Tony Buzan

Tony Buzan (1942-) is the original promoter of mind mapping and coined the term mental literacy. He was born in London and received double Honours in psychology, English, mathematics and the General Sciences from the University of British Columbia in 1964. He is probably best known for his book, Make the Most of Your Mind, his promotion of mnemonic systems and his mind-mapping techniques.

Following his 1970s series for the BBC, many of his ideas have been set into his series of five books: Use Your Memory, Master Your Memory, Use Your Head, The Speed Reading Book and The Mind Map Book.

He has gained somewhat of a cult following due to his evangelical and promotional vision of world mental literacy, spiritual intelligence, and sensual intelligence, among other controversial topics such as mental stimulation through sensuality, syncronization of left and right brain, and the belief in intellectual abundance. As such, he is often known as the "mind map guru".

As a popular psychology author, Tony Buzan has written on subjects relating to the brain, genius quotient (GQ), memory, creativity and speed reading. He is President of the Brain Foundation, the founder of the Brain Trust Charity, the World Memory Championships and the World Championships of the Brain. He has been involved with the running of the Mind Sports Olympiad.