Mind Mapping Introduction
Creative Thinking and MindMaps
A Mind Map Enables One:
- To clear the mind of paradigms, thus providing space for new creative thought
- To capture and develop “flashes” of insight when they occur
- To explore all the creative possibilities of a given subject
- To encourage more consistent creative thinking
- To create new conceptual frameworks within which previous ideas can be reorganized
- To plan creatively
Why Mind Map?
- Disadvantages of traditional linear notes:
- Energy and time wasted writing down superfluous words
- Other information may be missed while noting down one idea
- Take longer to read and review
- Associations and connections between key words and ideas not readily apparent
–Attention wanders easily
–Lack of color and other visual qualities handicap memory
Mind Map – Basics
- Mind maps work the way the brain works
–Not in nice neat lines