Từ trước đên nay, chúng ta được dạy, và đã quen với việc ghi chép thông tin bằng các ký tự, đường thẳng, con số hay khoa học hơn là cách gạch đầu dòng, tóm ý. Với cách ghi chép này, chúng ta mới chỉ sử dụng một nửa của bộ não – não trái, mà chưa hề sử dụng kỹ năng nào bên não phải, nơi giúp chúng ta xử lý các thông tin về nhịp điệu, màu sắc, không gian và sự mơ mộng. Hay nói cách khác, chúng ta vẫn thường đang chỉ sử dụng 50% khả năng bộ não của chúng ta khi ghi nhận thông tin. Với mục tiêu giúp chúng ta sử dụng tối đa khả năng của bộ não, Tony Buzan đã đưa ra Bản đồ tư duy để giúp mọi người thực hiện được mục tiêu này. Đó là lý do tại sao Bản Đồ Tư Duy được gọi là công cụ ghi chú tối ưu.

Có thể hình dung qua công thức sau:

Ghi nhớ tốt + Từ khoá + Não trái phải = BẢN ĐỒ TƯ SUY

Bản đồ tư duy là gì?

Bản đồ tư duy (Mindmap) là phương pháp được đưa ra để tận dụng khả năng ghi nhận hình ảnh của bộ não. Đây là cách để ghi nhớ chi tiết, để tổng hợp, hay để phân tích một vấn đề ra thành một dạng của lược đồ phân nhánh. Khác với máy tính, ngoài khả năng ghi nhớ kiểu tuyến tính (ghi nhớ theo 1 trình tự nhất định chẳng hạn như trình tự biến cố xuất hiện của 1 câu truyện) thì não bộ còn có khả năng tạo sự liên kết giữa các dữ kiện với nhau. Phương pháp này khai thác cả hai khả năng này của bộ não.

Đây là một kĩ thuật để nâng cao cách ghi chép. Bằng cách dùng bản đồ tư duy, tổng thể của vấn đề được chỉ ra dưới dạng một hình vẽ, trong đó các đối tượng liên hệ với nhau bằng các đường nối. Với cách biểu diễn như vậy, các dữ liệu được ghi nhớ và hấp thụ dễ dàng và nhanh chóng hơn.

Thay vì dùng chữ viết để miêu tả một chiều, Bản đồ tư duy biểu thị toàn bộ cấu trúc chi tiết của một đối tượng bằng hình ảnh hai chiều. Nó chỉ ra dạng thức của đối tượng, sự quan hệ hỗ tương giữa các khái niệm có liên quan và cách liên hệ giữa chúng với nhau bên trong của một vấn đề lớn.

How Microsoft uses its partners to address its worries

In the following image, lines along with the letters represent companies that Microsoft uses in order to fight the threats which these lines link to.

A = Apple
C = Corel
F = Fuji Xerox
Cx = Citrix
L = Linspire
N = Novell
S = Samsung
T = TurboLinux
X = Xandros

This was put together rather quickly, so any corrections and additions would be very welcome.

Source: Boycott Novell

Ieder kind onder de 12 krijgt een laptop van de Nederlandse Staat.
Hoe kunnen ze dat het beste doen?

Resultaat

Een conceptmap

[/caption]

Rationale (hoe is het tot stand gekomen en waarom)

Tijdens een saaie treinreis sprak ik met een deskundige op het gebied van pedagogiek. Ik besprak de huiswerkopdracht van deze week en samen begonnen we te brainstormen. Dit leidde tot een minmap betreffende al onze gedachtes. Hierna begon ik met het ordenen van het resultaat van onze brainstormsessie en door onze gedachtes te bundelen in categoriën kwam ik al snel op meer ideëen.

Vervolgens kon ik verbanden gaan leggen tussen verschillende ideëen. Het idee van distributie via scholen leek het meest bruikbaar. Door hier weer verder over na te denken onstonden er nog meer verbanden en deze zijn uiteindelijk weergegeven in bovenstaande conceptmap.

Evaluatie (op je proces)

Door ook iemand anders bij een brainstormsessie te betrekken, kom je vaak allebei op verschillende ideëen. Door de ideëen te categoriseren en verbanden te leggen kom je al snel op meerdere concepten voor één probleem. Voor mij is het fijn om ook ideëen van anderen te horen waar ik zelf bijvoorbeeld niet zo snel op zou komen. Door in de mindmap categoriën aan te maken worden je gedachten geordend en ontstaan sneller nieuwe idëëen.

Lange nichts geschrieben hier. Obwohl es genügend Themen gäbe, fehlt momentan etwas die Zeit. Aber wenigstens einen Linktipp will ich loswerden: Wikimindmap. Ein großartiges Tool, um Wikipedia noch besser zu nutzen.

Einfach Suchbegriff eingeben (vorher die gewünschte Sprachversion wählen, in der gesucht werden soll) und Wikimindmap stellt das Suchergebnis sowie die mit dem Suchwort verlinkten weiteren Einträge der Wikipedia dar. So findet man zum Thema "E-Book" zum Beispiel auch schnell Links zum "Elektronischen Papier" oder den verschiedenen Programmen zum Anzeigen von E-Books auf PCs und mobilen Geräten.

Ich nutze Wikipedia nur noch so. Direkter, umfassender und übersichtlicher geht's nicht. Im übrigen lassen sich die so erstellten Mindmaps auch in das (kostenlos verfügbare) Mindmapping-Programm Freemind exportieren.

With all the convention speeches, television ads, and political talk shows it's easy to get caught up in the emotion of the campaigns.  

But given what is at stake for our country, it is important that we not pull the lever in November based solely on emotion.  It is important that we understand "what they will do" if elected.  That we understand their plans for America.

I've created a mindmap to help you decide which candidate to vote for.  All of the content and graphics for the mindmap come directly from their respective websites.  I have not added or deleted anything with respect to their policy positions.  It is taken verbatim from their websites.

This is a historic election for the 300 million citizens of the United States of America.  Whoever wins this election will shape our country and the world.  

Choose wisely.

To view the detailed policy positions for each candidate, click on the Notes icon next to each policy area. 

You will need to download the free MindManager Viewer 7 to make the Notes icons active.

Click here to download mindmap.

(click on image below to see the policies covered in the mindmap)

According to Wikipedia "a mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged radially around a central key word or idea. Mind maps are used to generate, visualize, structure, and classify ideas, and as an aid in study, organization, problem solving, decision making, and writing."

Here's one that I used for my course, created using a program called Mind Manager:Philosophy MindMap

Quite simply what they can do is squash a module down and streamline it into a series of interrelated topics which can be tackled individually. They're also great for planning projects and things.

For more info and free mindmapping software, see the following links:

http://www.mindmeister.com

http://freemind.sourcefourge.net

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map

In a previous post I wrote about a webcast featuring Jamie Nast, author and creator of the Idea Mapping Blog and Chuck Frey, author and creator of The Mind Mapping Software Blog.

Recently, Chuck Frey conducted an interview with Jamie Nast.  

Jamie Nast is one of the most prolific trainers and speakers on the topic of visual mapping. In this interview, she candidly explains why it's critical that executives learn to express their ideas visually, using hand-drawn idea maps and mind mapping software, and the risks of not doing so.

This is an interview you don’t want to miss!

Click here for the Interview.

It is one of those positive thinking "can do" mindmaps that you'll want to refer to again and again.  

He calls it "The Blueprint to Success".  And one time through the mindmap, I think you'll agree it is indeed a Blueprint to Success.

See for yourself:

(Click on Mindmap to enlarge)

You can download a full-size PDF version of the mindmap at his site.  

And by all means tell other people about it.

Saya menyebutnya conveying efficiency atau bahasa indonesianya : kemampuan bertelor (dipopulerkan pertama kali oleh pak Khairul dan Mas Pandu). Conveyor belt berfungsi membawa suatu benda dari satu tempat ke tempat lain. Tapi kalo dari 100 benda yang dibawa dari tempat asal hanya 10 yang sampai di tempat tujuan, maka conveying efficiency-nya hanya 10% saja. Dalam analogi ayam, kalau si ayam banyak makan tapi sedikit mengeluarkan telor (hasil yang diinginkan) tapi justru banyak mengeluarkan kotoran (hasil yang tidak diinginkan), maka kemampuan bertelornya rendah (lho, kalo jadi daging gimana?).

Biasanya ini terjadi pas lagi ngerjain tugas akhir, nulis report, bikin paper, atau bahkan mau presentasi. Yang dibaca buanyaaak dan merasa mengerti, tapi ketika mau nulis, kok lupa, buka-buka buku lagi, malah lupa halaman yang mana.

Itulah yang terjadi dengan saya, banyak yang dibaca, tapi yang diingat sedikit. Banyak yang dikerjakan, tapi hasilnya sedikit. Banyak baca dan ngerti, tapi kalo ditanya lupa. Sering saya berdiskusi dengan supervisor, tapi akhirnya kandas tak sampai tujuan, "hasil perhitungannya itu sekitar..mmm.. brapa ya, lupa saya, nanti deh saya cek lagi, pokoknya besar-lah nilainya." Akhirnya apa yang terjadi? ya diskusi ga asik, kalau ditanya teman tentang suatu kejadian pun tidak bisa bercerita detail karena lupa.

Saya termasuk yang inputnya besar, tapi outputnya kecil atau r<1 dimana r=output/input. Perlu mencari cara baru untuk mengingat atau merangkum dan menyampaikannya kembali sesuai dengan aslinya.

Saya jadi ingat MindMap(R)-nya Tony Buzan. Memvisualisasikan informasi dalam otak, memvisualisasikan cerita, memvisualisasikan poin-poin penting, bisa dilakukan dengan MindMap(R). Memang betul, cara ini bisa dicoba untuk menngurangi beban otak untuk mengingat. Tapi sayangnya dia menyarankan untuk membuat mindmap yang penuh warna dan gambar. Setiap kata pun disarankan untuk diletakkan dalam satu garis. Makin susah dan ruwet menurut saya.

Mindmap-nya Tony Buzan, rumit.

Masih berfikir bahwa mindmap adalah solusi bagus tapi males menggambar, maka saya gunakan mindmap versi sendiri. Pak Khairul juga sudah memperkenalkan saya teknik ini sewaktu dulu bikin-bikin laporan proyek. Jadinya seperti ini:

Sharing saja, sampai sekarang pun masih mencoba memperbaiki kemampuan otak. Selamat mencoba!

With most mindmapping software the central main topic remains in place regardless of the software's drill down capability.

But with PersonalBrain whatever topic (or what they call a "Thought") you click "becomes" the central main topic.  And what's even more remarkable is that the related topics associated with the "new" main topic are also displayed.

One challenge, of course, is describing this remarkable software with words.  So here is a visual to illustrate what I mean.  Below notice when "Markets" is clicked the other Thoughts associated with Markets are also dynamically displayed:

Shelley Hayduk, Vice President of Marketing and Sales for TheBrain Technologies, notes on the TheBrain Blog, that this approach to mindmapping has several major advantages:

• Information can be dynamically loaded as it is needed, enabling infinite scalability so that vast amounts of information can be mapped.
• There is always a context for the current item, so details such as contact information can always be synchronized with the display and usage of the system can be accurately measured and reported against. 
• Non-hierarchical relationships can be displayed. Because of the self-referencing nature of networked information, it is impossible to represent non-hierarchical information visually unless the display is rendered from the perspective of a selected item.

Another tremendous advantage of PersonalBrain is its ability to dynamically manage enormous amounts of information.

Shelley Hayduk, puts it this way, "With conventional mind mapping software, each map cannot practically be larger than a few hundred items. PersonalBrain is designed to allow tens of thousands of items and files to be integrated into a single workspace. The software offers a dynamic visual display that is infinitely scalable. In fact, this same interface is in use at the Department of Defense, Encyclopedia Britannica and large Fortune 500s to navigate and visualize hundreds of thousands of objects and databases. It would be impossible to scroll through such large data sets with standard mind maps."

If you are interested in a robust, dynamic, information management solution, I highly recommend you download PersonalBrain 4.5 for 30 days and experience it for yourself.  Click here to download.

After you download the software, play the video below for Tips and Tricks on using PersonalBrain 4.5:

Here's why.  When you go into an exam your brain has to recall information from somewhere in the jumble of knowledge.  Imagine going to a filing cabinet to get something out and you haven't been in there for a while.  You will find it, but it'll take you longer.

If you complete a mind map (without looking at your notes/book) then your brain is forced to search for the knowledge.  This means in the exam your brain has searched for this already and knows where to find it.

Mind maps also help your brain to organise the information.  For example, a proper mind map would involve different bits for different topics or ideas.  This allows your brain to link ideas together by topic, so again, when you need to find it easily you can. 

Most people find they help because many people learn well visually and nearly everyone is more visual than auditory, but I'm not into putting you in a box and saying you learn best in a certain way, so try different ideas.  Try recording stuff onto your ipod, for example, and listen on the way to school.

A good mind map:

• big, easy to read, stick a few bits of paper together if you need to.
• colourful, different colours for different ideas
• include diagrams & silly pictures to represent things

Mindmapping online:

mindmeister lets you create and share mind maps online. In brainstorming mode you and your friends can work simultaneously on the same mind map.  Get together with classmates to make a mind map for your exam revision.

Mindomo doesn't let several of you work on the mind map at the same time, but the graphics and colour schemes are good.  You can still save your mindmap.

Do what works for you, if mind maps don't work then that's fine, do something else!

I began with mindomo.com but soon found that for collaboration, this wasn't the best tool.  Here's what happened.  I created a mind map and shared it with 2 others to collaborate.  They opened the map in the morning, kept it open all day doing other things.  Meanwhile, I was working away filling it up.  I saved my map.  They, at the day's end added a few things to their open map, which had never updated automatically and saved the morning map with only a few things OVER my afternoon efforts.  In other words, not having auto save features, OR a feature which would have let them know that I was working, they erased my data.  Features that need to be added for sure!

So, attempt two we switched to Mindmeister.  You can find this new mind map at:  Distance Learning Conference: What We Learned. 

For those among you who are using Mindmap or want to go deeper into this wonderful methodology/tool, I suggest the reading of this free PDF from William P. Sheridan  

                             click this link -> How to think like a knowledge worker ?

If you do not have a mindmap software, you can use "free mind" a freeware that can introduce you easily to this methodology. I personnally use Minjet MindManager.

I share some of my thoughts on mindmapping and how it's truly becoming a multifaceted productivity tool.

I also share some great videos that explore the benefits of mindmapping.  

Enjoy.

This is simply one of the best interviews on mindmapping you'll ever read!  Michael Tipper REALLY understands the power of mindmapping.  

He understands that it's about the results mindmapping can produce (both educational and business) that should be the focus, rather than mindmapping as this creative diagram with words, images and colors.

He puts it this way in the interview: "Millions of drills are sold to people every year who do not want a drill.  What they want is the hole and of course the drill is the route to that. But ultimately it is the hole they are after.  In other words, they don’t care about the tool as much as the benefit that the tool provides. It’s the same with mind mapping."

You'll have to read the interview to get the rest of his point.  I strongly encourage you to do so. 

Chuck Frey asks some great questions and Michael Tipper gives some great answers.  You'll learn a lot about the power of mindmapping and how it can change your life.

Click here to read the Interview.

The tool allows you not only create the model but also add rules (which are done by attaching notes to the nodes and set weights. By default the weight of an element will be one. However by using the 1 icon it will be given a weight of minus one.

I've uploaded a few more presentations to screencast. Unfortunately the screen recording tool will only allow for short 5 minute recordings. The first recording is basically talking about BI and setting the scene. The last two recordings are creating cubes etc slicing and dicing the data with JPalo.

As you can see this was all done on a mac. It's a shame Tensegrity don't have a RCP download available on their site for ma users, since I sure other less technical people might not know how to make the eclipse client work.

mindmap1

mindmap2
mindmap3

Gideon King, Founder of NovaMind (a major mindmapping software company) has created tutorials for Mac and Windows to show you how to use Novamind Presenter.  

But before I give you those tutorial links, you have to see NovaMind Presenter in action!

Here is Gideon King giving a presentation with NovaMind Presenter on "How to Grow Your Business Using Mindmapping":

How to Grow Your Business Using Mindmapping by Gideon King  

(1 of 3 videos):

How to Grow Your Business Using Mindmapping by Gideon King  

(2 of 3 videos):

How to Grow Your Business Using Mindmapping by Gideon King  

(3 of 3 videos):

Here are the two tutorial links to show you how to use NovaMind Presenter:

NovaMind Presenter Tutorial (Mac): Click Here.

Novamind Presenter Tutorial (Windows): Click Here.

Un exemple de création de carte ci-dessous.

Ce type de construction permet de déterminer graphiquement les étapes de la réflexion, il est souple, modifiable à volonté selon l'évolution du travail. Sur cette base il est plus facile de lancer la rédaction de son objet d'étude.

Pour créer une carte mentale nous utiliserons le logiciel libre freemind

To help make the process easier, Mindjet has created a mindmap template that helps you more effectively identify the right solution.  It helps you sort through the pros and cons of any decision. 

I've personally found this template to be very useful.  There is nothing like seeing your pros and cons side by side. 

Here's the template for your review:

(Click on mindmap to enlarge)

If you are interested in downloading and using this template, download it from the Mindjet website.   Click here to download.

I can only assume that there are people out there eager to use JPalo on the mac. Well the good news is that this is possible and you have all the same functionality as anyone else. Unfortunatley Tensegrity Haven't got a download on their website for an eclipse RCP. I can only assume this is because they don't a mac in their office and that since SWT uses native GUI controls they couldn't test a package and so weren't willing to publish something which might not work.

However fear not it's no big deal to get the eclipse addin working all youneed to do is visit eclipse.org and download a copy eclipse. This will give you a full blown eclipse development environment, but more importantly the application will contain the native SWT jars for the mac. Next goto the tensegriy site and download either a windows or linux version of the eclipse client. Within there you need to copy the folders within the plugin sections to the plugins folder of the version of eclipse you downloaded.

When you start eclipse you need to change the perspective to Palo Client or Palo admin and your good to go. Slicing and dicing cubes, adding users and groups and many other such tasks are now easily accomplished.

In fact I hope to produce a screencast in the next few days which shows a palo server running on the mac, a model creating using a mindmap and then an iterative agile development cycle using the JPalo RCP and the mindmap to rapidly revise the model.

If anyone has questions on eclipse and jpalo give me a shout.