MIND MAP

1. Challenge

Currently, my friends and I did a start-up about self-development applications.

Sometimes we found some difficulties in working together. For example, most of the

information comes in a non-organized, non-structured way, making it harder for me and

everyone else to absorb and utilize it. So, the way I’d phrase the challenge would be: how

can we improve our start-up by structuring information we handle in a simple, can be

visualized and knowing the relationship between that information that we have.

2. Selection

Our team uses a variety of design thinking tools, one of which is the Mind Map. Mind

Map is visually organized information that is designed to help us in collaboration and

communication.

3. Application

I use a mind map for structuring information to make it simple, can be visualized, and

knowing the relationship in a way I do organize the dozens of things that the team has to

coordinate. Every project basically contains the same items: scope (what’s in, what’s

out), timeline (dates, milestones), costs, resources (people, equipment), risks, and

assumptions. but, the hardest part of learning a new subject, is visualizing how big it is

and how its concepts and details are interconnected.

4. Insight

My insight about one of the design thinking tools, which is the mind map. I think by

making a mind map in the team, we have an idea of the performance we have been

through. In addition, we can also understand each other's ideas efficiently, the purpose of

the applications we develop is even clearer. Because the idea that we have is too big or

too complex for us to rely only on our memories. Here’s where the mind mapping helps a

lot.

5. Approach

As I am seeing the benefits of mind maps in our team, I definitely plan to continue using

the tool. But, I think that sometimes the map itself can oversimplify an idea because it

only contains a broad core not including important details. Overall, I do satisfy with the

mind map that helps me to simplify some ideas. Therefore, I confidently say that I would

like to explore more design thinking tools that will help me and my friend in developing

our small start-up.

Saadiah Jie

