I worked on a Mind Map today (see post below), for a presentation I am giving in a fortnight. I am intrigued by the photos of 'natural architecture' Buzan includes in The Mind Map Book. They illustrate the frequency the structure appears in biology.
A few moments later I noticed the dried flower of Allium christophii on my windowsill. I grew these for the first time this year and when they dry, they become this beautiful object, with the structure of the flower uncovered.
Buzan explains that The Mind Map is the external form of the brain's processes which he calls 'radiant thinking'. My Mind Map isn't finished yet - it is itself a reflection on, and illustration of, my learning over the last 6 months in Action Learning skills, and as I continue to work on it, it's still coming up with new connections.
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I really like the comparison between the mindmap and the flower. I am afraid I tend to think in a way that is too linear. But the picture of the mindmap and the flower will encourage me to try to think in a more organic and 'radiant' way.
ReplyDeleteTerry Loane