MIND MAPPING (TOOL)

Challenge :    Mind mapping can be applied to any task to help one think with clarity and boost  understanding and performance. The challenges that mind mapping helped me to  overcome were remembering every detail, make sense of information overload,  making better & smarter decisions, taking control of workload, presenting with a  sense of purpose and style, staying on track with goals and last but not the least  wasting time. When using mind maps, life becomes more productive, creative and  stress-free on every level.    Selection :    I picked mind mapping cause ​it’s an excellent way to be able to sort through  one’s thoughts and ideas. This activity :allows to quickly generate creative and  even unique ideas in less time. It gives you the freedom you need when  brainstorming so that the flow of ideas is not blocked or hampered like linear  thinking does. You can use this technique to develop all your ideas and see  where they relate to each other before deciding the best way to go about the task  at hand.    Video link : ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nTuScU70As    Application :    I use this process for most of the times as it filters out the best ideas, and offer a  better overview of a topic than a normal text documents do. For e.g., some novels  which are old or like some highly scientific articles and scholarly essays can  have complex structure and be full of words which are hard to understand and  interpret can throw us off.    So, I find it helpful in taking notes in mind map manner while reading and  breaking the information down to smaller chunks of points. Key points and  concepts of the text to be written using one liners or highlighting it. Making a list  of unfamiliar words and other questions that might turn up while reading.  Summarize the whole plot and describe the main characters. Connecting the

similarities between the plot and characters at specific times helps in  understanding the concept.    Insight :    What I learned from mind mapping in general, is that ​mind maps involve a  unique combination of imagery, color and visual-spatial arrangement which is  proven to significantly improve recall when compared to conventional  methods of note-taking and learning by rote. It has encouraged my creativity  and has enabled me to generate new ideas. It basically conveys the ​hierarchy  and relationships between individual ideas and enables you to see the big  picture. A mind map makes use of mental triggers (such as pictures, colors, and  connections) to help your brain memorize things more easily. The best part of  mind mapping is that it doesn't feel like work !     Approach :

I think I would try something new every time, in some situations one has to use  the tools of visualization, story-telling...etc. ​Design thinking is all about reframing  the way you think about your users, your product, and the problems facing them  in order to develop innovative solutions. Using design thinking define tools can  help ensure you get this stage right and move forward effectively.​ ​So, based on  the status-quo, I’d use the tools which I feel would be appropriate for the  assessment of the problem definition and which would give me the maximum  positive input to solve the issue occurred.

