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Mind Maps Help You Find Solutions
By Dirk C Wallace
It’s possible that the ideas connected with the creation of mind
maps are presented to the public in a way that creates misconceptions.
When this technique is explained, it is generally always described
similarly.
"Write down a word in the middle of a page," the explanations
go, "and then write all the ideas you can think of that relate
to the word, radiating around that idea in the middle."
The Spider Map
This is indeed the first sort of map people create, when they
start their mapping training. But in fact, this is just one kind
of mind map, which is called a spider map, yet there are other
constructions people can use as well.
Take the fishbone or flow chart mind maps, for example. These
would be considered more as concept maps, which are more complex.
Not every idea radiates from the center, especially in flow charts,
which tend toward sequential thought.
A Fishbone Map
A fishbone map, on the other hand, might show several concepts
feeding into a central one. This type of map would be used for
things like showing the possible causes or factors that lead into
one event.
Those are not always sequential, nor do they cause each other,
so this type of map would picture them as branches that angle
in toward a single line, which in turn leads to the event itself.
Chains And Circles
Other mind map examples might be those viewed as chains or circles.
A chain might be just a series of loops, one after the other,
showing events or causes that are connected to each other.
Or it might involve loops descending from each other in ever
widening branches, like the roots of a tree, as a single event
creates a cascade of repercussions. Another type of map displays
itself as an actual circle, and would illustrate certain things
that go in repeating cycles. These mind maps, especially the chains,
can probably fall into the flow chart category as well.
Visual and concept maps are powerful tools for allowing people
to review their options, gather ideas and pieces of information
into one place and discern the relationships between them.
Finding Solutions To Complex Problems
These maps can make it clear how certain factors play into events,
or how certain causes create effects, and they can help people
find solutions to complex problems. It’s not surprising, then,
that having so many varied potential uses, mind maps come in many
different forms.
After all, when using right-brain thinking and not being tied
to the more rigid formats of the left brain, the results are bound
to be creative and prolific.
About the Author:
Dirk C Wallace has written a number of articles on Business Software, Computers and Internet Security including
Mind Mapping Software,
How To Mind Map,
Customer Relationship Management CRM,
Customer Support,
CRM Software,
Business Tax Software,
Adware Spyware Removal Program
Computer Security Handbook,
Computer Instruction.
Keep a lookout for more of his articles on this website.
Did You Know This About Mind Mapping?
Just about everyone on the planet has faced a problem at some
time in their lives that they could not see or find the solution.
It could be the student presented with a task to write a paper
on a topic but he or she cannot get the creative juices going.
It may be the business professional that has been assigned a
task or a goal and he or she just does not see how it is going
to come to fruition. It can be incredibly frustrating. But there
is a solution that could work for you or anyone. Mind mapping
can help you solve any problem you may have in your life.
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