Tool  : Mind Mapping

Challenge & Selection :

The design thinking tool used by me is mind mapping. I am an engineering  graduate from India. And our government every year conducts a hackathon on national  level. For which we need to provide our idea and a prototype to government through online  submission and if they liked our idea then they ask us to show our demonstration at onsite  event. Only 5 teams get selected for a specific problem statement in India. This is a long  process of about a month so we had to create a mind map to finish our work in respective  time with accuracy. We are a team of 6 people where every other person work progress  affect the overall progress in prototype.

Application :

As I have mentioned above this is a long process of a month or more. And  only 5 teams get selected form about 50 teams from all over India. Thus one need to be  clear about the understanding of the problem statement and should know the deep insights  about the product and outcome required from company. A proper working plan with strict  deadlines was required to complete the task. So we created a mind map of our all task on  the white board where our team used to work on prototype together. There were about 10- 15 different tasks which needed to merge to get the final prototype submission. Being  aware about the effective mind mapping tool we spent 2 days in creating a mind map so  further while working there should be no chaos and every one should work on their  respective strengths. We understood each other’s strength and weakness and assigned 2  tasks to every team member according to their choice and convenience.

Without mind mapping tool it would be difficult to manage this work in  respective time. But due to mind mapping tool all our work was completed within the  deadline and we successfully able to submit our prototype.

Insights & Approach :-

What I have learned from this event is before we have to actually  work on something it is always better to discuss the plans with fellow team members.   Create a blueprint of the tasks you have to perform in your mind and then execute it with  proper sequence of tasks. Also great athletes like Cristiano Ronaldo, Messi  , Usain Bolt have  their week to week workout plan  and they have their personal secretaries and managers to  create a mind map and task assignment for them. Having a proper plan in a mind before  implementing it is always a good idea.  Basically mind mapping is a diagram containing  information  represented visually. Usually central idea is set in the middle and associated  ideas are around the central idea.  If you have to work on something which is complex and

demands strategic planning then you should practice mind mapping tool. It is not that you  will succeed in first attempt only. But we should  practice this throughout and eventually we  will learn to efficiently use mind mapping tool and it will help us to increase our efficiency  and help in long run.

Thank you!


Tool : Mind Mapping Challenge & Selection : The design thinking tool used by me is mind mapping . I am an engineering graduate from India . And our government every year conducts a hackathon on national level . For which we need to provide our idea and a prototype to government through online submission and if they liked our idea then they ask us to show our demonstration at onsite event . Only 5 teams get selected for a specific problem statement in India . This is a long process of about a month so we had to create a mind map to finish our work in respective time with accuracy . We are a team of 6 people where every other person work progress affect the overall progress in prototype . Application : As I have mentioned above this is a long process of a month or more . And only 5 teams get selected form about 50 teams from all over India . Thus one need to be clear about the understanding of the problem statement and should know the deep insights about the product and outcome required from company . A proper working plan with strict deadlines was required to complete the task . So we created a mind map of our all task on the white board where our team used to work on prototype together . There were about 10- 15 different tasks which needed to merge to get the final prototype submission . Being aware about the effective mind mapping tool we spent 2 days in creating a mind map so further while working there should be no chaos and every one should work on their respective strengths . We understood each other ’s strength and weakness and assigned 2 tasks to every team member according to their choice and convenience . Without mind mapping tool it would be difficult to manage this work in respective time . But due to mind mapping tool all our work was completed within the deadline and we successfully able to submit our prototype . Insights & Approach : - What I have learned from this event is before we have to actually work on something it is always better to discuss the plans with fellow team members . Create a blueprint of the tasks you have to perform in your mind and then execute it with proper sequence of tasks . Also great athletes like Cristiano Ronaldo , Messi , Usain Bolt have their week to week workout plan and they have their personal secretaries and managers to create a mind map and task assignment for them . Having a proper plan in a mind before implementing it is always a good idea . Basically mind mapping is a diagram containing information represented visually . Usually central idea is set in the middle and associated ideas are around the central idea . If you have to work on something which is complex and demands strategic planning then you should practice mind mapping tool . It is not that you will succeed in first attempt only . But we should practice this throughout and eventually we will learn to efficiently use mind mapping tool and it will help us to increase our efficiency and help in long run . Thank you !