Mind Maps
"Visual Brainstorming"
Think Divergently & Creatively
What is a Mind Map?
Mind map creator Tony Buzan coined the term ‘mind map’ to refer to a diagram that has a branch or root-like structure radiating from a central image on the page, and which uses lines and color to show relationships, groupings and connections between words, ideas and images. A mind map helps students think clearly and ensures that a range of possibilities are considered, encouraging thinking outside-the-box.
Review this link for further descriptions and examples:
"How to Make a Mind Map"
Directions to begin:
1. On a large blank piece of paper, write your central topic or challenge in the middle of the paper and circle it.
2. Make some connections to that main topic and write them down, branching out from the center as you go. Ask yourself, “What else can I add to the map that is related to this theme?”
If you think one of your ideas will lead to a whole new chapter, draw a quick rectangle or oval around it to emphasize that it’s a hub.
3. Use each connection to spur new ideas.
4. Keep going. You are done when the page fills or the ideas dwindle. If you are feeling warmed up but not finished, try to reframe the central topic and do another mind map to get a fresh perspective. If you feel you’ve done enough, think about which ideas you would like to move forward with. Each challenge presents an opportunity for innovation.
More tip to get started from "How to Make a Mind Map":
1. Using a landscape format
2. Start with a central image to represent your topic or theme
3. Use curving lines to add main branches to the center and then connect these to smaller branches
4. Add colors for aesthetic and organizational purposes.
Mind map creator Tony Buzan coined the term ‘mind map’ to refer to a diagram that has a branch or root-like structure radiating from a central image on the page, and which uses lines and color to show relationships, groupings and connections between words, ideas and images. A mind map helps students think clearly and ensures that a range of possibilities are considered, encouraging thinking outside-the-box.
Review this link for further descriptions and examples:
"How to Make a Mind Map"
Directions to begin:
1. On a large blank piece of paper, write your central topic or challenge in the middle of the paper and circle it.
2. Make some connections to that main topic and write them down, branching out from the center as you go. Ask yourself, “What else can I add to the map that is related to this theme?”
If you think one of your ideas will lead to a whole new chapter, draw a quick rectangle or oval around it to emphasize that it’s a hub.
3. Use each connection to spur new ideas.
4. Keep going. You are done when the page fills or the ideas dwindle. If you are feeling warmed up but not finished, try to reframe the central topic and do another mind map to get a fresh perspective. If you feel you’ve done enough, think about which ideas you would like to move forward with. Each challenge presents an opportunity for innovation.
More tip to get started from "How to Make a Mind Map":
1. Using a landscape format
2. Start with a central image to represent your topic or theme
3. Use curving lines to add main branches to the center and then connect these to smaller branches
4. Add colors for aesthetic and organizational purposes.