When something new comes along that challenges, the way things have always been, there is usually a backlash from the that’s the way we have always done it crowd.
Often this kills many new ideas or at the very least delays the introduction of what might be a viable new way of doing things.
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The question “how is a Mind Map structured” is another good question that I was asked recently on a course I was running and has two answers:
The first answer is “it depends”. And it depends on what it is you are Mind Mapping and how you are thinking about whatever it is you are thinking about. The organisation of the main branches and the associated sub-branches will entirely depend on just how you are organising your thoughts around your thinking activity.
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Mind Mapping is of course a skill and if you want to reap the benefits of it then you need to practice it until it becomes second nature.
When you first start to use Mind Maps you will feel awkward and clumsy at first because you are doing something in a different way to the method you have used so far in your life. Now just because it feels awkward, does not mean that it is wrong, just that it is different.
For example cross your arms right now, take a few moments and look down to see how your arms are folded across your body and notice which hand is on top.
Now unfold your arms and then re-fold them but this time put the OTHER hand on top. How does that feel? I bet that feels really uncomfortable.
Well of course it does because you have been used to doing it the other way for so long that this way seems not right.
This is the same with Mind Mapping. You were taught to write at school by copying letters, then basic words, then simple sentences and then more complex and longer sentences. You have gotten used to taking notes using longhand.
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I was running another information management course for a group of professional people just recently as part of helping them deal with information overload.
Even in this world dominated by the virtual environment of the internet and the vast array of technology at our finger tips for remote working, for this group of people it was part of their business to be involved in many face to face meetings with clients, suppliers and colleagues and often all three.
As usual I taught these people the power of Mind Mapping and showed them the various ways they could harness the tool to become more effective, productive and efficient in a variety of information driven situations. In particular I stressed the benefit of taking Mind Map notes in meetings.
One of the delegates Rob, a sharp and keen minded technical director asked the question – “but don’t you miss stuff when you have to Mind Map?”
He went on…
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The question “how do you control a Mind Map” is a very interesting one indeed. It is usually asked when someone has a few Mind Maps under their belt and has begun to see how the use of the tool unleashes their creativity and generation of ideas.
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I can remember distinctly the first time I used the Mind Mapping tool in a meeting and how I suddenly felt it was the best meeting that I had ever been to because I was really involved, kept track of everything and with the meeting minutes I had a great recollection of events. It was a real revelation for me at that time and have been using Mind Maps in meetings ever since.
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Using Mind Maps to take notes in a meeting is a very powerful use of this thinking tool but its application must be appropriately geared towards what your aims are for taking notes at the meeting.
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