recovering the nature-based knowledge of ancient England, he is also Senior Adviser to the Ford Foundation funded project on worldwide indigenous wisdom – ‘The Council of Elders’ – working closely with tribal elders and medicine people to protect and document their knowledge. Brian was recently honored by these elders, who designated him a ‘wizard’ in recognition of his work in reconstructing the shamanic traditions of the Anglo-Saxons for application to life today.
Creative strategies are fast becoming the key to success in business
Brian Bates is the author of six international best-selling books, including ‘The Real Middle-earth’, ‘The Way of Wyrd’, ‘The Human Face’, and ‘The Way of the Actor’. He is leading the movement to recover imagination as a powerful tool in our personal and working life, and to bring it to the forefront of 21st century inspiration. Brian is a Professor of Psychology at the University of Brighton, the University of Sussex, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. His work on imagination includes his directing at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. There he trained future Academy Award winners and stars including Kenneth Branagh, Ralph Fiennes, Jane Horrocks, Sean Bean and Timothy Spall.[/expand]
His presentations focus on ways to release our full potential in seeing new and effective solutions to business issues, based on the latest research in the world of psychology and biology. Brian has developed ways to teach imagination and performance in business settings. He lectures internationally to business, arts and general audiences.[/expand]
Topics
Personal Development
Change
Leadership
Creative Strategies
Warrior Strategies
Innovation
Publications
2003
The Real Middle Earth
2001
The Human Face
2000
How to Manage Your Mother
1996
The Wisdom of the Wyrd
The Way of Wyrd
1987
The Way of the Actor: A Path to Knowledge and Power
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