Design Thinking: Mind Maping Tool (Module 3)

Challenge:

I am currently a member of a team made up of three people, we really want to stand out and

do a good business through the internet and social networks. Our business is about jewelry

because we love to wear it and we have found that other people also like our models. It

requires a lot of organization and good communication between us. The mind mapping tool

can help us to define what our business will be, what we are going to sell, what methods we

are going to use, and it will give us the opportunity to give all our ideas, anything that comes

to our mind will be good and we will value it through mind mapping.

Selection:

I chose the mind mapping tool because I think that to start a new project it is always good to

put all our ideas on a paper, everything that comes to mind is good to translate it and after

that the organization continues and to be able to solve the problems of our mind and clarify

our thoughts and ideas a little more.

Mind mapping is one of the efficient methods that organize all these in a formation and in a

visually brain-friendly method. When we are thinking of an idea, taste a specific food or visit

a place, our mind starts to link this action with our memories and previous experience using

a relevant model. How we think works very similar to tree branches. This concept is used as

the basis for all mind mapping systems and approaches. I Think mind mapping tool can help

us to define what our business will be, what we are going to sell, what methods we are going

to use, and it will give us the opportunity to give all our ideas, anything that comes to our

mind will be good and we will value it through mind mapping.

Application:

Mind mapping improve employees ability to understand ideas and collaborate during

meetings. Some of the benefits of mind mapping are:

▪  Increase productivity through better thinking methods

▪  Support the project management process as it can integrated with the project

management planning

▪  Improve communication and collaboration inside and between teams

We started by putting our main ideas on paper, after the main ideas came the secondary ideas.

Each one did it in his own way and then we shared our points and saw the similarities and

differences we have, this helped us to compare ideas, and all reach the same agreement so

that our jewelry brand has a better performance.

It was an effective tool that allowed us to clarify our ideas in order to bring them to reality,

each one shared his point of view and we were able to get an idea from the general to the

particular. First, we saw the main topics for example: what products we are going to sell, the

price of the products and finally we saw the photos that we are going to have and which

customers we are most focused on (age range)

Insight

Mind mapping was a relevant tool, the information we obtained when applying it was to

see different points of view and ideas that enrich our project in the future, all ideas were

taken into account and we complemented them all, there were discussions about different

opinions but finally it was arrived to an agreement and that is why mind mapping is a

fundamental tool that must be taken into account in future business.

Approach

I think that the mind mapping tool can help us a lot as a team and for business. It will help us

clear our minds, order our ideas and prioritize our thoughts. It will also help us to have much

more organization as a team and better communication between team members to have a

better understanding. Mind mapping gives us the tool to be able to solve problems that we

have and generate a better visualization and perspective.

Also…. This course helped me to have a clearer mind and provided me with tools to innovate

the businesses that I plan to take into account for the future and apply them in my daily life.

I really liked and enjoyed each of the videos and tips, definitions that they provided, I highly

recommend it for entrepreneurs and future businesses that are starting like mine and I am

sure they will be of great help.

