Mind mapping, a trademark of the Buzan Organization, is a technique used to enhance the thinking process. Whether while taking notes during class, brainstorming a process or creatively collaborating on a project, mind mapping allows the user to record raw facts and pieces of information that fit together but might not be noticed otherwise. Much like the fish bone diagram of Six Sigma or the Value Stream Map of the Lean process developed by Toyota, mind mapping uses visual aids to create structure around information.
Write the name of the subject that you are interested in the center of a blank piece of paper and draw a circle around it to start your Mind Map. All further levels of the map will extend from this starting point.
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Connect important facts or questions to make up the second level of your Mind Map. These are connected directly to the center point. For example, if you are using "Tell a Story" as the central idea, the second level could be the standard "who, what, why, where, when, how" questions. Branch these questions from your central idea by drawing small lines from the central circle and writing each question separately. Your map will look somewhat like the sun with rays of questions extending from it.
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Connect your sub-levels from your second level. For example, under the "Who" heading, there could be sub-levels of "Who are the characters?" and "Who is the audience?" Additional levels and ideas are placed on the Mind Map making sure they connect from level to level.
Tips & Warnings
Color-code your levels using different colored pencils to assist your brain's visual connection. If one part of your map connects to another, link them by using color.
Use direct words or simple phrases. Don't write paragraphs that will clutter your map.
Use symbols if they are appropriate and meaningful to you.
Print the information; writing can be difficult to read later.
"Print the information writing can be difficult to read later"
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kinda agreed with you. and as for me, typin' my notes usin' the computer is faster than writin' them usin' pencil - a good way to save my time.
tQ for the article, yea! (:
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OneiricWeaver
Sep 26, 2008
"Print the information writing can be difficult to read later" __ kinda agreed with you. and as for me, typin' my notes usin' the computer is faster than writin' them usin' pencil - a good way to save my time. tQ for the article, yea! (: