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"Kobus Neethling, author and corporate trainer is a quantum leaper. His work is internationally in very high demand." (The Australian Financial Review)
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"Kobus Neethling and his team's creativity intervention was a dominant reason why we are now a world leader"
General Manager: Platinum Mine
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"Kobus Neethling has demonstrated the most thorough scholarship in creativity that I have been able to witness in my years of teaching"
Dr Mary Frasier, Past President, American Society of Creative Thinking
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"By far the most valuable training we have ever received".
Brazilian Business Institute - Campinas Sau Paulo
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About Kobus Neethling
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Dr Kobus Neethling is the President of the South African Creativity Foundation. In 1998 he received "The Distinguished Leader Award" from the International Creative Problem Solving Institute and the Creative Education Foundation: The most prestigious creativity award in the world.
He is also the founder and Director of the South African Creativity Foundation and the Kobus Neethling Group. He holds 6 University degrees (Cape Town, Potchefstroom and Georgia USA), including two Master's Degrees, a Doctorate and a Post Doctorate (Cum Laude).
Dr Kobus Neethling is a Keynote Speaker and corporate trainer. He focuses on getting companies and individuals to extra-ordinary levels of thinking and doing. He is also an author of more than 70 books and has written and presented many television series. He has also done work on television shows like Big Brother and currently presents the only television show on creativity in the world.
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Publications
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Dr Kobus Neethling has published more than 70 books including a number of best sellers.
- Creative people can perform miracles
- Courage to shake hands with tomorrow
- Am I clever or am I stupid?
- Whole Brain sexuality and relationships
- Talk to your food
- Smart Parents (Series of 4)
- Creative Rugby
- Think like Jesus
- Feel like Jesus
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Television
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Has also written a number of Award-nominated television series including:
- Eureka (13 episodes)
- Creating a miracle (13 episodes)
- Courage (26 episodes)
He currently also presents the only television programme on creativity in the world.
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Awards
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He has received numerous International Awards:
- Included in 9 International Who's Who Publications
- Included in 5000 Personalities of the World
- Member of the World Institute of Achievement (one of only a few selected members)
- Included in 2000 Outstanding People of the 20th Century (Cambridge, England)
- South Africa's Best Speaker Award (SA Quality Institute)
- Communicator of the Year (Toastmasters International)
- Pretoria, Man of the Year Finalist (one of five finalists)
- International Personality of the Year 2000 for Exceptional Contributions to the development of creativity (Cambridge, England)
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Trainer and Speaker
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Dr Kobus Neethling is a trainer and keynote speaker:
- He has done motivational speeches, training programmes, development programmes to most of South Africa's leading companies and organisations and numerous international companies including Shell, BMW, Ogilvy & Mather, Mercedes Benz, Anglo American, Amplats, Anglo Gold, Old Mutual, Sanlam, ABSA, First National Bank, Standard Bank, Toyota, Multi Choice and Johnson & Johnson.
- Played provincial rugby and mental coach of 3 Olympic athletes.
- Whole brain adviser of UK County Cricket Team.
- Brain Profiler of the Big Brother finalists (TV Show)
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