Table Of ContentUsing Mind Mapping to Effectively
Solve Problems, Improve Creative
Thinking and Accomplish Whole
Brain Thinking Chapter 1: Mind
Mapping To Solve Problems Chapter
2: Mind Mapping And Diagrams
Chapter 3: Creative Thinking And
Mind Mapping Chapter 4: Getting
Mind Mapped For Free Chapter 5:
Mind Mapping And Learning
Chapter 6: Mind Mapping And
Delivery Metrics Chapter 7: Mind
Mapping And Wholebrain Thinking
Chapter 8: Mind Mapping And
Improving Grammar Points Chapter
9: Artists And Mind Mapping
Chapter 10: Mind Mapping And
Templates Chapter 11: Mind
Mapping And The Ambidextrous
Mind Chapter 12: Mind Mapping - A
Tool For Creative Thinking Chapter
13: Mind Mapping Drawing Tips
Chapter 14: Mind Mapping For An
Easier Life Chapter 15: Mind
Mapping Software Chapter 16: Mind
Mapping Info Chapter 17: Mind
Mapping Software Advantages
Chapter 18: Optimizing Mind
Mapping Contents Chapter 19: Mind
Mapping Software Manage Meetings
More Efficiently Chapter 20: Using
The Mind For Concept Mapping
Chapter 21: Mind Mapping Ideals
Chapter 22: Powerful Presentations
And Mind Mapping Chapter 23:
Software For Mind Mapping Made
For Life Chapter 24: Mind Mapping
Software Beneficial For Personal
Productivity Chapter 25: Ways On
How To Improve Mind Mapping
Chapter 1: Mind Mapping To Solve
Problems
Mind Mapping to Solve Problems
Disorganized individuals often get stressed out. Are you one of them? If you
are, then you probably encounter a lot of difficulties especially when you’re
trying to look for something in your house. A disorganized house is very
unpleasant to look at. Oftentimes, you will like you’re being torn into different
directions. If you want to make some changes in your life and in turn solve some
of your problems, then you need to look into mind mapping.
Through mind mapping, you can easily address some of your life’s problems
including that of your business and some personal projects. Mind maps can help
any individual to become more organized and productive.
Mind mapping is not new and in fact, it has been around for many years
now. It was first introduced by Tony Buzan but according to some studies, mind
maps have been used even before Buzan popularized it. Mind mapping allows
individuals to visualize tasks or ideas that relates to one another. Ideas are
organized instantly through mind maps, so why not try it out? Perhaps it’s the
key to make your home and life organized.
Those who have little kids may have already heard about mind mapping
because teachers utilize it to help the children understand the various lessons in
school. Aside from that, many businesses these days also use mind mapping in
brainstorming sessions so generate new possibilities and business opportunities.
If you have a project that needs immediate attention, you can also make use
of mind mapping to complete it. You can simply write down your goals using
lines, short words, drawings, and graphics. In no time at all, you can already see
the solution to achieve your project.
If you’re new in mind mapping, you can make use of some online tools. That
way, you can familiarize yourself with all the aspects of mind mapping. As you
can see, mind mapping is not as easy as you think especially for beginners. You
have to learn the basics and you can do that by visiting mindmeister.com and
openoffice.org; these sites can offer useful tools to help you create mind maps of
your own.
Start by creating your personal mind map. Create a diagram by using
notepad or WordPad programs. For instance, for your personal goals, you can
write down vacation, date or family night, and your everyday household chores.
For your health concerns, you can write down exercise, vitamins, water intake,
and other healthy choices. If you’re currently managing your own business, you
can include website, affiliate, newsletter, and articles.
Once you listed these things, you can start creating your mind maps. Choose
the central topic or goal and the other minor objectives or goals can branch out
from the main goal. Continue doing this until you’ve included everything on
your list. After that, you can already picture how you’re going to prioritize the
different aspects of you life. That is the start of a more organized life.
Goals can be planned and acted upon appropriately through mind mapping.
Gather information resources about mind maps and start creating your own.
Mind maps can make your life much easier. You will become organized in no
time and you will also be more productive whether at home or in your business.
Solve your problems now, use mind maps to end your misery.
Chapter 2: Mind Mapping And
Diagrams
Mind Mapping and Diagrams
Have you ever tried making a mind map? Mind mapping is quite popular
nowadays and it has helped a lot of people already in solving their problems.
Mind maps can be created to look like diagrams. In fact, the mind map is a very
good example of the data flow diagram or DFD.
The diagram would then be considered as a graphical illustration of the data
flow and ebb that forms part of a certain system. The mind maps or the diagram
can help in the visualization of the data processing stages. Through the mind
maps, any change in the data will be easily understood. Some people call the
diagrams or mind maps as process diagrams.
Anyone can use the diagrams and so any individual can use graphics or text
depending on the need. A DFD can differ from another DFD created by another
individual, depending on how individuals use it and for what purpose it was
used. The reason why lots of people prefer the diagrams or mind maps is
because they find it hard to understand textual descriptions as compared to
graphical representations which are much easier to understand.
Mind mapping has been used for many years now. In fact, you may have
used it unknowingly in solving some of your problems or when you’re trying to
set your future goals. People tend to remember when graphics and text are
combined (i.e. diagrams). Mind maps are widely used in the business arena as
well as for educational purposes. There are still other fields of specialization
which makes use of the mind maps and DFD and it can range from route
transportation planners to sports team competitions. Occupational fields also use
mind maps especially in engineering and science. Mind maps are also very
important when it comes to teaching certain disciplines because the diagrams
make it easier for the instructors to understand the thought processes of different
groups.
The medical industry also makes use of mind maps and DFDs especially in
visualizations. There are even times when it involves software to help those in
the medical field understand the progress or nature of different diseases. Many
doctors have successfully utilized the mind maps and DFDs to treat diseases
because they were able to identify the right treatments and they were able to
monitor the diseases’ progress.
If you have plans of utilizing mind maps, you can either use text or graphics
alone, or you can also use both. It all depends on your needs and on works for
you best.
Mind mapping has definitely proven its worth in different industries. Many
studies have been conducted to prove the effectiveness of mind maps and
diagrams. So why not try creating mind maps next time you need to accomplish
a certain task? Perhaps it can help you in achieving your goals and objectives. If
you want to be successful in whatever endeavor you wish to be involved in,
make use of diagrams and mind maps. Soon you will realize that mind mapping
is a very effective tool in any task.
Thanks to the proponents of mind mapping like Tony Buzan; the people
today have an excellent tool to aid them in whatever problem they are in. It takes
time to learn mind mapping so if you want to know more about it, gather all the
pertinent resources so that you can master it.
Chapter 3: Creative Thinking And
Mind Mapping
Creative Thinking and Mind Mapping
Innovative thinking can benefit greatly from mind mapping because it is able
to consume all the common skills found in imagination, creativity, flexibility,
and organization of ideas. There are some fundamental elements that you need to
know if you want to improve your creative thinking. According to psychological
research, these elements include using shapes, colors, unusual elements, and
dimensions. Aside from that, it also involves the adjustment of the conceptual
positions and it also considers the response to emotionally pleasing objects.
According to further studies, mind maps are the best tools in nurturing
creative thinking. If you try to apply mind mapping in any of your activities, you
will be able to create lots of innovative ideas than what you’ve expected.
In creative thinking, there are different stages. In the first stage, you can start
by drawing a central image to represent a general topic. Make sure that the
image is drawn at the center of the paper or blank page. Try to focus in the
image and take note of the ideas that come into your mind. Welcome all ideas
that enter your mind and indicate it on paper. You don’t have to write a lot of
text; in fact, it will be a lot better if you use graphics or drawings instead. Take
note of all the ideas no matter how absurd they may seem.
After that, you need to take a break so that your brain can also rest. Look at
the ideas that you’ve generated. Get another blank paper and create a new mind
map. Use the same central image but this time you need to identify the
categories and major branches. You need to build up the hierarchies and look for
new associations from the preliminary ideas. If you see repetitions of ideas in
different branches, disregard them and don’t try to remove them because they
might be important later on.
Your mind map will reflect your current thoughts. Study it carefully and you
will be able to explore intellectually, making room for growth. When your mind
is at rest, for example when you’re sleeping, you must take note of creative
realizations. These are sudden bursts of ideas and you should immediately
indicate it in your mind map. You need to reconstruct your mind maps and
integrate all the ideas into one map.
The goal in creating the mind map is to look for decisions, realizations, or
solutions. Examine your mind map again and look for breakthroughs or new
insights. Soon you will realize that all the ideas are connected with each other
and you will be able to find the answer that you’re looking for through the mind
maps.
In creating mind maps, you will go through the different stages. If you find
difficulty in one stage, don’t give up and try to continue making the maps.
Follow the step above and soon, you will have a mind map of your own. When
you’re in the process of creating the maps, you will notice that you’re creative
thinking is already at a high level.
Making mind maps is one way of enhancing an individual’s creative
thinking. Adults find it hard to use creative thinking because they are more
rational thinkers but you shouldn’t be discouraged in exploring this portion of
your mind. You will soon realize that it will be the key in solving your problems
and in achieving your goals.
Chapter 4: Getting Mind Mapped
For Free
Getting Mind Mapped for Free
And so it is, mind mapping is one of the most effective ways to take care of
note taking, exploring different concepts, capturing intense ideas, and breaking
down various aspects of information jotted down in an understandable format. It
is a place wherein visual and written illustrations of things are meant to create
and merge something that is more natural and acceptable to the mind. It works
and represents the way the mind thinks wherein paragraphs are not the basis for
building the entire process.
There are millions of ways of using mapping. It has become very effective in
terms of studying for exams of when presenting ideas on a business meeting.
You can also use it for brainstorming purposes of different ideas or straighten
out what are the things are needed to cover plans for business ventures.
Advantages of the maps are mostly made from paper and pen. There are
indeed different software programs that represent mind maps. This software
often lay out the advantages of their program in every aspect of their program
and yet some would still prefer to do it manually. Let the mind work and not the
programs. On the other hand, software can really have the advantages that they
are probing that you need. Here are eleven applications of mapping that can be
found in the internet.
Freemind
Considered as the free mind application for mapping techniques because of its
cross-platform and Java, this kind of software can implement some major
features that digital lists have over pen and paper. These are the expandable and
retractable hyperlinking and branches because several branches make it easier
for you to organize and will be easier for people to connect the needed ideas.
Mind42
This can be one of your favorite mapping application and is totally free.
Interface is good and features like easy navigation of large maps with zoom in
and out and birdview, you are given the opportunity to attach images and notes
to the branches which is not usual to allow in other serious type of software. You
can also link different branches to different sites and can be previewed when you
roll the link over which is probably appropriate in the rollovers in the internet.
Labyrinth
This is a basic and simple mode of mapping application made for Windows and
Linux.
WiseMapping
This is another kind of internet application which requires no plug-ins and is
fantastic when you have no idea on the kind of computer that you will use in that
particular day. You can export, publish and share your maps from different
applications and there are no “sign-ins” or accounts that is required because of
the unlimited and free everything.
RecallPlus
This is an application that is commercialized and has a lighter edition. It has the
capacity to combine the process of mapping and flashing techniques of card
memorization which is advisable for students to use. This is a Windows type of
application.
MindMeister
This is an application that offers different account options and several
commercialized ideals. The commercialized options are not considered as free
but have paid options. It has a nice interface and design compared to other mind
mapping applications that are available in the web. Through mind mapping, one
can find a better and desirable application.
