Idea Maps #55 & #56 - DeBono's Six Thinking Hats

One of my clients from a large automotive company in southeastern Michigan gave me these idea maps she created on de Bono's Six Thinking Hats using MindManager software. The first one was used as an overview for the Six Hats and the second one is a meeting agenda. You can see a clearer pdf version of these maps on my website under "Client Maps". If you click on any column it will sort alphabetically and you can then search by author or title ("de Bono's Six Thinking Hats" and "Using de Bono's Six Thinking Hats").

Idea Map #54 - Sara's Brainstorm

Bob Levy is a friend of mine and recently sent me a map his granddaughter created at school. The topic was "Parents." Both grandfather and mother were surprised. Sara is 8 years old and lives in an Indianapolis suburb. Now if an 8 year old can do this, certainly you can try it too! For the pdf version of this map go to my website. If you click on any column it will sort alphabetically and you can then search by author or map title, etc.

Idea Map #53 - About Golf

Paul Shorock recently provided me with a rather intriguing idea map. He created this to explain golf's rules and etiquette when introducing his son-in-law to the game. The map includes multiple links to "how to" websites. Download a trial version of MindManager and map your favorite hobby! For the pdf version of this map go to my website. If you click on any column it will sort alphabetically and you can then search by author or map title, etc.

Idea Map #52 - The Book Flow or "Fluir Conciencia"

Philippe Boukobza (from Madrid) shares the map he created after reading Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Philippe also has a mind mapping website available in Spanish, English, and French and a mind mapping blog in Spanish. For a larger view of this map in pdf format go to my website under "Additional Maps". If you click on any column it will sort alphabetically by author or title of the map.

Idea Map #49 - Glove Box Dampener Meeting Minutes & Hint #16

Derek Roberts is a product design engineer who attended the 2-day Idea Mapping Workshop held at ACH on October 3-4, 2007. This is the first map he created following the workshop. The above meeting minutes were from a Design Review with a potential new supplier for a glove box dampener -- a small part that you don't see, but it makes the glove box open slowly and controlled when you unlatch it.

The map covered meeting attendees and the following key areas:

• Tuning (the 6 O'Clock branch) - This told Derek how the dampener could be adjusted to suit his design
• Prototypes (also 6 O'Clock branch) - Timing for parts delivery
• Need (the 10 O'Clock branch) - The follow-up required from the supplier.

For the pdf version of this map go to my website. If you click on any column it will sort alphabetically and you can then search by author or map title, etc.

Hint #16 - Meeting notes are a great place to start implementing your Idea Mapping. Typically they are a "safe" environment and the information is shared at a reasonable pace. Give it a try.

Idea Map #48 - Did We Read the Same Article (Map 5 in the Series)?

On September 16, 2007 I started a series called "Did We Read the Same Article?" Professionals attending the Idea Mapping workshop each create a map from an overview of Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Each map ends up looking quite different, and I'm sharing a series of these maps so you can see how people capture similar information in drastically (yet beautifully) different ways. The second example was posted on September 22, 2007, the third on September 26, 2007, and the fourth on October 2, 2007. This posting features a map from Idea-Mapping Instructor Debbie Showler from Whitby, Ontario in Canada. Her maps are filled with color, details, and imagery. Hope you enjoy her work.

An Idea Map (#47) of the Idea Mapping Book

You will officially meet Kaye Nightingale from the UK via October's feature article in my column (Jamie's Idea Spot) in the Mindjet monthly newsletter. So this is your preview. Kaye sent me the first map (besides my own) that captures all the details from my book chapter by chapter. She used MindManager and created tons of links within the map. She stopped reading the book after chapter one when she realized she wanted to make a map of the book. Her blog entry tells her full story and a second posting shares the process of mapping a book. Thanks Kaye!

You can see a clearer pdf version of this map on my website under "Additional Maps". If you click on any column it will sort alphabetically and you can then search by author or title (An Idea Map of Jamie's Idea Mapping Book) of the map.

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Idea Map #46 Did We Read the Same Article (Map 4 in the Series)?

On September 16, 2007 I started a series called "Did We Read the Same Article?" Professionals attending the Idea Mapping workshop each create a map from an overview of Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Each map ends up looking quite different, and I'm sharing a series of these maps so you can see how people capture similar information in drastically (yet beautifully) different ways. The second example was posted on September 22, 2007 and the third on September 26, 2007. This posting features a map from Karen, who participated in one of my ACH workshops. She used a color-coding strategy by using the same color for the main branches and another color for the second level of detail.