Reflection – Mind Mapping

Challenge

I had a task at the university for a coursework to come up with an innovative

idea in an arbitrary field. Since I am not an expert in many areas, I had to analyze

the needs of people in each specific area that came to my mind.

Selection

I didn't immediately think that I was using some kind of tool for this analysis.

Then people told me that the approach that I took was called mind mapping. As

mentioned in the lecture, it helps to consider the problem from the point of view of

different people, and not just your own, to pose many questions, the answers to

which allowed me to understand whether a specific area / topic is right for me. It

also allows me to move from what-is to what-if, allowing me to better analyze the

subject area. I was also able to determine dependencies that helped expand my

perspective on specific things. It must be stated that the chosen method has proved

to be very effective.

Application

I took a specific task and asked questions about it, from the side of an ordinary

person who has knowledge in this area. Then he received answers to them and

realized if there was a problem in a particular area that needed to be solved.

Insight

Answering questions and building a general model helped me understand

whether I should dwell on a specific area and solve a specific problem in it.

Approach

I would use this approach next time as it has proven to be very effective. From

a variety of industries, I was able to quickly identify those that have problems that I

can solve and choose a topic for my coursework. The only thing that can be changed

is next time asking more specific questions and building more appropriate

connections in a particular case.

