Guest guest Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 Thought I'd pass this on, you may find helpful... How To Mind Map Turn a large A4 (11.7" x 8.3") or preferably A3 (16.7" x 11.7"), white sheet of paper on it's side (landscape), or use a Mind Map pad. Gather a selection of coloured pens, ranging from fine nib to medium and highlighters. Select the topic, problem or subject to be Mind Mapped. Gather any materials or research or additional information. Start in the centre with an unframed image – approximately 6cm high and wide for an A4 and 10cm for an A3. Use dimension, expression and at least three colours in the central image in order to attract attention and aid memory. Make the branches closest to the centre thicker, attached to the image and `wavy' (organic). Place the Basic Ordering Ideas (BOIs) or the 'chapter heading' equivalents on the branches. Branch thinner lines off the end of the appropriate BOIs to hold supporting data (most important closest). Use images wherever possible. The image or word should always sit on a line of the same length. Use colours as your own special code to show people, topics, themes or dates and to make the Mind Map more beautiful. Capture all ideas (your own or others'), then edit, re-organise, make more beautiful, elaborate or clarify as a second stage of thinking. Mind Map Laws These are the brain-reflecting foundation structures of a Mind Map. The more of them you follow, the more effective your Mind Map. Start in the centre with an image of the topic, using at least 3 colours. Use images, symbols, codes and dimensions throughout your Mind Map. Select key words and print using upper or lower case letters. Each word word/image must be alone and sitting on its own line. 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. Make the lines the same length as the word/image. Use colours – your own code – throughout the Mind Map. Develop your own personal style of Mind Mapping. Use emphasis and show associations in your Mind Map. Keep the Mind Map clear by using Radiant hierarchy, numerical order or outlines to embrace your branches. Note: Copyright permission granted by Buzan Centres and used enthusiastically. What is a Mind Map? A Mind Map is a powerful graphic technique which provides a universal key to unlock the potential of the brain. It harnesses the full range of cortical skills – word, image, number, logic, rhythm, colour and spatial awareness – in a single, uniquely powerful manner. In so doing, it gives you the freedom to roam the infinite expanses of your brain. The Mind Map can be applied to every aspect of life where improved learning and clearer thinking will enhance human performance. Originated in the late 1960s by Tony Buzan Mind Maps are now used by millions of people around the world – from the very young to the very old – whenever they wish to use their minds more effectively. Similarly to a road map, a Mind Map will: Give you an overview of a large subject/area. Enable you to plan routes/make choices and let you know where you are going and where you have been. Gather and hold large amounts of data for you. Encourage problem solving by showing you new creative pathways. Enable you to be extremely efficient. Be enjoyable to look at, read, muse over and remember. Attract and hold your eye/brain. Let you see the whole picture and the details at the same time. Assist YOU! Note: Copyright permission granted by Buzan Centres and used enthusiastically. Applications Of Mind Maps Mind Maps can be applied to most of life's situations that involve any learning or thinking. As an individual: planning; to do 'lists'; projects; communicating; organising; problem analysing/solving. As a learner: remembering; note taking; note making; reports; essays; presentations; exams; thinking; concentrating. As a worker/professional: planning; communicating; projects; organising; overviewing; meetings; training; negotiating; interviewing; appraisals; BrainBlooming. All these Mind Map Applications (MMapplications) reduce the time spent on the activity; heighten the thinking effectiveness and clarity and increase the concentration and enjoyment of the activity. A Mind Map makes study, work and thinking enjoyable! Uses Benefits Learning Reduce those `tons of work'. Feel good about study, revision and exams. Have confidence in your learning abilities. Overviewing See the whole picture, the global view, at once. Understand the links and connections. Concentrating Focus on the task for better results. Using all of your cortical skills attracts your attention. Memorising Easy recall. `See' the information in your mind's eye. Organising Be on top of all of the details for parties, holidays, projects or any other subject. Presenting Speeches are clear, relaxed and alive. You can be at your best. Communicating In all forms with clarity and conciseness. Planning Orchestrate all details and aspects – from beginning to end – on one piece of paper. Meetings From planning to agenda, to chairing, to taking the minutes … the jobs are completed with speed and efficiency. Training From preparation to presentation they make the job easier and much faster. Thinking Having a method to analyse thoughts – almost a `way-station' for them. Negotiating All the issues, your position and manoeuvrability in one sheet. Brain Blooming The new brain-storming in which more thoughts are generated and appropriately assessed. Note: Copyright permission granted by Buzan Centres and used enthusiastically. A free version you can use for 30 days is available to try out...this will get you use to thinking in a whole new way. The main thing is you don't need this software to learn this stuff, but in learning how this works you'll be learning how your mind thinks and stores information...your memory will improve almost instantly by knowing how you think. Give it a shot... BrainMine Standard Product Overview Neural Matters™ announces BrainMine™ Standard Edition, the latest and most intuitive Visual Thinking Software on the market. BrainMine promotes "Right Brain" visual thinking thus allowing you to take a "Whole Brain" approach to solving problems, studying, planning projects, brainstorming, strategic thinking, enhancing creativity and much more. BrainMine™ will help individuals, students, business professionals and corporate environments to: improve efficiency save time reduce costs and gain a greater Return On Investment (ROI) revise for exams research plan projects collaborate prepare for presentations note take effectively brainstorm for ideas manage meetings The amount of information processed is growing rapidly and it is getting increasingly difficult to plan, manage, learn and utilise the information in the time available. Let BrainMine™ simplify your life, download the FREE trial now! Uses of BrainMine™ Visual Thinking allows users to visually capture and display information and relationships. It also enables you to capture tacit knowledge and helps with thinking and communicating. The captured information then becomes a focal point and associations are made that would not have been if using standard linear left brain techniques. BrainMine™ can also be used as a tool for collaboration between groups, lectures, essay and report preparation, brainstorming, revision, studying, note-taking and preparing for presentations. The list is endless. Benefits to Educators & Students Effective Brainstorming Achieve more in less time Reduce Costs Improve effectiveness Uses the 'Whole Brain' approach Faster presentation preparation Plan projects quicker Collate research material in less time Allows Team collaboration Team Productivity improved Decision Making skills developed Benefits to Professionals Take notes more efficiently See all the information on one page Recall more easily for review sessions An effective aid to memory Ideal for Brainstorming projects and assignments Makes Lecture preparation easier Collate research material for Theses and Dissertations Makes course planning quicker Develop presentations quickly and easily Save time during studying to learn what you 'really' need to know What is Mind Mapping Mind Mapping is a visual thinking technique invented by Tony Buzan in the early 1970's. Buzan is one of the worlds' leading lecturers and authors on the Brain. He has brought together research from Nobel prize winners Drs. Sperry and Ornstein. We have learnt more about how the brain works in the last decade than what was known collectively previously. Mind Mapping allows you to unlock your potential to use your brain how it was meant to be. For more details on Mind Mapping and how the brain works click here. Mind Mapping takes a central idea and other ideas are then linked to the central idea. All this is on one screen so it is easy to see associations which then spawn new ideas. Uses of Knowledge Mapping visually capture and display information and relationships brain storming project planning meetings goal setting creative and critical thinking presentations collaboration report preparation decision making note taking/making study reviews strategic thinking capture tacit knowledge lecture and essay preparation revision studying research Who would use Knowledge Mapping? 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Guest guest Posted August 8, 2007 Report Share Posted August 8, 2007 Dear , Oh, my! How exciting! I am going to save this post so that I can give myself the time I need to make out my mind map! I will post what I have to you and the family...I think it will be very helpful, my dear! You are so considerate and I find you have just hit the nail on the head as they say in what I have been seeking for a while for some tools for better under-standing my path and the true purposes for me in this life journey! Thank you my brother! Namaste and brightest blessings!! LUNA > > > Thought I'd pass this on, you may find helpful... > > > How To Mind Map > * Turn a large A4 (11.7 " x 8.3 " ) or preferably A3 (16.7 " x 11.7 " ), > white sheet of paper on it's side (landscape), or use a Mind Map pad. > Gather a selection of coloured pens, ranging from fine nib to medium and > highlighters. * Select the topic, problem or subject to be Mind > Mapped. * Gather any materials or research or additional > information. * Start in the centre with an unframed image – > approximately 6cm high and wide for an A4 and 10cm for an A3. * Use > dimension, expression and at least three colours in the central image in > order to attract attention and aid memory. * Make the branches > closest to the centre thicker, attached to the image and `wavy' > (organic). Place the Basic Ordering Ideas (BOIs) or the 'chapter > heading' equivalents on the branches. * Branch thinner lines off the > end of the appropriate BOIs to hold supporting data (most important > closest). * Use images wherever possible. * The image or word > should always sit on a line of the same length. * Use colours as > your own special code to show people, topics, themes or dates and to > make the Mind Map more beautiful. * Capture all ideas (your own or > others'), then edit, re-organise, make more beautiful, elaborate or > clarify as a second stage of thinking. > Mind Map Laws > These are the brain-reflecting foundation structures of a Mind Map. The > more of them you follow, the more effective your Mind Map. > > * Start in the centre with an image of the topic, using at least 3 > colours. * Use images, symbols, codes and dimensions throughout your > Mind Map. * Select key words and print using upper or lower case > letters. * Each word word/image must be alone and sitting on its own > line. * 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. * Make the lines the > same length as the word/image. * Use colours – your own code > – throughout the Mind Map. * Develop your own personal style of > Mind Mapping. * Use emphasis and show associations in your Mind Map. > * Keep the Mind Map clear by using Radiant hierarchy, numerical order or > outlines to embrace your branches. > > > > Note: Copyright permission granted by Buzan Centres and used > enthusiastically. > > > What is a Mind Map? > A Mind Map is a powerful graphic technique which provides a universal > key to unlock the potential of the brain. It harnesses the full range of > cortical skills – word, image, number, logic, rhythm, colour and > spatial awareness – in a single, uniquely powerful manner. In so > doing, it gives you the freedom to roam the infinite expanses of your > brain. The Mind Map can be applied to every aspect of life where > improved learning and clearer thinking will enhance human performance. > > Originated in the late 1960s by Tony Buzan Mind Maps are now used by > millions of people around the world – from the very young to the > very old – whenever they wish to use their minds more effectively. > > [Mind Map] > Similarly to a road map, a Mind Map will: > * Give you an overview of a large subject/area. * Enable you to > plan routes/make choices and let you know where you are going and where > you have been. * Gather and hold large amounts of data for you. > * Encourage problem solving by showing you new creative pathways. * > Enable you to be extremely efficient. * Be enjoyable to look at, > read, muse over and remember. * Attract and hold your eye/brain. > * Let you see the whole picture and the details at the same time. * > Assist YOU! > > > > Note: Copyright permission granted by Buzan Centres and used > enthusiastically. > > > Applications Of Mind Maps > Mind Maps can be applied to most of life's situations that involve any > learning or thinking. > > * As an individual: planning; to do 'lists'; projects; communicating; > organising; problem analysing/solving. * As a learner: remembering; > note taking; note making; reports; essays; presentations; exams; > thinking; concentrating. * As a worker/professional: planning; > communicating; projects; organising; overviewing; meetings; training; > negotiating; interviewing; appraisals; BrainBlooming. > > All these Mind Map Applications (MMapplications) reduce the time spent > on the activity; heighten the thinking effectiveness and clarity and > increase the concentration and enjoyment of the activity. > > A Mind Map makes study, work and thinking enjoyable! > > Uses Benefits Learning Reduce those `tons of work'. Feel > good about study, revision and exams. Have confidence in your learning > abilities. Overviewing See the whole picture, the global view, at > once. Understand the links and connections. Concentrating Focus on > the task for better results. Using all of your cortical skills attracts > your attention. Memorising Easy recall. `See' the information > in your mind's eye. Organising Be on top of all of the details > for parties, holidays, projects or any other subject. Presenting > Speeches are clear, relaxed and alive. You can be at your best. > Communicating In all forms with clarity and conciseness. Planning > Orchestrate all details and aspects – from beginning to end – on > one piece of paper. Meetings From planning to agenda, to chairing, to > taking the minutes … the jobs are completed with speed and > efficiency. Training From preparation to presentation they make the > job easier and much faster. Thinking Having a method to analyse > thoughts – almost a `way-station' for them. Negotiating > All the issues, your position and manoeuvrability in one sheet. Brain > Blooming The new brain-storming in which more thoughts are generated > and appropriately assessed. > > > > Note: Copyright permission granted by Buzan Centres and used > enthusiastically. > > A free version you can use for 30 days is available to try out...this > will get you use to thinking in a whole new way. The main thing is you > don't need this software to learn this stuff, but in learning how this > works you'll be learning how your mind thinks and stores > information...your memory will improve almost instantly by knowing how > you think. Give it a shot... > > > BrainMine Standard Product Overview > [PC Magazine 5 star rated; an excellent program that's easy to use.] > Neural Matters™ announces BrainMine™ Standard Edition, the > latest and most intuitive Visual Thinking Software on the market. > BrainMine promotes " Right Brain " visual thinking thus allowing you to > take a " Whole Brain " approach to solving problems, studying, planning > projects, brainstorming, strategic thinking, enhancing creativity and > much more. > > BrainMine™ will help individuals, students, business professionals > and corporate environments to: > > * improve efficiency * save time * reduce costs and gain a > greater Return On Investment (ROI) * revise for exams * research > plan projects * collaborate * prepare for presentations * > note take effectively * brainstorm for ideas * manage meetings > > The amount of information processed is growing rapidly and it is getting > increasingly difficult to plan, manage, learn and utilise the > information in the time available. > > Let BrainMine™ simplify your life, download the FREE trial now! > > [Get it from CNET Download.com!] > <http://www.download.com/BrainMine-Standard-2005/3000-2056- 10291644.html\ > ?part=dl-BrainMine & subj=uo & tag=button> > > [uses of BrainMine Mind Map] > <http://www.neuralmatters.com/Products/BrainMine/Standard/Images/Scree nS\ > hots/20050909%20-%20BrainMine%20Standard%202005%20-%20Uses%20of% 20BrainM\ > ine.jpg> [To-Do List Mind Map] > <http://www.neuralmatters.com/Products/BrainMine/Standard/Images/Scree nS\ > hots/20050909%20-%20BrainMine%20Standard%202005%20-%20To-Do% 20List.jpg> > [birthday Party Mind Map] > <http://www.neuralmatters.com/Products/BrainMine/Standard/Images/Scree nS\ > hots/20050909%20-%20BrainMine%20Standard%202005%20-%20Birthday% 20Party.j\ > pg> > Uses of BrainMine™ > [brainMine customer quote - Truly amazing and easy to use. I recommend > it to all my colleagues. - Dr Ilyas, UK] Visual Thinking allows users to > visually capture and display information and relationships. It also > enables you to capture tacit knowledge and helps with thinking and > communicating. The captured information then becomes a focal point and > associations are made that would not have been if using standard linear > left brain techniques. BrainMine™ can also be used as a tool for > collaboration between groups, lectures, essay and report preparation, > brainstorming, revision, studying, note-taking and preparing for > presentations. The list is endless. > > Benefits to Educators & Students > * Effective Brainstorming * Achieve more in less time * > Reduce Costs * Improve effectiveness * Uses the 'Whole Brain' > approach * Faster presentation preparation * Plan projects > quicker * Collate research material in less time * Allows Team > collaboration * Team Productivity improved * Decision Making > skills developed > Benefits to Professionals > * Take notes more efficiently * See all the information on one > page * Recall more easily for review sessions * An effective aid > to memory * Ideal for Brainstorming projects and assignments * > Makes Lecture preparation easier * Collate research material for > Theses and Dissertations * Makes course planning quicker * > Develop presentations quickly and easily * Save time during studying > to learn what you 'really' need to know > > > [brainMine Standard 2005 - Microsoft .NET 1.1 Enterprise Services] > <http://www.neuralmatters.com/Products/BrainMine/Standard/Images/Scree nS\ > hots/20050909%20-%20BrainMine%20Standard%202005%20-%20Microsoft% 20.NET%2\ > 01.1%20Enterprise%20Services.JPG> [brainMine Standard 2005 - > Designing Data Tier Components and Passing Data Through Tiers] > <http://www.neuralmatters.com/Products/BrainMine/Standard/Images/Scree nS\ > hots/20050909%20-%20BrainMine%20Standard%202005%20-%20Designing% 20Data%2\ > 0Tier%20Components%20and%20Passing%20Data%20Through% 20Tiers.JPG> > [brainMine Standard 2005 - CSharp] > <http://www.neuralmatters.com/Products/BrainMine/Standard/Images/Scree nS\ > hots/20050909%20-%20BrainMine%20Standard%202005%20-%20CSharp.JPG> > What is Mind Mapping > [brainMine customer quote - It has saved me lots of time ! - Abid, Oil > Financial Analyst, New York] > > Mind Mapping is a visual thinking technique invented by Tony Buzan in > the early 1970's. Buzan is one of the worlds' leading lecturers and > authors on the Brain. He has brought together research from Nobel prize > winners Drs. Sperry and Ornstein. We have learnt more about how the > brain works in the last decade than what was known collectively > previously. Mind Mapping allows you to unlock your potential to use your > brain how it was meant to be. For more details on Mind Mapping and how > the brain works click here. > > Mind Mapping takes a central idea and other ideas are then linked to the > central idea. All this is on one screen so it is easy to see > associations which then spawn new ideas. > > Uses of Knowledge Mapping > * visually capture and display information and relationships * > brain storming * project planning * meetings * goal setting > * creative and critical thinking * presentations * collaboration > * report preparation * decision making * note taking/making > * study reviews * strategic thinking * capture tacit knowledge > * lecture and essay preparation * revision * studying * > research > Who would use Knowledge Mapping? > * Managers * Directors * Business Leaders * Consultants > * Business Professionals * Students * Lecturers * Trainers > * Teachers * Project Managers * Marketing Professionals * > Authors * Creative Thinkers > > > > > > > > http://www.neuralmatters.com/default.aspx > <http://www.neuralmatters.com/default.aspx> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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