Neuroscience and brain-friendly learning Stella Collins, Stellar Learning CLC Members' Seminar 5 March 2015

1. Brain Waves
How do you harness them?
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2. Why you want to…
• Neuroscience in Action
• 8 case studies
• 2 Stellar Learning clients
• Practical application of
neuroscience to real-life
L&D
www.cipd.co.uk/hr-resources/behavioural-science
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3. Delta •0-4Hz
Theta •4-8Hz
Alpha •8-12Hz
Beta •12-40Hz
Gamma •40-100Hz
The Neuroscience
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4. Delta •30 seconds
Theta •20 seconds
Alpha •10 seconds
Beta •2 seconds
Gamma •Every second
What it feels like
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5. Delta •Every 30s
Theta •Every 20s
Alpha •Every 10s
Beta •Every 2s
Gamma •Every second
Stand up/ sit down!
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7. Delta
• Sleep on it
Theta
• Dream about it
Alpha
• Visualisation/ restful review
Beta
• Physical/ Mental/ Exercises/ Challenges/ Activity
Gamma
• Light bulb moments/ deep meditation
Harness them…
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Think:
How can I
harness
brainwaves more
effectively?
Share:
What I will do to
harness brainwaves
more effectively?

9. “This one day workshop with Stellar
Learning had far greater impact
than the five days of training that
we’d done before. The return on
investment has been huge.” Dave
Spacey, Volvo Trucks
Tell us how you’d like to
harness some brain
waves…
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uk
@stellacollins
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