Example reflection: Mind-mapping

1. Challenge

Now, I am studying in faculty of science, and working with my team lab, consist of my  advisor and lab members. The challenge of our work is the observation of new things that  anyone does not see before. Thus, I must to do several experiments and design the  procedure all the time to obtain new observation.

2. Selection

Mind-mapping is a good way that I use to plan our experiment with lab group because it is  easy to see the large picture of our work by using different colors with different thinking ways  in mind-mapping.

3. Application

First, we define the problem about what is the interesting thing now that can help us to catch  main concept of our work. We will think about what is the main problem that occurred in this  situation. In this stage, we can see several comments from lab members and then put the  popular thing to further think.

Then, when we can choose the topic, the procedure of the experiment will be considered.  The ideals for our experiment are low cost, environmental friendly, and save time. We will  draw the line from the main topic about the procedure.

Next, we will think about the prototype with the experiment that how to set the experiment.  We will draw more line on mind-mapping about this with different color pens.

For doing mind-mapping, I can see the overall or large picture of our work. It is effective to  further think.

4. Insight

When we can see the overall of our think, we will take action about the experiments; depend  on our planning and ideas in mind-mapping. If the experiment results are good, it is ok.  However, if the experiment results are not good enough, we will return to the hypothesis that  what’s wrong with our planning. This is the challenge because if I plan and think as  systematic like this as mind-mapping, I can rapidly see and fix my problem.

5. Approach

As previously mentioned, our lab members still do and discuss about the experiments. For  next time, we still use mind-mapping to plan and apply in our work because it still good to  understand and see the large picture of our work. I think that the planning as mind-mapping  can help us to reach the goal.

