Meditation is a clinically proved way to help people cope with these kinds of problems. Meditative techniques give the individual the possibility of “creating space” into their thinking process and support them in taking the appropriate action depending on the situation at hand. A relaxed but alert state of mind helps in achieving the right “conditioning” when it comes to decision making and response to external pressures. Then, creativity and innovative thinking can easily be achieved in contrast to struggle and exhaustion coming from overworked logical thinking. Through the wisdom of these meditative techniques we can achieve a state of mindfulness with benefits that extend beyond superficial soothing.

Mindfulness trains attention, increases pattern recognition and improves analytical intelligence to support decision making.

For more information about the workshop see: http://cpd.brunel.ac.uk/courses/mindfulness.aspx

Learning Outcomes

Who Should Attend?
Anybody suffering from information overload.
Those interested in using meditation to support productivity

Additional Information
Although meditative practice is involved, you’ll be seated throughout – no gym kit required!

Short Bio
Dr Anastasia Papazafeiropoulou is a lecturer in the Information Systems and Computing department at Brunel University, UK. Her PhD was awarded by Brunel University and she also holds a first degree in Informatics and a M.Sc. in Information Systems both from the Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece. She has been involved in a number of European and UK funded research projects with emphasis on electronic commerce and small and medium size enterprises (SMEs). She teaches information systems management and business integration at the postgraduate level. She also supervises researchers in the field of technology adoption by organisations. Her current research interests are related to information overload through the use of IT and the use of mindful techniques to overcome information management related problems. She is an experienced mediator as she has been practicing and teaching mindfulness for the last 7 years.

Registration
The workshop is open to all. Please register no later than May 19 by sending an email to Anni Olesen ( ao.inf@cbs.dk). Maximum number of participants is 30 and enrollment is on “first come first served” basis.