Work Smarter Not Harder
Neuroscience & Performance
What can I do to make myself smarter? How might I multitask better? Can I utilize more of my brain? How can I help my stakeholders make better decisions?
People are endlessly fascinated with what brain science can do for them. And rightly so. You can use neuroscience in a myriad of ways to improve performance – meetings, presentations, decisions, and making change stick. And, you can use food to improve your brain’s performance too.
Check out the keynotes, workshops and e-courses below.
Our #1 Neuroscience Program
USE NEUROSCIENCE TO CREATE MORE EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS
We’ve all endured death by PowerPoint, the boring over complicated incomprehensible slide deck that makes even the best speakers look amateurish. While other presentation guidance focuses on aesthetics and speaking techniques, this session gets to the heart of the matter: your brain and what actually convinces others to think or do something differently.
Available as Keynotes or ½ day to 1-day workshops
1. USE NEUROSCIENCE TO BE MORE INNOVATIVE
Brain hacks that generate better creative thinking and problem solving in yourself and your teams.
2. USE NEUROSCIENCE TO CREATE MORE EFFECTIVE PRESENTATIONS
Get to the heart of the matter: your brain and what actually convinces others to think or do something.
3. USE NEUROSCIENCE TO BE MORE PERSUASIVE
Overcome resistance, get your message out, your ideas accepted, and your perspective valued.
4. USE NEUROSCIENCE TO MAKE BETTER DECISIONS
Make higher quality, swifter decisions. And help your clients and colleagues do so too.
5. USE NEUROSCIENCE TO MAKE CHANGE
Make important change stick - for your team, your clients or yourself - by honouring how the brain works.
6. USE NEUROSCIENCE FOR HIGHER PERFORMANCE
Loads of practical tips to improve performance, creativity and happiness.
Who is Dr. Marc Hurwitz?
Marc is FliP U’s Chief Insight Officer. He has a PhD in cognitive neuroscience and masters degree in mathematics, physics and business (MBA), along with many years corporate and entrepreneurial experience in marketing, HR, actuarial and IT. Though he dreamed of being a theoretical physicist or one of The Beatles, his path in life keeps pulling him back to his love of learning and teaching. Marc teaches entrepreneurship and leadership at the University of Waterloo, acts and directs community theatre, is a poet, an avid pinball player, and an award-winning speaker.
“So practical and insightful! I was immediately able to improve the PowerPoint deck I was creating. That says a lot after doing this for over 30 years, working with designers and desktop publishers!”
–CATHERINE DINE, Award Winning Deep Human Insights Research Strategist
“I work for a nonprofit that uses speaking engagements to generate interest in our message. During Marc's session, I took copious notes. Before I was out of the room, I messaged my president about the changes that we were going to make ASAP. Immediate value-upping our presentation game by a ton!”
–BETH SLAZAK, Vice President, Curious2CREATE
Neuroscience E-courses
Our E-courses return tremendous value for our clients. They’re designed for bite-size, social learning and scale incredibly well.
Power Up your PowerPoints with Neuroscience
The FliPsides of collaborative decision making
Higher performance & wellbeing through food
Neuroscience at work: Work smarter, not harder
Emotional Intelligence: Make deeper connections
Creating a Healthy Feedback Loop
Praise for our E-Courses!
★★★★★
“I’ve given other courses 5-star ratings in the past, but this is the only course that has deserved it. You’ve helped me so much.”
–STEFFI M; Emotional Intelligence: Make Deeper Connections
★★★★★
“Fun and informative!”
–MAX A; Neuroscience at Work
★★★★★
“Awesome course with excellent relevant examples! Perfect for me right now as I am trying to work on giving and receiving feedback with a new boss and new staff.”
–JAFARI F, HR Professional; Creating a Healthy Feedback Loop
★★★★★
“The design of the course using principles makes it very easy to remember and learn. Best course I’ve taken so far.”
–ZHAOHUI Z; Neuroscience at Work
★★★★★
“Great course and extremely useful to my current work situation. Speaker was engaging and very knowledgeable. Humour helped to get the points across.”
–SHEILA H; Neuroscience at Work
★★★★★
“Very good frameworks and tools you can apply immediately in all facets of life. Best descriptions, explanations, and how-tos about empathy I’ve ever come across.”
–RYAN W; Emotional Intelligence: Make Deeper Connections
★★★★★
“Proof that technical skills are only part of the formula to succeed in business. THANK YOU!!!”
-JOANNA S; Emotional Intelligence: Make Deeper Connections
★★★★★
“I wish I’d had this earlier in my career!”
–CHANTAL B; Neuroscience at Work
★★★★★
“I am savouring every moment of the course…I haven’t finished because maybe I don’t want it to end. I love it and it helps me every day…it is transformational.”
–VAL; The FliPsides of Collaborative Decision Making
★★★★★
“I was surprised by the number of tips for good decision making that I had not thought of before. It provided excellent points on balancing the best of Kirk with the best of Spock. I will now make decisions faster than I have been.”
–TRISTEN; The FliPsides of Collaborative Decision Making
★★★★★
“A truly transformative course! A must for anyone seeking to enhance health, energy, alertness, well-being, and performance. The knowledge and practical tools I’ve gained have increased my confidence in making food choices and have had an unmistakeable impact on my well-being. I also love the calm, engaging manner of the instructor.”
–MOJGAN BOGZARAN, CPA, Director of Finance; Higher Performance & Wellbeing With Food