Mind mapping tool

Challenge    Nowadays, helping the planet and the environment has become one of the most important  aspects of the society since it’s clear that people need to take action to this problem. For this  reason is that the ideas of recycling, reducing and reusing are being sold. However, one of the  biggest problem to approach this ideal is that recycling hasn’t have a great impact to the  environment but why? Well it seems that people do not recycle by being conscious of this act,  or don’t recycle at all. The challenge here is to discover why that is there isn’t a compromise  from people to achieve this goal.    Selection    To accomplish this challenge it is feasible to use the mind mapping tool since thanks to it, we  will be able to generate patterns about the reason why people tend to have a problem in  recycling. In that way, finding possible solutions to the connected responses from the  participants will be easier. Just as the University of Virginia said, mind mapping tool is a way  to create criteria and ideas to continue the process of what is.    Application    To apply this tool, there were several participants from the neighborhood who accepted to  participate in the process. Observation was the first key to achieve the goal because thanks to  it is that data about why people struggle in recycling will appear. I started to see how families  of the neighborhood acted in their normal day, especially at the time of cooking and eating  since it’s when they tend to produce the most quantity of garbage. It was clear that people  didn’t have as a purpose having consciousness about the importance of recycling.

To create new ideas and points of views of the reasons why they don’t recycle, in each house  was going on a contest. The main purpose of this was to make the members of the family to  respond why they don’t recycle, and to realize the importance of it. To achieve this goal they  had to respond to a preferences test and an open answers one, where they are presented as a  little story to make it fun. When the results were appearing, there was several aspects that were  used as an excuse.

The younger members of the family wrote that they don’t recycle because their parents have  never give importance to that activity, so they wouldn’t do anything about it. Teenagers agreed  that they don’t consider it a big deal and that they aren’t contributing to a large degree by  recycling. Others said that there isn’t space to put another trash can in their house because it  wasn’t designed to have two places for it, so putting in another place far from they are used to  throw the trash, is not a good solution for them since they are wasting time, where not recycling  becomes easier.

The adults said that they don’t have any time because they are the ones who need to divide the  trash and leave it in different places, they just don’t want to take responsibility of it because  they don’t see the help that they are giving to the planet. All of they just want to go by the  easier trail because it’s not something that is that important to them. Apart of this they affirm  that the city doesn’t give recycling the importance that is needed so they won’t do anything

because at the end it don’t make a difference since all the trash ends in the same place; also  they don’t receive nothing by doing this. With the quiz new ideas came to solve the problem  of recycling, the criteria for the next step was being built. It was necessary to make recycling  an action that fits the interest of every member of the family.

Insight and approach

Thanks to the use of the mind mapping tool it was clear that giving people the chance to give  their own reasons about not recycling gave a wider idea of the problem, because people tend  to say a general idea about the reason of this problem, but with mind mapping tool we could  see deeper and create patterns about the why.  I have learned  that giving the change to a group  of people to create a deep thinking about the problem  helps to solve a bigger purpose where  sharing thoughts is the most valuable response to define a solution to the problem.

While someone else could give a reason why is happening this recycling problem, with the  mind mapping tool, I could realize more deep patterns that weren’t easy to see if I had just used  another standard tool, and consequently I could think of an effective way to solve this situation  since I could get enough criteria. I realized that just making a fun way to participate with  everyone all focused on one purpose, each one could identify different points of view to obtain  valuable information where is not subjective since it is not based on a single perspective.

For me, using the tool to create patterns and new ideas based on each ones perspective to create  new and more insights became one of the most necessary and important aspects to take every  time that I am facing a situation. In that way, for the next time, the first step to make would be  to create a comfortable and open minded space where creativity could flow and new point of  views will be accepted and will help to create a relation between everyone, because I realized  that it doesn’t matter how different people or families are from each other’s, there will be  always a union point to create connection between everyone. Next time I will make the same  participants to give the correspondent feedback to the final result of mind mapping tool, so in  that way they will be included in the full process and may give some advice to make the patterns  even more consistent and that will bring an amazing response where nothing wouldn’t be not  taken in mind, because if I join every perspective I won’t be wrong since every point of view  will be presented.


Mind mapping tool Challenge Nowadays , helping the planet and the environment has become one of the most important aspects of the society since it ’s clear that people need to take action to this problem . For this reason is that the ideas of recycling , reducing and reusing are being sold . However , one of the biggest problem to approach this ideal is that recycling has n’t have a great impact to the environment but why ? Well it seems that people do not recycle by being conscious of this act , or do n’t recycle at all . The challenge here is to discover why that is there is n’t a compromise from people to achieve this goal . Selection To accomplish this challenge it is feasible to use the mind mapping tool since thanks to it , we will be able to generate patterns about the reason why people tend to have a problem in recycling . In that way , finding possible solutions to the connected responses from the participants will be easier . Just as the University of Virginia said , mind mapping tool is a way to create criteria and ideas to continue the process of what is . Application To apply this tool , there were several participants from the neighborhood who accepted to participate in the process . Observation was the first key to achieve the goal because thanks to it is that data about why people struggle in recycling will appear . I started to see how families of the neighborhood acted in their normal day , especially at the time of cooking and eating since it ’s when they tend to produce the most quantity of garbage . It was clear that people did n’t have as a purpose having consciousness about the importance of recycling . To create new ideas and points of views of the reasons why they do n’t recycle , in each house was going on a contest . The main purpose of this was to make the members of the family to respond why they do n’t recycle , and to realize the importance of it . To achieve this goal they had to respond to a preferences test and an open answers one , where they are presented as a little story to make it fun . When the results were appearing , there was several aspects that were used as an excuse . The younger members of the family wrote that they do n’t recycle because their parents have never give importance to that activity , so they would n’t do anything about it . Teenagers agreed that they do n’t consider it a big deal and that they are n’t contributing to a large degree by recycling . Others said that there is n’t space to put another trash can in their house because it was n’t designed to have two places for it , so putting in another place far from they are used to throw the trash , is not a good solution for them since they are wasting time , where not recycling becomes easier . The adults said that they do n’t have any time because they are the ones who need to divide the trash and leave it in different places , they just do n’t want to take responsibility of it because they do n’t see the help that they are giving to the planet . All of they just want to go by the easier trail because it ’s not something that is that important to them . Apart of this they affirm that the city does n’t give recycling the importance that is needed so they wo n’t do anything because at the end it do n’t make a difference since all the trash ends in the same place ; also they do n’t receive nothing by doing this . With the quiz new ideas came to solve the problem of recycling , the criteria for the next step was being built . It was necessary to make recycling an action that fits the interest of every member of the family . Insight and approach Thanks to the use of the mind mapping tool it was clear that giving people the chance to give their own reasons about not recycling gave a wider idea of the problem , because people tend to say a general idea about the reason of this problem , but with mind mapping tool we could see deeper and create patterns about the why . I have learned that giving the change to a group of people to create a deep thinking about the problem helps to solve a bigger purpose where sharing thoughts is the most valuable response to define a solution to the problem . While someone else could give a reason why is happening this recycling problem , with the mind mapping tool , I could realize more deep patterns that were n’t easy to see if I had just used another standard tool , and consequently I could think of an effective way to solve this situation since I could get enough criteria . I realized that just making a fun way to participate with everyone all focused on one purpose , each one could identify different points of view to obtain valuable information where is not subjective since it is not based on a single perspective . For me , using the tool to create patterns and new ideas based on each ones perspective to create new and more insights became one of the most necessary and important aspects to take every time that I am facing a situation . In that way , for the next time , the first step to make would be to create a comfortable and open minded space where creativity could flow and new point of views will be accepted and will help to create a relation between everyone , because I realized that it does n’t matter how different people or families are from each other ’s , there will be always a union point to create connection between everyone . Next time I will make the same participants to give the correspondent feedback to the final result of mind mapping tool , so in that way they will be included in the full process and may give some advice to make the patterns even more consistent and that will bring an amazing response where nothing would n’t be not taken in mind , because if I join every perspective I wo n’t be wrong since every point of view will be presented .