This document discusses mind mapping, including what it is, its benefits, and how to create one. A mind map is a visual representation of information with a central concept and hierarchical branches. It helps with note-taking, problem-solving, planning, and more. Mind mapping differs from brainstorming in that brainstorming is free-form idea generation while mind mapping organizes those ideas into relationships. The document provides guidelines for constructing a mind map and examples of completed maps.

1. Prepared by: Maher Al-Kotory, AVS, CLA
IRCA Certified Lead Auditor
What is Mind Mapping and
why it is useful?

2. Discussion Points
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1. What is Mind Mapping?
2. Mind Map Guidelines
3. Benefits of using Mind Mapping
4. What is the difference between Brainstorming and Mind
Mapping?
5. When Can We use Mind Map?
6. Example of Mind Mapping
7. Videos of Mind Mapping
8. Links to Mind Mapping Software
9. Further readings
10.Questions

3. 1. What is Mind Mapping?
 A mind map is a graphical way to represent ideas and concepts.
 It is a visual thinking tool that helps structuring information, helping you to better
analyze, comprehend, synthesize, recall and generate new ideas. Just as in every
great idea, its power lies in its simplicity.
 A mind map is often created around a single concept.
 A mind map is a visual representation of hierarchical information that includes a
central idea surrounded by connected branches of associated topics.
 Mind mapping is a visual form of note taking that offers an overview of a topic and its
complex information, allowing students to comprehend, create new ideas and build
connections.
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4. 2. Mind Map Guidelines
Buzan suggests the following guidelines for creating mind maps:
 Start in the center with an image of the topic, using at least 3 colors.
 Use images, symbols, codes, and dimensions throughout your mind map.
 Select key words and print using upper or lower case letters.
 Each word/image is best alone and sitting on its own line.
 The lines should be connected, starting from the central image. The lines
become thinner as they radiate out from the center.
 Make the lines the same length as the word/image they support.
 Use multiple colors throughout the mind map, for visual stimulation and also
for encoding or grouping.
 Develop your own personal style of mind mapping.
 Keep the mind map clear by using radial hierarchy or outlines to embrace your
branches.
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5. 2. Mind Map Guidelines (Cont’d)
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6. 2. Mind Map Guidelines (Cont’d)
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7. 2. Mind Map Guidelines (Cont’d)
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8. 3. Benefits of using Mind Mapping.
 Note taking
 Problem solving
 Planning
 Researching and consolidating information from multiple sources
 Presenting information
 Gaining insight on complex subjects
 Jogging your creativity
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9. 4. What is the difference between Brainstorming
and Mind Mapping?
 Brainstorming is a way to expand your thinking on a topic.
 Mind mapping then helps you to organise your ideas and consider the
relationships between them.
These techniques may assist you to:
 focus your research
 solve problems
 develop a structure for an assignment
 There are two stages in the process: a free thinking stage and an
organising stage – these should not be done together.
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10. 4. What is the difference between Brainstorming
and Mind Mapping? (Cont’d)
Stage 1: brainstorming = free thinking producing ideas
 1. Write your topic or area of study in the center of a blank page.
 2. Use colors, pictures, words and symbols to record any other ideas, topics,
authors, theories or anything else associated with the topic. You can put
these anywhere on the page. Associate freely and do not filter out ideas; at
this point anything and everything is potentially useful.
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11. 4. What is the difference between Brainstorming
and Mind Mapping? (Cont’d)
Stage 2: mind mapping = identifying relationships organizing ideas
1. Circle the key points or ideas you have identified.
2. Identify gaps in your knowledge, and any questions you have.
3. Look at each item and consider, “How does this point relate to the others, and
to the topic as a whole?”
4. Map the relationships between the ideas or key points using lines, arrows,
colors and words to link them.
5. Identify the type of relationship between points: contrast / similarity / cause /
effect (see over). Write these along the linking lines.
6. Use this map to plan/guide your assignment:
arrange items in a logical order to create
the structure of your assignment.
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12. 5. When Can We use Mind Map?
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13. 5. When Can We use Mind Map? (Cont’d)
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14. 6. Examples of Mind Mapping
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15. 6. Examples of Mind Mapping (Cont’d)
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16. 6. Examples of Mind Mapping (Cont’d)
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17. 6. Examples of Mind Mapping (Cont’d)
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18. 6.Examples of Mind Mapping (Cont’d)
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19. 6.Examples of Mind Mapping (Cont’d)
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20. 6.Examples of Mind Mapping (Cont’d)
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21. 7. Videos of Mind Mapping.
Project Planning using Mind Mapping
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ERcknXoT1o
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xREVtx0Yi-
o&list=PL6D77513C439EC18A
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22. 8. Links to Mind Mapping Software
 http://www.xmind.net/
 http://cmap.ihmc.us/conceptmap.html
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23. 9. Further Readings
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24. 10. Questions
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