Mind Mapping

These are mind maps. A Mind Map connects information  around the central subject or topic with images or pictures or  just text. I always like to think of it as a tree although some  might disagree with me because Mind Map has far more of a  radial structure. In any case, in a Mind Map, your main idea is  always at the center. Let's say your main idea is football. Then,  the branches of subtopics related ideas could be things like  famous footballers and football championships.

Each branch of sub-topic can be further split into more sub-branches or  sub-topics and you can go on and on. You must be thinking why are we  talking about mind mapping. Well, because it is a good technique to  generate ideas flesh them out, and bring them into life in a visual form. It  can take your ideas beyond a simple list and help you become more  creative in generating ideas, fleshing out ideas and seeing the  relationship between the ideas, and so on. In fact, if you are having a  brainstorming session with the team for ideation, it is best to use a Mind  Map to capture everyone's ideas. Not that you can use mind mapping  only for ideas, it is widely used for setting goals, solving problems,  revisiting study lessons, making weekly plans, and so on.

Let’s take an example:

So, let us look at how we can use a Mind Map for generating ideas for a  restaurant. What I'm going to do is to place the idea in the very centre.  So “Start the restaurant” appears at the centre. Next is what decisions  do I need to make for starting a restaurant. I will place them as main  branches around the central idea. Then I will go one level deeper into  each branch. Let's start with the cuisine. What cuisine will my new  restaurants serve? Indian food and Chinese food are quite popular. I do  see that more and more people are trying out Lebanese food nowadays.  And yes, continental food is also quite a must a range especially talking  about French and Italian food. As we can see in the figure, I have put all  of them down. Let's look at the level of service. Should it be a full-service  restaurant? Or a casual diner? It can also be a fast-food restaurant or it  can be a takeaway. How am I going to consider all these aspects? Am I  all set to start my restaurant? The magic of mind mapping is that it  doesn't let me forget anything. There are other things to consider. For  example. location, should it be located in the mall? or a home-based  food delivery chain maybe a food truck. Size is also important. How big  should the restaurant be? Should it be a small one or should it be the big  one? Maybe even a multi-storage restaurant. This is how we can sort of  flesh out Mind Map which is to do with starting a restaurant.


Mind Mapping These are mind maps . A Mind Map connects information around the central subject or topic with images or pictures or just text . I always like to think of it as a tree although some might disagree with me because Mind Map has far more of a radial structure . In any case , in a Mind Map , your main idea is always at the center . Let 's say your main idea is football . Then , the branches of subtopics related ideas could be things like famous footballers and football championships . Each branch of sub - topic can be further split into more sub - branches or sub - topics and you can go on and on . You must be thinking why are we talking about mind mapping . Well , because it is a good technique to generate ideas flesh them out , and bring them into life in a visual form . It can take your ideas beyond a simple list and help you become more creative in generating ideas , fleshing out ideas and seeing the relationship between the ideas , and so on . In fact , if you are having a brainstorming session with the team for ideation , it is best to use a Mind Map to capture everyone 's ideas . Not that you can use mind mapping only for ideas , it is widely used for setting goals , solving problems , revisiting study lessons , making weekly plans , and so on . Let ’s take an example : So , let us look at how we can use a Mind Map for generating ideas for a restaurant . What I 'm going to do is to place the idea in the very centre . So “ Start the restaurant ” appears at the centre . Next is what decisions do I need to make for starting a restaurant . I will place them as main branches around the central idea . Then I will go one level deeper into each branch . Let 's start with the cuisine . What cuisine will my new restaurants serve ? Indian food and Chinese food are quite popular . I do see that more and more people are trying out Lebanese food nowadays . And yes , continental food is also quite a must a range especially talking about French and Italian food . As we can see in the figure , I have put all of them down . Let 's look at the level of service . Should it be a full - service restaurant ? Or a casual diner ? It can also be a fast - food restaurant or it can be a takeaway . How am I going to consider all these aspects ? Am I all set to start my restaurant ? The magic of mind mapping is that it does n't let me forget anything . There are other things to consider . For example . location , should it be located in the mall ? or a home - based food delivery chain maybe a food truck . Size is also important . How big should the restaurant be ? Should it be a small one or should it be the big one ? Maybe even a multi - storage restaurant . This is how we can sort of flesh out Mind Map which is to do with starting a restaurant .