Online Event - Extended Cognition: an essential skill to improve your productivity and creativity in work and/or study
The Insurance Institute of Cardiff invite you to a webinar on; The Experience & Expertise Paradox: how you (and your clients) can apply experience and expertise more wisely to avoid bias and make better decisions
Event Details:
Tuesday 21st January 2025 12:00 – 13:00pm
The webinar will be run via Zoom, a global web-conferencing solution. Zoom is easy to use, a link and joining instructions will be sent to you at the time of booking.
About the session:
Thinking doesn´t just happen within the mind. There are various other tools that can help us to store and retrieve information. The principle of extended cognition helps to “supersize the mind”, and so we can improve our productivity and creativity whether for work or study. This webinar will examine the principle of extended cognition and provide you with insights to help you free your mind to be as creative and productive as possible.
Learning objectives:
Following this presentation the delegates will be able to:
- Identify the principle of extended cognition.
- Recognise how extended cognition can “supersize the mind”.
- Implement a strategy to be more creative and productive in work and/or study.
About the speaker:
Jeff Heasman is a professional trainer who specialises in communication skills within the insurance and financial services sector. Jeff is a certified practitioner in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) and a professional member of the Academy of Modern Applied Psychology.
In addition, Jeff holds a bachelor's degree in law from the University of Glamorgan and a master of laws degree from Swansea University, as well as a postgraduate certificate in teaching English language to adults.
Jeff spent many years in practice as a litigation executive, dealing with cases up to and including the Court of Appeal in London (England v IBC Vehicles Ltd) and as a senior liability adjuster at Crawford and Company. Subsequently he was Dean of the Faculty of Law at Cavendish University in Zambia, has been a tutor at Swansea University and a lecturer in international negotiation skills to MBA students at ESIC University in Spain.
Jeff now combines his experience and expert knowledge to provide communication skills training to prestigious organisations, companies and individuals throughout the world.
Further information:
A link will be sent via your email address supplied at the time of booking. PLEASE DO NOT share this with anyone else.
Please note that this webinar will be hosted on the Zoom platform which may be restricted by some employers. Members may need to utilise their own personal devices in these circumstances to access the platform.
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CII Accredited
This demonstrates the quality of an event and that it meets CII member CPD scheme requirements.
1 hour's CPD can be claimed for this event if relevant to your learning and development needs.
It is recommended that you keep any evidence of the CPD activity you have completed and upload copies to the recording tool as the CII may ask to see this if your record is selected for review. Details of the scheme can be viewed online at www.cii.co.uk/cpd.