Build a Brain

The MindCap Center is proud to announce the second season of its original short-form podcast focused on Mediation, uncovering the benefits of high-quality human interaction. Build a Brain Podcast combines the principles of the Feuerstein method for cognitive restoration and improvement with easy-to-use questions, prompts, and activities in order to help parents, mentors & child development facilitators produce lasting results for the clients in their care.    The Episodes on Build a Brain Podcast are 15-20 minutes long and are intended to provide listeners with insight on how to facilitate cognitive improvement for their clients. The show's goal is to provide practical steps and exercises that can help listeners produce long-lasting results on their journey to cognitive restoration and improvement.    The Build a Brain Podcast is a product of the MindCap Center in Fort Wayne Indiana, produced and supported by the Guru Guide to Podcasting. 

In this episode, you'll be hearing a radio interview with Dr. Jeanne Zehr about how to re-wire your brain using the methods taught at the MindCap Center! Enjoy!      For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a free strategy session.

Impulsivity seems to be a worldwide issue for school kids and national leaders. To build a REALLY top notch brain, this one is a “no-brainer”.   For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a free strategy session.

How many assignments does my child have to do tonight, or how many pages does he need to read? Does he know? How many people are coming for the holidays? Our brain usually likes to know just how many items it needs to handle. It's a great skill to build!   For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a free strategy session.

How many assignments does my child have to do tonight, or how many pages does he need to read? Does he know? How many people are coming for the holidays? Our brain usually likes to know just how many items it needs to handle. It's a great skill to build!   For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a free strategy session.

So this is a simple yet profoundly important thinking skill. Can my brain copy something correctly from one place to another, like words and numbers? I'm great with letters, not so good with phone numbers, for example. If the brain cannot do this, then school and life will probably be very challenging.   For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a free strategy session.

What am I trying to accomplish here? What are my first steps to get there? Planning a trip to grandma's house to a new career requires careful use of this power tool for the brain.     For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a free strategy session.  

OK, what did I come into this room to get? We all struggle to hold onto items in our short-term memory. But practice makes progress! Just don't give up!       For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a free strategy session.

Do I need this or not? What is really necessary to get the task done? Whether cooking dinner, building a new Lego tower, or creating a spreadsheet, we all need this thinking skill every day - especially if you are my brain surgeon or my car mechanic!        For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a free strategy session.

The only thinking skill listed in both input and output is this one! Does my brain see how to accomplish small or big tasks and can do them carefully and correctly?   For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a free strategy session.

Hypothetical Thinking!!   If I know this is true, then what else might be true? The core of creative thinking and good problem solving is this wonderful thinking skill! You want this one!!     For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a free strategy session.

Conserve Constancies - Don't overthink it! This just means the brain can consider what to recognize or keep (conserve) the same (constant). It might be circles and squares or our calendar. Helping children recognize patterns and consistencies is where this all begins!   For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a free strategy session.

How often do we walk away from a conversation and wonder, “Why didn't I say…?”  Slowing the brain down just a wee bit and considering how to put our words together is a powerful thinking skill for all of life! For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email for a consultation.

If only we could remember to do this every day before making a poor choice! On this podcast learn how trial and error is not the brain's best friend!    For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or Email for a consultation. 

To move away from concrete learning means the brain can see things inside and can use symbols. Holding onto a concept or an idea and learning at the highest levels requires this important brain builder!  For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email guruguidetopodcasting@gmail.com  

So does that make sense? Is someone in your life lacking this power tool? Listen in for ideas on how to help them build this skill For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email guruguidetopodcasting@gmail.com

Always late for appointments? Difficulty deciding if you have enough time to complete all the task on your list for today? Managing time is what this thinking skill is all about. Don't miss this one!   For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email guruguidetopodcasting@gmail.com

Knowing left from your right, in your head, not by looking down to see which hand you know you write with, is important for the brain. It's called an internal reference system and we ALL need it to be well-developed! For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email guruguidetopodcasting@gmail.com  

Yes, there are times we have to do tough things and our brain can help us by not giving up, by not blocking, by not throwing in the towel. Don't ever, ever, give up! Or when do we decide to just stop? That, my friend, requires a bit of wisdom! For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email guruguidetopodcasting@gmail.com

When the brain can consider a new perspective, life will be so much easier! When stuck in an ego-centric view, it makes for difficult communication! Add this power tool to your Build-a-Brain list of must-haves!   For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email guruguidetopodcasting@gmail.com

When the brain can consider a new perspective, life will be so much easier! When stuck in an ego-centric view, it makes for difficult communication! Add this power tool to your Build-a-Brain list of must-haves!   Learn tips for developing this critically important thinking skill. For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center   If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email guruguidetopodcasting@gmail.com

Sometimes life is so overwhelming the brain cannot see relationships between cause and effect. We might be living episodically, just moment to moment. Also known as “survival mode” it is not a good place to stay. Learn tips for developing this critically important thinking skill.   For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email guruguidetopodcasting@gmail.com.

Life is full of complicated tasks to accomplish, whether you are five years old or fifty years old. Problem-solving requires holding onto several pieces of information and working with them. This is foundational to good executive functioning in school, in life, and on the job!   For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email guruguidetopodcasting@gmail.com.

This power tool for the brain has been deemed one of the most important thinking skills. If we cannot recognize similarities and differences wisely, we will make poor decisions.   For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email guruguidetopodcasting@gmail.com.

Knowing, in the moment, what is important and what is not important is vital for good thinking! Join Dr. Zehr as she explores one of her personal favorite thinking skills!   For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email guruguidetopodcasting@gmail.com.

Problem, what problem? In this episode, we discuss how the brain has to recognize there is a dilemma before it can problem-solve it. It could be a big problem or just a small one. Either way, it needs to be defined!   For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email guruguidetopodcasting@gmail.com.

 Learning new vocabulary is important or we might get tricked by someone who knows more or bigger words. This power tool for the mind is a definite brain builder! For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email guruguidetopodcasting@gmail.com

Have you ever looked frantically for your keys or phone? We all have! In this episode learn how important it is that we model careful searching for lost items or information. For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email guruguidetopodcasting@gmail.com.

The brain cannot learn if it is not focused and perceiving, using the senses. This podcast will review easy strategies for achieving and maintaining focus. For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email guruguidetopodcasting@gmail.com.

Join Dr. Jeanne Zehr for an introduction to 28 specific thinking skills necessary for all learning, thinking, and even in the workplace! These cognitive abilities were first recognized and organized into three phases by Prof. Reuven Feuerstein, an Israeli psychologist and the person from whom Dr. Zehr learned. For more information on how to build a brain visit MindCap Center If you're enjoying this podcast and would like Kibwe to Produce a Podcast for your business, Click the Link or email guruguidetopodcasting@gmail.com.