REFLECTION - MIND MAPPING TOOL

CHALLENGE:

As a student studying interior designing, my challenge is to design a pen stand for the product designing  subject. challenge was to find a effective way to design a product keeping in mind a list of criteria are given out  by a user which included aims like coming up with the concept which explained the design and helps derive  inspiration from a unique element eventually describing the user’s personality and trying to fit all of that in a  product. This design process has many stages that requires a wide perspective on variety of ideas to achieve  the desirable product design. The main focus was to make the design process more creative with a variety of  options to choose from and inspirations to refer.

SELECTION:

After going through various design thinking tools and activities, I decided to go ahead with the mind  mapping tool. Mind Map tool is a trigger method for brain, creating more space for creativity,  sharing knowledge and innovation. They increase the probability of producing innovative ideas.

Innovation is about originality and the leaning edge. They ensure our brain to guide ideas which  normally lie in obscurity on the edge of your thinking. mind mapping Is an effective way to attain clarity  and answers. It helped me to view the problem as a positive challenge. The sole purpose of designing this  product was to make it more versatile and user friendly. For the concept development stage, mind mapping  gives you control over all information relating to the problem. It gives you a secure and stable framework to  give you a clearer picture on designing the pen stand for a wide user group.

APPLICATION:

I started Mind Map by setting the main idea, then Choose a reviving central image that represents the theme  or topic I was addressing.  From the central idea diffused every idea that came into my mind on that topic,  splitting them into key ideas, or main brain branches. From the ideas, add sub ideas. I let the ideas flow as fast  as possible. Finally, I had to search for the solution, decision, or realisation which was your original creative  goal. This mostly involves doing more work on the Mind Map tool – making connections between branches  and maybe adding more sub-branches.

I had to focus on main points for the pen stand I was working on. First, for more aesthetic look I was jotting  down the tones I can work on then shape of the product. Later I worked on to get more versatility on the same  product too. I also tried online mind mapping tools for more efficiency and exploring purpose. After creating  several maps, I was able to deliver the necessities. I’m happy I used mind map tool after all.

INSIGHT:

Mind map tool is an amazing tool which can be used by anyone for any problem-solving matters.  Mind mapping is used to envision and categorise ideas to look for insights that give key design  criteria.

I was way behind and with under-developed ideas before using mind map tool but after using, the  result was fascinating, and I don’t think I can stop myself from doing it from now on its also very  interesting. Most interesting fact was It makes Complex issues Easier to Understand.

