Important Guidelines for Mindmaps Styles |
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Important Guidelines for Mindmaps Styles
1 Center First
1.1 Our brain focuses on the center
1.1.1 From there the different ideas derive
1.1.2 First point you see on the map
1.2 I always prefer locating images in the center
1.2.1 To fix-up the main concept
2 Tools
2.1 Software-aided
2.1.1 By using a software package (for instance, MM7)
2.1.2 It simplifies moving information around
2.2 Handmade-aided
2.2.1 The large the sheet is, the more information you get
2.2.2 Get space for your work
2.2.3 Normally I use a notebook in horizontal position
3 Let it flow
3.1 from the central concept, new ideas pop up constantly
3.2 Do not constraint your ideas flow
3.3 It is more important to have the whole set of ideas at a glance than worrying about the final style
3.4 Similar to a brainstorming process
3.4.1 Write down whatever is popping-up in your mind (even if you think it does not have any relation)
3.4.2 Avoids mind constraining
4 Build Associations
4.1 Set up relationships among the different ideas
4.1.1 Hierarchical
4.1.1.1 Branches
4.1.1.2 Sub-branches
4.1.1.3 Connection lines
4.1.1.4 Comments
4.1.2 Relational
4.2 Move different elements to get a consistent map
4.3 Complete the information
4.3.1 Put more information on the map
4.3.1.1 hyperlinks
4.3.1.2 comments
4.3.1.3 e-mail contacts
4.3.1.4 tasks
5 Layout
5.1 Use different colors
5.2 Use icons
5.3 Use images
5.4 Why?
5.4.1 To combine both brain hemispheres on the process
5.4.1.1 Right Hemisphere
5.4.1.2 Light Hemisphere
5.4.2 A user-friendly layout
5.4.2.1 Invites to review
6 Travel around
6.1 Coming from center concept
6.2 Moving in a clockwise direction
6.3 Grabbing new ideas and writing them on the map
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