Open your mind – Map it! Leveraging Mind Maps for User-Centred Design and UX www.usableworld.terapad.com

What? 1970s BBC series Books: Use Your Memory, Master Your Memory, Use Your Head, The Speed Reading Book. www.usableworld.terapad.com

1970s BBC series

Books:

Use Your Memory,

Master Your Memory,

Use Your Head,

The Speed Reading Book.

Hierarchical structure A diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks or other items linked to and arranged radially in a clockwise direction around a central key word or idea. TITLE 1. Heading 1 1.1 Heading 2 1. 1.1 Heading 3 Normal text Normal text in notes

A diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks or other items linked to and arranged radially in a clockwise direction around a central key word or idea.

TITLE

1. Heading 1

1.1 Heading 2

1. 1.1 Heading 3

Normal text

Polarised audiences Learn lists at school Maps reduces cognitive load and encourages association and learning No restrictions to the links made. www.usableworld.terapad.com

Learn lists at school

Maps reduces cognitive load and encourages association and learning

No restrictions to the links made.

Left and right brain Left Right sequential simultaneous analytical holistic verbal imagistic logical intuitive perception of counting and measurement perception of shapes/motions linear algorithmic processing holistic algorithmic processing

Why? Leverage (Format, Pithy, Fast, Flexible) Memory Visual thinking Associations Generate creative mind set www.usableworld.terapad.com

Leverage (Format, Pithy, Fast, Flexible)

Memory

Visual thinking

Associations

Generate creative mind set

How? Get started! Central topic Brainstorm Use ‘style’ Reorganise Export *Source Michael Hollauf Mindmeister www.usableworld.terapad.com

Get started!

Central topic

Brainstorm

Use ‘style’

Reorganise

Export

*Source Michael Hollauf Mindmeister

When? Creating Planning Writing Collaborating Studying Problem solving Decision making www.usableworld.terapad.com

Creating

Planning

Writing

Collaborating

Studying

Problem solving

Decision making

IA and usability Note taking Strategy Project planning Expert review Template Report Presentation export www.usableworld.terapad.com

Note taking

Strategy

Project planning

Expert review

Template

Report

Presentation export

IA and usability Personas/tasks/scenario Complex information organisation Information architectures Flexible formatting www.usableworld.terapad.com

Personas/tasks/scenario

Complex information organisation

Information architectures

Flexible formatting

Usability reporting www.usableworld.terapad.com Instant export!

A great resource Chuck Frey http://www.mindmap-ebook.com/v2/ www.usableworld.terapad.com

Chuck Frey

http://www.mindmap-ebook.com/v2/

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