FLOW! Uses Memory aid slow down! Method - … · Available at Mindmapping Basics ©2017 Lizard...
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Mindmapping Basics ©2017 Lizard Brain Solutions Available at www.LizardBrainSolutions.com Uses Benefits Materials Method Note-taking Brainstorming aids retention make connections visually interesting To do lists Exploring Planning prior to in groups alone to gather thoughts tasks prioritize adding detail root cause writing a project identify milestones schedule it out estimate resources a trip a life change a party break up objectives into small tasks a meeting a presentation professional personal Memory aid Start in the center Learn by... Branch outward Don’t be linear Style with a big title with a big picture with anything memorable! when you run out of steam, move on follow your ideas as the occur to you free associate FLOW! Doing! gets easier with practice refine your style Seeing! image search “mindmap” for examples Buzan style Contemporary style write ON the branches one WORD per branch write at the END of branches one IDEA per branch Color Arrows Cross-connections Font highlight emphasize variation Visual Vocabulary normal handwriting slow down! less is more BOLD for BIG ideas cursive for insights for emphasis TITLE block letters bubble letters have fun! Paper Markers & Pens Software Go BIG! tabloid (11”x17”) flipcharts Turn it sideways! landscape Turn it in all directions! chase your ideas! write sideways! or upside down! who cares?! Freemind Simplemind+ iMindMap it’s free! easy to share iOS does everything Sharpie pens NOT extra fine point permanent marker don’t bleed fine point Pigma Microns Tombow dual tip markers Zig dual tip markers archival ink tip size variety fine and brush tip fine and brush tip great color palette tougher to find Active listening Experiential memory Focuses attention FAST Non-linear unconstrained flexible spontaneous go deep Detail AND big picture Find patterns, trends, connections Generative ideas suggest ideas Codes abbreviations key
Transcript of FLOW! Uses Memory aid slow down! Method - … · Available at Mindmapping Basics ©2017 Lizard...
Mindmapping Basics ©2017 Lizard Brain SolutionsAvailable at www.LizardBrainSolutions.com
Uses
Benefits Materials
Method
Note-takingBrainstorming
aids retention
make connections
visually interestingTo do lists
Exploring
Planning prior to
in groups
alone to gather thoughts
tasksprioritize
adding detail
root cause
writinga project
identify milestones
schedule it out
estimate resources
a trip
a life change
a party
break up objectives into small tasks
a meeting
a presentation
professionalpersonal
Memory aid
Start in the center
Learn by...
Branch outward
Don’t be linearStyle
with a big title
with a big picture
with anything memorable!
when you run out of steam, move on
follow your ideas as the occur to you
free associate
FLOW!
Doing!
gets easier with practice
refine your style
Seeing!
image search “mindmap” for examples
Buzan style Contemporary style
write ON the branches
one WORD per branch
write at the END of branches
one IDEA per branch
ColorArrows
Cross-connections
Font
highlight
emphasize
variation
Visual Vocabulary
normal handwritingslow down!less is more
BOLDfor BIG ideas
cursivefor insightsfor emphasis
TITLEblock lettersbubble lettershave fun!
Paper
Markers & Pens Software
Go BIG!
tabloid (11”x17”)
flipcharts
Turn it sideways!
landscape
Turn it in all directions!
chase yo
ur ideas
!
write sideways!
or upside down!
who cares?!
Freemind
Simplemind+
iMindMap
it’s free!
easy to shareiOS
does everything
Sharpie pens
NOT extra fine point permanent marker
don’t bleed fine point
Pigma Microns
Tombow dual tip markers
Zig dual tip markers
archival ink
tip size variety
fine and brush tip
fine and brush tip
great color palette tougher to find
Active listening
Experiential memory
Focuses attention
FAST
Non-linear unconstrained
flexible
spontaneous
go deep
Detail AND big picture
Find patterns, trends, connections
Generative
ideas suggest ideas
Codes
abbreviations
key
