REFLECTION- MIND MAPPING

• Challenge and Selection:-

Mind Mapping is a way with which we can represent ideas and concepts/. It is a  visual thinking tool that helps structuring information and it helps us to better  analyse, comprehend, synthesize, recall and generate new concepts.

Mind map is a diagram used to visually organize information. It is often created  around a single concept, drawn as an image in the center of a blank page to  which associated representations of ideas such as images, words and parts of  words are added.

Since it is an activity that it is both analytical and artistic, it engages our brain in  richer way and helps in all its cognitive functions. It represents in a visual way,  the core elements of what a person might be thinking or want to explain or give  the idea of its concept.

Mind mapping tool can be used to organize large amounts of information,  dynamic, hierarchical structuring and node folding. If I talk about my personal  life like for example- making my timetables and notes regularly helps me a lot  as I am in college. It is also suggested that mind-mapping has a power to  improve our learning / study efficiency up to 15%.

• Application:-

Drawing a mind map is very simple.

1) Start in the middle of blank page, writing or drawing the idea to have in

your mind.

2) Now second step is to develop the related sub-topics around this Central

topic, connecting each of them with a centre line.

3) Now third step is that you have to repeat the same process for the sub-

topics.

If you like then you can also use colours, drawings and symbols. Be as visual as  you can. Keep this in mind that the topic you create must be short. It may not  seem important at point but also try to vary text size, colour and alignment.  Mind mapping is more intuitive, creative, visual and engaging.

Often whenever I used to explain people my ideas or when they use to explain it  to me there were usually an understanding gap in between. Now if the

appropriate situation occurs I will be sure to use the mind mapping tool. It helps  in generating new exciting, creative and birth of some daring suggestions even  from the people you expect less.

• Uses of mind-maps:-    a) Note taking, brain storming (individually or in groups)  b) Managing meetings  c) Studying and planning  d) Strategic thinking  e) Presenting information   f) Simplify complex ideas   g) Jogging your creativity

• Insight and approach:-

What I have learnt from this exercise with my other classmates if that this tool  is very important for reinforcing the people’s understanding of the problems  they are working to solve. Each company and firm including our college as well  should use this tool for concept enhancement. It helps in generating new  exciting, creative and birth of some unexpected healthy and important and  interesting suggestions. Mind maps are great way foe students as they can write  the most important information using key words. It increases creativity and  productivity because its an excellent tool to generate more ideas.

