Hi There, I'm Werner van Zyl. I use Behavioural Science and Systems Thinking to solve complex human challenges.
I help organisations move beyond simple frameworks to create lasting change in learning, engagement, and decision-making.
As a consultant, speaker and writer, I apply proven insights from psychology and neuroscience to help you to navigate complexity and build more effective, human-centered systems for organisational for learning and growth..
To improve efficiency, we have to start with people. What rocks are to foundations, people are to business. It all starts with human behaviour. Why do people think, feel and behave the way they do?
Your business runs on brains...
Estimated number of brain cells in the average human (excluding politicians)
86 billion
The brain as a percentage of body weight, consuming 20% of our energy needs
2%
Fastest signal speed (touch and proprioception)
432 km/h
Fat percentage of the brain
60%
Number of possible neural connections
1,000 trillion
Organ with fastest signal processing
Hearing
Weight of the average human brain (excluding politicians)
1.4kg
Number of thoughts per day (total for all global politicians combined)
6,000-60,000
The World is Changing at an Ever-Increasing Speed
We're taught to have a simple, linear mindset.
In reality, the world is non-linear and complex. How does an ever-increasingly complex environment change how we think, feel and act?
