Mind Mapping, Radiant Thinking

Short Description
What is a Mind Map
+ Originated in the late 1960s by Tony Buzan
+ Similarly to a road map, a Mind Map:
- Provides an overview of a large subject/area.
- Enables you to plan routes/make choices and lets you know where you are going and where you have been.
- Allows you to Gather and Represent large amounts of data.
- Encourages problem solving by showing you new pathways.
- Is Attractive, easy to read, muse over and remember.

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A Mind Map Enables One:
- To clear the mind of paradigms, thus providing space for new creative thought
- To capture and develop “flashes” of insight when they occur
- To explore all the creative possibilities of a given subject
- To encourage more consistent creative thinking
- To create new conceptual frameworks within which previous ideas can be reorganized
- To plan creatively
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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.