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A Beginner's Guide to Mind Mapping Meetings

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on 2007-08-15 by annabay21

That is really useful...specially with my boss, he speaks way too fast!!

on 2007-08-16 by madbsas

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you can't take notes as fast as the speaker talks?

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  • An arrow from one item to another indicates that one idea flows from one item to another
  • An arrow pointing both ways indicates the subjects are of equal value and relate to one another
  • A box or idea with no arrow is a floating topic. This is typically an important idea but off topic.

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    1. Write the main idea in the center box.
    2. Write each agenda item in the circles linked to the outside of the main idea.
    3. As the meeting progresses, draw lines pointing to sub-thoughts, ideas, facts and figures.
    4. Draw pictures and interlink items with or without arrows.

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    I use both Freemind and Mindjet Mindmanager (the only reason I have Windows still on my laptop). I've found it is by far the best way to pay attention, organize my thoughts (all of them to include the random ones that occur at the most inapproriate times) and I ALWAYS use it to begin my writing assignments.

    When writing, I use Post-it notes on a big sheet of paper or a white board. I write my ideas on the Post-it notes (main ideas) and place somewhere on the board. The advantage is, when you leave for the night and come back you can rearrange your ideas neatly and very quickly.

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    I've been a mindmapper for years and find that most how-to's make things too complex by requiring colours and picture etc. Can't believe the guy who is credited with inventing them, Tony Buzan, has managed to get so many books out of such a simple concept.

    Mindmapping is simple. Main concept in centre of page, idea spokes out from that. The spokes can be a line; they don't have to be fancy branches or colours. Add sub-branches to the topics with more lines. Keep is simple and you can do it very fast. I have often taken meeting and lecture notes with MMs way faster than I could any other way. Tool of choice is definitely Freemind.

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