Alejandra Padilla

Final Project: The family trip

Challenge and selection

The tool that I will use for this project is the mind mapping because I consider

that it is one of the most important alternatives, since it allows us to look for

patterns and perspectives to problems solution, and we can explore our creativity

with this. I like the mind maps because I use them for my schoolwork and is very

easy to use them. I think is the best way to synthesize information clearly. The

mind map it is a creative, intuitive, visual, and attractive way of presenting

information that is confusing.

The challenge that I chose to apply this tool is about choosing a destination to go

on a trip with the family, we want to be 7 days in the city, we are looking for a

city that has many things to do and know, like museums, restaurants, parks,

monuments, and others. We do not have a specific place, we just want to know

some place in Europe, and we can travel any season of the year.

Application

We must first clarify our ideas. The first step is to choose 5 alternatives of

countries or cities to which we want to go, then select 2 options that interest us

the most. The next step is making a mind map of each option. In each map we

will include basic things, starting with the places we can visit in that city, what

activities are there to do like: museums, restaurants, parks, and others; what is

the best season to travel, prices of flights, hotels. We are going to complement

the map with the information we find, trying to be brief. Once the maps are

ready, we will make a comparison with the information and choose the option

that best suits us.

List of 5 cities:

1. Madrid, Spain.

2. Paris, France.

3. Rome, Italy

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4. Amsterdam, Netherlands

5. London, England

The two cities chosen:

1. Amsterdam, Netherlands

2. Rome, Italy

Mind map example:

Insight and Approach

I consider that the creation of mental maps greatly facilitates the process of

ordering ideas, because it allows to do it in a simple and creative way. It helps

to summarize the information clearly, which allows us to better analyze the

alternatives we have and help us make better decisions. In our case, organizing

the information in such a simple way allowed me to share it with the rest of my

family and that they could choose the destination they want to go to as a family.

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Also, each person can contribute something that enriches the information; and

the elaboration can be individual or group.

In conclusion, it is a very useful and simple tool to make decisions, and without

a doubt I will continue to use it to synthesize information and clarify ideas, since

it allows to have a very enriching creative process. And probably, next time I will

try to apply this tool to some problem at work, and I will elaborate the mental

map in a group way.


Alejandra Padilla Final Project : The family trip Challenge and selection The tool that I will use for this project is the mind mapping because I consider that it is one of the most important alternatives , since it allows us to look for patterns and perspectives to problems solution , and we can explore our creativity with this . I like the mind maps because I use them for my schoolwork and is very easy to use them . I think is the best way to synthesize information clearly . The mind map it is a creative , intuitive , visual , and attractive way of presenting information that is confusing . The challenge that I chose to apply this tool is about choosing a destination to go on a trip with the family , we want to be 7 days in the city , we are looking for a city that has many things to do and know , like museums , restaurants , parks , monuments , and others . We do not have a specific place , we just want to know some place in Europe , and we can travel any season of the year . Application We must first clarify our ideas . The first step is to choose 5 alternatives of countries or cities to which we want to go , then select 2 options that interest us the most . The next step is making a mind map of each option . In each map we will include basic things , starting with the places we can visit in that city , what activities are there to do like : museums , restaurants , parks , and others ; what is the best season to travel , prices of flights , hotels . We are going to complement the map with the information we find , trying to be brief . Once the maps are ready , we will make a comparison with the information and choose the option that best suits us . List of 5 cities : 1 . Madrid , Spain . 2 . Paris , France . 3 . Rome , Italy Alejandra Padilla 4 . Amsterdam , Netherlands 5 . London , England The two cities chosen : 1 . Amsterdam , Netherlands 2 . Rome , Italy Mind map example : Insight and Approach I consider that the creation of mental maps greatly facilitates the process of ordering ideas , because it allows to do it in a simple and creative way . It helps to summarize the information clearly , which allows us to better analyze the alternatives we have and help us make better decisions . In our case , organizing the information in such a simple way allowed me to share it with the rest of my family and that they could choose the destination they want to go to as a family . Alejandra Padilla Also , each person can contribute something that enriches the information ; and the elaboration can be individual or group . In conclusion , it is a very useful and simple tool to make decisions , and without a doubt I will continue to use it to synthesize information and clarify ideas , since it allows to have a very enriching creative process . And probably , next time I will try to apply this tool to some problem at work , and I will elaborate the mental map in a group way .