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Mind Mapping - How You Think

Source: http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/Mindmap/

Mind Maps

The human brain is very different from a computer. Whereas a computer works in a linear fashion, the brain works associatively as well as linearly - comparing, integrating and synthesizing as it goes.Association plays a dominant role in nearly every mental function, and words themselves are no exception. Every single word, and idea has numerous links attaching it to other ideas and concepts.

Mind Maps--, developed by Tony Buzan are an effective method of note-taking and useful for the generation of ideas by associations. To make a mind map, one starts in the center of the page with the main idea, and works outward in all directions, producing a growing and organized structure composed of key words and key images. Key features are:

Organization Key Words Association Clustering Visual Memory - Print the key words, use color, symbols, icons, 3D-effects,arrows and outlining groups of words Outstandingness - every Mind Map needs a unique center Conscious involvement

Mind Maps are beginning to take on the same structure as memory itself. Once a Mind Map is drawn, it seldom needs to be referred to again. Mind Maps help organize information.

Because of the large amount of association involved, they can be very creative, tending to generate new ideas and associations that have not been thought of before. Every item in a map is in effect, a center of another map.

The creative potential of a mind map is useful in brainstorming sessions. You only need to start with the basic problem as the center, and generate associations and ideas from it in order to arrive at a large number of different possible approaches. By presenting your thoughts and perceptions in a spatial manner and by using color and pictures, a better overview is gained and new connections can be made visible.

Mind maps are a way of representing associated thoughts with symbols rather than with extraneous words something like organic chemistry. The mind forms associations almost instantaneously, and "mapping" allows you to write your ideas quicker than expressing them using only words or phrases.

More information is available in a Mind Mapping FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) document_ Watch a video about Mind Mapping with Tony Buzan

Notes from Books by Tony Buzan

"Use Both Sides of your Brain" Plume 1989

Mind Maps Introduction, Mind Maps - The Laws, Mind Maps - advanced methods and uses The Mind Map organic study technique (MMOST)

The Mind Map Book - How to Use Radiant Thinking to Maximize Your Brain's Untapped Potential

The Mind Map Book, The disadvantages of standard notes, Mind maps use pictures. Harnessing the full range of your cortical skills, Summary of the Mind Map Laws The mnemonic mind map as a mirror of creativity, Creative Thinking Mind Maps Computer Mind Mapping

Mind Mapping Software

The Software section of this web site contains details of some programs for Mind Mapping. Thes include:

MindManager - software authorized by Tony Buzan (Windows only) ConceptDraw MINDMAP - a powerful cross-platform Mind Mapping tool for both Macintosh and Windows, providing with extensive drawing and editing abilities. Visual Mind - Visual Mind software Axon Idea Processor - a multi-purpose visual idea processing tool with capabilities for producing Mind Maps. (Windows only) Inspiration (Macintosh and Windows) FreeMind (Open Source and free for Windows, Mac and Linux)

However, the most up-to-date resource on Mind Mapping software can be found at Chuck Frey's Mind Mapping Software Blog which provides business people with a focused collection of resources related to visual mapping - its applications, its benefits, and how to increase your productivity and creativity. I counted links to 24 Mind Mapping programs!

Chuck Frey has published an ebook on selecting the right Mind Mapping software for your needs and can be found at the mind-map-ebook.com web site. The book has an illustrated glossary of mind mapping software terms, tiips on selecting the right program to meet your needs, and mini-reviews of 15 popular mind mapping software programs

Mind Map Web Sites

www.imindmap.com Tony Buzan's official web site. Here you will find information on products, examples, and certified trainers. Wikipedia article on Mind Mapping Photos of hand drawn Mind Maps on Flickr

Mind Map Authors

Tony Buzan - Tony has written a variety of books on Mind Maps, Memory, Speed Reading, Studying, Genius and making the most of your brain. Dilip Mukerjea - Dilip has written several books on the brain, and include beautiful, hand-drawn maps. Follow this link for information on books and training. Joyce Wycoff - has written a useful book on Mind Mapping in conjunction with Tony Buzan. Margulies - "Mapping Inner Space". This book is a wonderful resource for teachers and students of all ages. There are many examples of mind maps and ideas for pictures and symbols you can use in your Mind Maps. View a sample mind map titled My Values and Principles. has a web site, Mindscapes with more information on books, resources and workshops. 's "The Brain Book" (Published 1979) was my introduction to Mind Mapping and the wonders of the human brain. worked with Tony Buzan in the mid-seventies to teach Mind Mapping and his book was promoted by Time Manager, a Danish Time Management diary manufacturer. Visit 's web site for more information about his work.

Mind Mapping for Kids

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Tony Buzan has recently published Mind Maps for Kidsand a brief overview is available on the Tony Buzan author page...>

Mind Map Training

In Australia, contact the Buzan-certified MindWerx International - Phone (03) 9482 9018 or visit www.buzan.com.au (Buzan Centre Australia)

Other countries, check the www.imindmap.com web site to find a certified trainer near you.

Templates

Some templates developed by Cave to use as starting points for mind mapping a problem.

The six questions The five senses Life planning - spiritual, physical, etc...

Return to the Creativity Web

Source: http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/Mindmap/

see also: Mind Mapper http://mindmapper.com

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Thank you for more info on mind mapping, I can't wait to get

a better idea of how I work, lol...It is very helpful for me

personally to see it visually on paper, as well as the creative

journey of mapping out my mind and where my thoughts, and other

experiences influence me! Thank you, my dear brother! Namaste, LUNA

>

>

> Something for your mental toolbox....when your looking for

solutions it

> always great to have more resources...

>

> Mind Mapping - How You Think

>

> Source: http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/Mindmap/

> <http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/Mindmap/> Mind

Maps

> The human brain is very different from a computer. Whereas a

computer

> works in a linear fashion, the brain works associatively as well as

> linearly - comparing, integrating and synthesizing as it

> goes.Association plays a dominant role in nearly every mental

function,

> and words themselves are no exception. Every single word, and idea

has

> numerous links attaching it to other ideas and concepts.

>

> Mind Maps--, developed by Tony Buzan

>

<http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/Authors/ABuzan.htm

>

> are an effective method of note-taking and useful for the

generation of

> ideas by associations. To make a mind map, one starts in the center

of

> the page with the main idea, and works outward in all directions,

> producing a growing and organized structure composed of key words

and

> key images. Key features are:

>

> * Organization * Key Words * Association *

Clustering

> * Visual Memory - Print the key words, use color, symbols, icons,

> 3D-effects,arrows and outlining groups of words *

Outstandingness -

> every Mind Map needs a unique center * Conscious involvement

>

> Mind Maps are beginning to take on the same structure as memory

itself.

> Once a Mind Map is drawn, it seldom needs to be referred to again.

Mind

> Maps help organize information.

>

> Because of the large amount of association involved, they can be

very

> creative, tending to generate new ideas and associations that have

not

> been thought of before. Every item in a map is in effect, a center

of

> another map.

>

> The creative potential of a mind map is useful in brainstorming

>

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> m.htm> sessions. You only need to start with the basic problem as

the

> center, and generate associations and ideas from it in order to

arrive

> at a large number of different possible approaches. By presenting

your

> thoughts and perceptions in a spatial manner and by using color and

> pictures, a better overview is gained and new connections can be

made

> visible.

>

> Mind maps are a way of representing associated thoughts with symbols

> rather than with extraneous words something like organic chemistry.

The

> mind forms associations almost instantaneously, and " mapping "

allows you

> to write your ideas quicker than expressing them using only words or

> phrases.

>

> More information is available in a Mind Mapping FAQ

>

<http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/Mindmap/mindmapfaq

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> tml> (Frequently Asked Questions) document_ Watch a video about

Mind

> Mapping with Tony Buzan

>

> Notes from Books by Tony Buzan

> * " Use Both Sides of your Brain " Plume 1989

>

<http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/Mindmap/buzan2.htm

>

> * Mind Maps Introduction, Mind Maps - The Laws, Mind Maps -

advanced

> methods and uses * The Mind Map organic study technique (MMOST)

> * The Mind Map Book

>

<http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/Mindmap/Radiant.ht

ml\

> > - How to Use Radiant Thinking to Maximize Your Brain's Untapped

> Potential

> * The Mind Map Book, The disadvantages of standard notes, Mind

maps

> use pictures. * Harnessing the full range of your cortical

skills,

> Summary of the Mind Map Laws * The mnemonic mind map as a

mirror of

> creativity, Creative Thinking Mind Maps * Computer Mind Mapping

>

> Mind Mapping Software

> The Software section

>

<http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/Software/index.htm

l>

> of this web site contains details of some programs for Mind Mapping.

> Thes include:

>

> * MindManager <http://www.mindman.com/> - software authorized

by

> Tony Buzan (Windows only) * ConceptDraw MINDMAP

>

<http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/Software/ConceptDr

aw\

> /index.html> - a powerful cross-platform Mind Mapping tool for both

> Macintosh and Windows, providing with extensive drawing and editing

> abilities. * Visual Mind <http://www.visual-mind.com/> - Visual

> Mind software * Axon Idea Processor

>

<http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/Software/axon.htm>

> - a multi-purpose visual idea processing tool with capabilities for

> producing Mind Maps. (Windows only) * Inspiration

>

<http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/Software/inspirati

on\

> .htm> (Macintosh and Windows) * FreeMind

> <http://freemind.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page> (Open

Source

> and free for Windows, Mac and Linux)

>

> However, the most up-to-date resource on Mind Mapping software can

be

> found at Chuck Frey's Mind Mapping Software Blog

> <http://mindmapping.typepad.com/> which provides business people

with a

> focused collection of resources related to visual mapping - its

> applications, its benefits, and how to increase your productivity

and

> creativity. I counted links to 24 Mind Mapping programs!

>

> Chuck Frey has published an ebook on selecting the right Mind

Mapping

> software for your needs and can be found at the mind-map-ebook.com

> <http://www.mindmap-ebook.com/selecting/> web site. The book has an

> illustrated glossary of mind mapping software terms, tiips on

selecting

> the right program to meet your needs, and mini-reviews of 15 popular

> mind mapping software programs

> Mind Map Web Sites

> * www.imindmap.com <http://www.imindmap.com/> Tony Buzan's

official

> web site. Here you will find information on products, examples, and

> certified trainers. * Wikipedia article

> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map> on Mind Mapping *

Photos of

> hand drawn Mind Maps on Flickr

> <http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/mindmap/>

> Mind Map Authors

> * Tony Buzan

>

<http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/Authors/ABuzan.htm

>

> - Tony has written a variety of books on Mind Maps, Memory, Speed

> Reading, Studying, Genius and making the most of your brain. *

Dilip

> Mukerjea

>

<http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/Authors/AMukerjea.

ht\

> m> - Dilip has written several books on the brain, and include

> beautiful, hand-drawn maps. Follow this link for information on

books

> and training. * Joyce Wycoff

>

<http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/Authors/AWycoff.ht

m>

> - has written a useful book on Mind Mapping in conjunction with Tony

> Buzan. * Margulies - " Mapping Inner Space " . This book is a

> wonderful resource for teachers and students of all ages. There are

many

> examples of mind maps and ideas for pictures and symbols you can

use in

> your Mind Maps. View a sample mind map titled My Values and

Principles.

>

<http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/Mindmap/myvalues.h

tm\

> > has a web site, Mindscapes

<http://www.mindscapesbynancy.com/>

> with more information on books, resources and workshops. *

> 's " The Brain Book " (Published 1979) was my introduction to

Mind

> Mapping and the wonders of the human brain. worked with Tony

Buzan

> in the mid-seventies to teach Mind Mapping and his book was

promoted by

> Time Manager, a Danish Time Management diary manufacturer. Visit

's

> web site <http://www.peterussell.com/> for more information about

his

> work.

> Mind Mapping for Kids ..> Tony Buzan has recently published

Mind

> Maps for Kids

> and a brief overview is available

> on the Tony Buzan author page

>

<http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/Authors/ABuzan.htm

>

> ...> Mind Map Training

> In Australia, contact the Buzan-certified MindWerx International

> <http://www.mindwerx.com.au/> - Phone (03) 9482 9018

> or visit www.buzan.com.au <http://www.buzan.com.au/> (Buzan Centre

> Australia)

>

> Other countries, check the www.imindmap.com

<http://www.imindmap.com/>

> web site to find a certified trainer near you.

>

> Templates

> Some templates developed by Cave to use as starting points

for

> mind mapping a problem.

>

> * The six questions

>

<http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/Mindmap/mm_sixq.ht

m>

> * The five senses

>

<http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/Mindmap/mm_senses.

ht\

> m> * Life planning

>

<http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/Mindmap/mm_wheel.h

tm\

> > - spiritual, physical, etc...

>

>

> Return to the Creativity Web

> <http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/index2.html>

>

> Source: http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/Mindmap/

> <http://members.optusnet.com.au/~charles57/Creative/Mindmap/>

>

>

>

> see also: Mind Mapper http://mindmapper.com <http://mindmapper.com>

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