| MindMapping: Visual e-Booklet |
| >>Note: "Visual eBook ... is an electronic book where all the information is presented as a mind map rather than text paragraphs. Each page of the Visual eBook is a mind map that grouped by chapters and paragraphs just as in an ordinary book." [Visual eBook creation guide, http://www.conceptdraw.com/pg?id=mm_5.3_press-ebook] |
| | >>Note: http://community.livejournal.com/mindmaps/658.html |
| | >>Note: http://www.mapyourmind.com/howto.htm |
| | >>Note: Tony Buzan suggests using the following foundation structures for Mind Mapping. [Buzan, T. (1991). The Mind Map Book. New York: Penguin. Chapter "Mind Mapping Guidelines"] An idea map is similar to a mind map but does not adhere to the above guidelines. Rules are constantly broken based on the purpose and application of the Map. |
| | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindmap#Mind_map_guidelines] |
| | >>Note: http://www.masteryourminds.com/map.html |
| | >>Note: http://www.shared-visions.com/explore/literature/mindmap.htm |
| | Mind mapping: MindMapPedia |
| | >>Note: Mind Mapping FAQ [http://community.livejournal.com/mindmaps/658.html] |
| | >>Note: A mind map consists of a central word or concept, around the central word you draw the 5 to 10 main ideas that relate to that word. You then take each of those child words and again draw the 5 to 10 main ideas that relate to each of those words. In this way a large number of related ideas can quickly be produced with virtually no mental effort. The concept of 'writers block' is hard to understand once you have grasped the use of this simple technique! |
| | What can you do with a mind map |
| | As a means of note taking Mind Maps have several advantages over other systems: |
| | You can place each new idea in the right place, regardless of the order of presentation. |
| | It encourages the reduction of each concept to a single word. |
| | The resultant mind map can be 'seen' by the eye and memorized by your visual memory which has been shown to be almost perfect. |
| | >>Note: Instead of simply reading a book on some topic, next time try using a mind map while you read. Just draw your central word and then begin reading, every time you read some idea that strikes you as important or interesting, just add it onto your mind map in the appropriate place. When you have finished reading the book you will have a one page Mind Map which summarizes everything of interest in that book. You will probably also have added several things which you thought up yourself during your reading. The act of creating the mind map will have greatly increased how much you absorbed from the book, and if you ever want to review the topic all you need to do is to look at the mind map. If you want to learn the information very solidly then try to redraw the Mind Map from memory a few times. You will find it very easy. |
| | Creative Writing & Report Writing |
| | >>Note: A mind map lets you rapidly produce an almost infinite number of ideas, and at the same time organize them by placing each idea next to what it is related to. This makes a very powerful tool for creative writing or report writing, where it is very important to get down all your ideas first. It is then a trivial matter to read the mind map and write a sentence or paragraph on each 'key word'. |
| | Studying as a group (or family) |
| | >>Note: Families who have started regular weekend study days as a hobby have benefited tremendously. Children typically go from average or below average to second or third from the top in all subjects and the parents also find themselves excelling at work. One Swedish family was besieged by neighborhood children asking if they could join in the fun! |
| | A group of people can work together to produce a single mind map by following these steps: |
| | Individually draw mind maps on what you already know about the subject. |
| | Draw a group mind map combining what you already know. |
| | Decide what you need to learn based on this group Mind Map |
| | Individually study the material, all covering the same areas for depth of knowledge or all covering different areas for speed as appropriate. Each person completing the mind map by his/her self. |
| | Again combine as a group and create a final master group mind map. |
| | >>Note: As soon as you write something up on a white board you have immediately lost the creativity which everyone has. So any creative meeting should always start by people spending a couple of minutes individually mind mapping. Then as a way of running a meeting a master mind map on a white board allows every idea or statement to be recorded and placed in an appropriate place so that it can then be discussed at a sensible time. Also no one feels ignored as all ideas are placed on the mind map. |
| | When giving a talk a set of notes in the form of a single mind map has several advantages over other memory aids: |
| | Brief: Only a single page is needed |
| | Not reading: As ideas are reduced to single words you will not be 'reading' your speech |
| | Flexibility: If someone asks a question you can move instantly to the place on your Mind Map which relates to that question and then return to where you were without loosing yourself in a pile of cards or papers. |
| | What can you do with a computer mind map |
| | >>Note: Computer Mind Maps offer several major advances over the original paper mind map. These advantages should combine to make Mind Mapping as popular as it should be: |
| | >>Note: You can easily restructure your mind map, moving words and trees of words around in seconds. This makes the computer mind map even better for quickly creating new ideas and ordering ideas into a meaningful structure. |
| | >>Note: Using the style system you can instantly highlight different features of a complex mind map. E.g. you might make all the 'expensive' options suddenly appear in bright red or all the 'good' ideas appear in bold underlined type. |
| | >>Note: Being brief and using single words is the key to a good mind map, but sometimes you need to write sentences of explanation for yourself or others. The computer mind map allows you to do this but to keep the extra information hidden until it is needed. This can also be used for learning information, you should be able to recite the 'comment' information without looking at it, when you can do this you have 'learned' the contents of the mind map and only need the key words to bring it back. |
| | >>Note: In this day and age it is not really acceptable to present your manager with a crayon drawing of your plans. A computer generated mind map gets past this problem by having the same high quality appearance as any other document. |
| | >>Note: With a computer mind map you can instantly export the Mind Map to a plain text file, Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format, a web page, or Powerpoint presentation file. |
| | >>Note: Mind Mapping was invented by Tony Buzan following his research into note taking techniques. |
| | >>Note: Tony Buzan studied the three common techniques for taking notes during a lecture: 1) Writing a complete transcript; 2) Writing a summary; 3) Writing key words only. He then tested each of these and found the following results when testing how much was learned or remembered: (Least learned = 1) 1. Complete transcript given to student; 2. Student writes complete transcript; 3. Summary given to student; 4. Student writes summary; 5. Key words given to student; 6. Student writes own key words; (Most learned = 6). |
| | >>Note: Another seemingly unrelated study on memory was also used in the formation of mind maps. In this study by Ralph Haber 2560 photos were shown to subjects. Then subjects were shown 2560 pairs of photos and asked in each case to say which photo had been in the original group of 2560 and which had not. The success rate at this test averaged between 85% and 95% showing that humans have an almost photographic visual memory. In another study where 10,000 vivid pictures were used a success rate of 99% was recorded. |
| | >>Note: If two people all draw mini mind maps around the idea 'shoe'. (A mini mind map is a mind map which only goes one level deep, i.e. it only has words which are directly related to the central idea). If each person comes up with seven related words, how many do you think would be duplicates between the two people? Studies have shown that the average is one word in common, and anything above two is very very unusual. Try this yourself, get a friend to write down the first seven things related to the word "shoe", and do the same yourself, then compare the lists. |
| | >>Note: With these results and other research Tony Buzan came up with a new method for taking notes. His new system was based on the idea of making the notes as brief as possible and also as interesting to the eye as possible. The surprising result was that mind maps can be used in many different ways other than just simple note taking. |
| | >>Note: http://www.mapyourmind.com/howto.htm |
| | >>Note: Our mind focuses on the center of the page. That?s why mindmapping® begins with a word or image that symbolizes what you want to think about placed in the middle of the page. |
| | >>Note: Write down or draw the first things that come up in your mind when you start to think about related issues, persons, object, goals... Put your thoughts around the central thought. These can be everything. Even if they look strange or unimportant. |
| | >>Note: As ideas emerge, print one or two word descriptions of the ideas on lines branching from the central focus. Allow the ideas to expand outward into branches and sub- branches. Put down all ideas without judgment or evaluation. |
| | >>Note: Come up with an explosion of ideas. Translate them in words, images, codes or symbols. |
| | >>Note: Think "out-of the-box". Everything is possible. Use wild colors, fat colored markers, crayons, or skinny felt tipped pens. You haven't lived until you've mindmapped® a idea with hot pink and day-glo orange crayons. |
| | >>Note: Again, everything is possible. Unrelated issues might me relevent later on. Think like you are brainstorming. Otherwise your mind will get stuck like a record in that "unrelated word" groove and you'll never generate those great ideas. |
| | >>Note: Sometimes you see relationships and connections immediately and you can add sub-branches to a main idea. Sometimes you don't, so you just connect the ideas to the central focus. Organization can always come later; the first requirement is to get the ideas out of your head and onto the paper. |
| | >>Note: Keep your hand moving. If ideas slow down, draw empty lines, and watch your brain automatically find ideas to put on them. Or change colors to reenergize your mind. Stand up and mindmap on an easel pad to generate even more energy. |
| | >>Note: Tony Buzan suggests using the following foundation structures for Mind Mapping. [Buzan, T. (1991). The Mind Map Book. New York: Penguin. Chapter "Mind Mapping Guidelines"] An idea map is similar to a mind map but does not adhere to the above guidelines. Rules are constantly broken based on the purpose and application of the Map. |
| | [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindmap#Mind_map_guidelines] |
| | 1. Start in the center with an image of the topic, using at least 3 colors. |
| | 2. Use images, symbols, codes, and dimensions throughout your Mind Map. |
| | 3. Select key words and print using upper or lower case letters. |
| | 4. Each word/image must be alone and sitting on its own line. |
| | 5. The lines must be connected, starting from the central image. The central lines are thicker, organic and flowing, becoming thinner as they radiate out from the centre. |
| | 6. Make the lines the same length as the word/image. |
| | 7. Use colors - your own code - throughout the Mind Map. |
| | 8. Develop your own personal style of Mind Mapping. |
| | 9. Use emphasis and show associations in your Mind Map. |
| | 10. Keep the Mind Map clear by using radial hierarchy, numerical order or outlines to embrace your branches. |
| | Applications of Mind Mapping |
| | >>Note: http://www.shared-visions.com/explore/literature/mindmap.htm |
| | Organizing Your Own Ideas |
| | Organizing Other Peoples Ideas |
| | Family Study and Story Telling |
| | Mind maps can help you to: |
| | >>Note: http://www.masteryourminds.com/map.html |
| | Think smarter ... you can use mind maps for: |
| | brainstorming ~ think up new and creative ideas quickly and easily |
| | decision-making ~ make better, faster decisions |
| | planning ~ prepare and prioritise plans |
| | problem solving - think the problem through and find the best solutions |
| | Learn faster ... you can use mind maps to: |
| | and organise your thoughts and ideas on one page |
| | note-taking ~ put information into your head from the printed and spoken word i.e., books, magazines, reports, TV, radio, speeches etc. |
| | Mind Maps are an excellent study aid and can make revising for exams easy and fun! |
| | Communicate better ... you can use mind maps to: |
| | prepare and deliver presentations and speeches |
| | write letters, reports and documents |
| | >>Note: List of mind mapping software, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Mind_Mapping_software. |
| | See the list of over 217 mind mapping software packages at http://www.mind-mapping.org/full-list.php. |
| | Google-Reference > ... Mind Mapping |
| | Innovation Links Directory |
| | Open Directory Project (dmoz): ... |
| | The master list of mindmapping |
| | MindMapPedia: master mind map |
| | >>Note: Search new mindmapping mind maps on MindMapPedia: http://www.mindmappedia.com/?q=mindmapping. |
| | ConceptDraw MINDMAP 5 is ideal for: |
| | >>Note: See more mind maps in history line of current mind map: |
| | http://www.mindmappedia.com/?id=192800734&m=h |
| | Mind Mapping Applications |
| | Mind Mapping Applications |
| | Mind Mapping with XMIND.xmap |
| | >>Note: See more mind maps in history line of current mind map: |
| | http://www.mindmappedia.com/?id=102425673&m=h |
| | >>Note: See more mind maps in history line of current mind map: |
| | http://www.mindmappedia.com/?id=140837753&m=h |
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