Mind Mapping - Reflection    Challenge  I am in the beginning of establishing a new company. I earned the skills and the required  qualifications as a consultant for chronic diseases. I want to launch the first counseling center  for chronic diseases in my city, because I want to help those people. I have been ill once and  I know how hard it is to find support and help. I studied for 6 years now and earned my  Master's degree as well as other qualifications. I want to find possibilities how I can meet my  customers needs and create a holistic concept for them. I want them to feel supported but  also empower them to find help within them.       Selection   Therefore I chose the Mind Mapping Tool. A mind map is a creative way to represent ideas  and concepts. It is a visual thinking tool that helps structuring information, helping you to  better analyze, comprehend and generate new ideas. It is a very simple but powerful tool.  Mind maps help to collect ideas and facts based on a given topic. I always wanted to try mind  mapping on a large topic. I have an entire wall to get creative on. So here I am!      Application  When I selected the Mind Mapping tool I bought a bunch of colourful sticky notes and I  cleared an entire wall of my apartment to spread out my ideas. I spoke with many chronically  ill people as well with some doctors and therapists. I gathered a lot of words and phrases and  now I want gather them on the wall. I defined different categories and made connections to  topics that belong together somehow. I started with a hand full of sticky notes and I created 7  main topics I wanted to focus on. And then I went crazy taping all those notes to the wall.  After I was finished I looked at the entire “picture” and reptaped some sticky notes. The final  picture was pretty impressive. I felt like I got so many tangible ideas, but I also considered  the question our professor Mrs. Liedtka „What if anything were possible?.” I feel  overwhelmed!       Insight and Approach  I was surprised about the quantity and the quality of the ideas. I felt active and in power of  the whole process. From time to time it got a bit messy but this creative „mess“ helped me to  think more and to dig deeper. I enjoyed the freedom of ideas and the open approach, which  is so different than how normal companies think. I think that Mind mapping and the design  thinking process can enable startups, companies but singular people as well to find new  perspectives and create there image of what they want to achieve.

Approach: Describe what you might do differently next time -- applying the same tool you  selected or a different one -- and the reason(s) why.


Mind Mapping - Reflection Challenge I am in the beginning of establishing a new company . I earned the skills and the required qualifications as a consultant for chronic diseases . I want to launch the first counseling center for chronic diseases in my city , because I want to help those people . I have been ill once and I know how hard it is to find support and help . I studied for 6 years now and earned my Master 's degree as well as other qualifications . I want to find possibilities how I can meet my customers needs and create a holistic concept for them . I want them to feel supported but also empower them to find help within them . Selection Therefore I chose the Mind Mapping Tool . A mind map is a creative way to represent ideas and concepts . It is a visual thinking tool that helps structuring information , helping you to better analyze , comprehend and generate new ideas . It is a very simple but powerful tool . Mind maps help to collect ideas and facts based on a given topic . I always wanted to try mind mapping on a large topic . I have an entire wall to get creative on . So here I am ! Application When I selected the Mind Mapping tool I bought a bunch of colourful sticky notes and I cleared an entire wall of my apartment to spread out my ideas . I spoke with many chronically ill people as well with some doctors and therapists . I gathered a lot of words and phrases and now I want gather them on the wall . I defined different categories and made connections to topics that belong together somehow . I started with a hand full of sticky notes and I created 7 main topics I wanted to focus on . And then I went crazy taping all those notes to the wall . After I was finished I looked at the entire “ picture ” and reptaped some sticky notes . The final picture was pretty impressive . I felt like I got so many tangible ideas , but I also considered the question our professor Mrs. Liedtka „ What if anything were possible ? . ” I feel overwhelmed ! Insight and Approach I was surprised about the quantity and the quality of the ideas . I felt active and in power of the whole process . From time to time it got a bit messy but this creative „ mess “ helped me to think more and to dig deeper . I enjoyed the freedom of ideas and the open approach , which is so different than how normal companies think . I think that Mind mapping and the design thinking process can enable startups , companies but singular people as well to find new perspectives and create there image of what they want to achieve . Approach : Describe what you might do differently next time -- applying the same tool you selected or a different one -- and the reason(s ) why .