Transcript Uses of Mind Maps

Mind Maps
CSCI102 - Systems
ITCS905 - Systems
MCS9102 - Systems
Overview - The Human
• Can be viewed as an information
processing system, for example, card,
Moran and Newell's model human
processor :
– Information received and responses given
via input-output channels
– Information stored in memory
– Information processed and applied in
various ways
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Human Model Processor
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The model can be
divided into three
interacting subsystems:
1. The perceptual system
2. The cognitive system
3. The motor system
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Each with its own set of
memories and
processors
Human Model Processor
• The memories and processors are
described by a few parameters:
– The storage capacity in items
– The decay time of an item
– The main code type (physical, acoustic,
visual, semantic)
– The cycle time
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The Human Brain
• However, the human brain is very different
from a computer
– A computer works in a linear fashion
– The brain works associatively as well as linearly comparing, integrating and synthesising 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.
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Disadvantages of Traditional
Linear Notes:
• Energy and time wasted writing down
superfluous words.
• Other information may be missed while noting
down one idea.
• Take longer to read and review.
• Associations and connections between key
words and ideas not readily apparent.
• Attention wanders easily.
• Lack of color and other visual qualities
handicap memory.
• Traditional notes aid forgetting not memory.
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Mind Maps
• 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 centre
of the page with the main idea, and works
outward in all directions, producing a growing
and organised structure composed of key
words and key images
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Key Features
• Key features are:
– Organisation
– 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
centre
– Conscious involvement
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Mind Maps
• Mind maps work the way the brain
works -- which is not in nice neat lines
– Memory is naturally associative, not linear
– Any idea probably has thousands of links in
your mind
– Mind maps allow associations and links to
be recorded and reinforced
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Mind Maps
• The mind remembers key words and
images, not sentences
– Try recalling just one sentence from
memory
– Mind maps use just key words and key
images, allowing a lot more information to
be put on a page
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Mind Maps
• Because mind maps are more visual
and depict associations between key
words, they are much easier to recall
than linear notes
• Starting from the centre of the page
rather than top-left corner allows you to
work out in all directions
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Mind Maps
• The organization of a mind map reflects
the way your own brain organizes ideas
• Mind maps are easy to review
– Regular review reinforces memory
– Best is to try reviewing in your imagination
first, then go back and check on those
areas that were hazy
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Mind Maps
• We remember what stands out (where
were you when john Lennon was shot?).
Visual quality of mind maps allows you
to make key points stand out easily
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How to Mind Map
Turn a large A4 (11.7" x 8.3") or preferably A3
(16.7" x 11.7"), white sheet of paper on it's
side (landscape), or use a mind map pad
Gather a selection of coloured pens, ranging
from fine nib to medium and highlighters
Select the topic, problem or subject to be mind
mapped
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How to Mind Map
Gather any materials or research or additional
information
Start in the centre with an unframed image –
approximately 6cm high and wide for an A4
and 10cm for an A3
Use dimension, expression and at least three
colours in the central image in order to
attract attention and aid memory
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How to Mind Map
Make the branches closest to the centre thicker,
attached to the image and ‘wavy’ (organic).
Place the basic ordering ideas (bois) or the
'chapter heading' equivalents on the
branches
Branch thinner lines off the end of the
appropriate bois to hold supporting data
(most important closest)
Use images wherever possible
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How to Mind Map
The image or word should always sit on a line of
the same length
Use colours as your own special code to show
people, topics, themes or dates and to make
the mind map more beautiful
Capture all ideas (your own or others’), then
edit, re-organise, make more beautiful,
elaborate or clarify as a second stage of
thinking
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Mind Map Laws
1.Start in the centre with an image of the
topic, using at least 3 colours
2.Use images, symbols, codes and
dimensions throughout your mind map
3.Select key words and print using upper
or lower case letters
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Mind Map Laws
4.Each word word/image must be alone
and sitting on its own line
5.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
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Mind Map Laws
6.Make the lines the same length as the
word/image
7.Use colours – your own code – throughout the
mind map
8.Develop your own personal style of mind
mapping
9.Use emphasis and show associations in your
mind map
10. Keep the mind map clear by using radiant
hierarchy, numerical order or outlines to
embrace your branches
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Example
http://www.peterussell.com/index2.html
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Example
Breathes
Animal
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Moves
Example
Breathes
Moves
Has four legs
Barks
Animal
Dog
Has Tail
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Example
Works Sheep
Barks
Has four legs
Breathes
Animal
Moves
Sheepdog
Size: medium
Dog
Collie
Has Tail
Colour:
[brown/white
black/white
merle
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Example
Works Sheep
Barks
Sheepdog
Has four legs
Breathes
Animal
Moves
Size: medium
Dog
Collie
Has Tail
Film Character
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Lassie
Colour:
[brown/white
black/white
merle
Colour:
brown/white
Uses of Mind Maps
• Mindmaps approach the same structure as
memory itself
• Mind maps help organise 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 centre of another
map
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Uses of Mind Maps
• Whenever information is being taken in,
mind maps help organize it into a form
that is easily assimilated by the brain
and easily remembered
– They can be used for noting anything
• Books, lectures,meetings, interviews, phone
conversations
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Uses of Mind Maps
• The creative potential of a mind map is useful
in brainstorming sessions
– Start with the basic problem as the centre, 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 colour and pictures, a
better overview is gained and new connections can
be made visible
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Uses of Mind Maps
• Recall
– Whenever information is being retrieved
from memory, mind maps allow ideas to be
quickly noted as they occur, in an organized
manner. There's no need to form sentences
and write them out in full
– They serve as quick and efficient means of
review and so keep recall at a high level
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Uses of Mind Maps
• Creativity
– Whenever you want to encourage creativity,
mind maps liberate the mind from linear
thinking, allowing new ideas to flow more
rapidly. Think of every item in a mind map
as the centre of another mind map
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Uses of Mind Maps
• Problem solving
– Whenever you are confronted by a problem
-- professional or personal -- mind maps
help you see all the issues and how they
relate to each other. They also help others
quickly get an overview of how you see
different aspects of the situation, and their
relative importance
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Uses of Mind Maps
• Planning
– Whenever you are planning something, mind maps help you
get all the relevant information down in one place and
organize it easily
– They can be used for planning any piece of writing from a
letter to a screenplay to a book or for planning a meeting, a
day or a vacation
• Presentations
– Prepare a mind map of the topic and its flow
– This not only helps organize the ideas coherently; The visual
nature of the map means the whole thing can be read in your
head as you talk, without ever having to look at a sheet of
paper
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References
• http://members.ozemail.com.au/~caveman/
Creative/Mindmap/
• http://www.peterussell.com/mindmap1.html
• http://mueller.zems.tuberlin.de/evti/students/Mindmap/Index.htm
• http://www.mind-map.com
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