Continuous Improvement Toolkit
Mind Mapping
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Mind Mapping
Visually organizing ideas, thoughts and information
Around a single topic or problem
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A nonlinear approach
A collection of ideas, words, drawings, etc.
Represented hierarchically
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Reflects the way human beings think and organize information
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Ideas can be created through brainstorming sessions
Ideas are then consolidated into a single map
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Has many applications in personal, professional and educational situations
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Uses . . .
To sort out the new ideas when brainstorming
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Uses . . .
To sort out complex situations
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Uses . . .
To consolidate information from different sources
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To support interviewing and studying
Provides an alternative way to ordinary note-taking
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Uses . . .
Used in decision making and planning activities
To creatively generate and organize alternatives for making decisions
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Where it is Used?
Brainstorming Individual Meetings sessions effort
Planning Workshops Lectures sessions
Can be used as a presentation tool to present ideas and information
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Benefits
Helps understanding the structure of any concept
Makes it easy to see how pieces of information fit together
Makes it easier to structure, classify, summarize and recall
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Benefits
Offers new insights into new possibilities and creative solutions to improve existing processes and practices
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Benefits
Provides focus and clarity as only few words and phrases need to be written down
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Basic Structure The ideas and thoughts are organized in the form of a diagram
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How to Construct a Mind Map
With your team, present the topic or problem to be explored
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How to Construct a Mind Map
Draw a circle in the middle of a paper then write in it the topic or problem
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How to Construct a Mind Map
Draw lines out from the circle to initiate the main points
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How to Construct a Mind Map
Brainstorm and add information to the main points by creating more branches
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How to Construct a Mind Map
Use colors and add images, icons, symbols and shapes
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How to Construct a Mind Map
Show associations by connecting the related items
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How to Construct a Mind Map
Provide the opportunity to add to the mind map later on as you come across new information
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Often drawn by hand
A higher quality version could be drawn later when there is more time available
There are many software applications and online services that allow the creation of mind maps
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Software Applications and Online Services
The process of drawing a mind map can be an overwhelming task
This is where applications and online services can offer the flexibility that a piece of paper can’t
FreeMind XMind MindMeister Coogle MindMup Mindomo
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Example – Continuous Improvement Tools and Techniques
Force filed analysis RCA Fishbone WBS Voting Brainstorming 5 Whys Gantt chart Pareto Mind mapping Tree diagram Decision RACI Cause & Effect Making Stakeholder Analysis Project Idea generation Tools and management SIPOC Risk analysis Techniques RAID Log Process mapping Data Flowchart collection Questionnaires Check sheets VSM Flow process chart Gemba walks
Drawn using Microsoft PowerPoint
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Example – A Mind Map to Remember Personal Development Tools
Drawn using an image editing application
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Example – Drawn Using a Software Application
Drawn using Sourceforge FreeMind
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Further Information
Using of single words and simple phrases will ensure that the mind map is more pleasant and easier to read
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Further Information
A research has suggested that mind mapping can improve learning and studying efficiency over conventional note-taking methods [1]
[1]: The efficacy of the mind map study technique by Paul Farrand, Fearzana Hussain and Enid Hennessy (May 2002). www.citoolkit.com 31
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Further Information
Images, shapes and symbols can help you remember, recall and retrieve information more easily You need to be persistent and patient in working with and mastering mind maps
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