An Idea Map is a visual representation of ideas and their connections that helps analyze, remember, and communicate facts and ideas. It allows you to see ideas from different perspectives by drawing a central idea and branching out related sub-ideas without any taking precedence. Creating an Idea Map involves drawing a main idea in the center and recording related topics extending out in branches to develop the concept.

1. An Idea Map is a visual representation of ideas and their interconnections. It is used for gathering together ideas and illustrating the relationships between them. Idea Maps help you analyse, remember and communicate facts and ideas. What is it?

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3. Why use Idea Maps? *Allows you to see ideas in different ways & from different viewpoints Clearly defines the central idea Less constrictive than other methods No idea takes precedence Allows relative importance to be shown (colour, size) Why use them?

4. Creating an idea map How to To make an idea map draw a circle in the center of the page and write down your main idea or concept inside the circle. Record your ideas in branches or sub-branches that extend out from the center circle. Mapping will help you see your ideas as part of an emerging design.

5. More how to The main idea or concept A topic related to the development of the concept A topic related to the development of the concept A topic related to the development of the concept An idea that may help to achieve the concept Another idea An idea that may help to achieve the concept Another idea

6. Create a poster to promote a new beer Props Background Support images Props How to example Drawing of country picnic scene Similar to an old painting Beer bottle People enjoying picnic sketch Before motor cars Painting Picnic scene Country picnic

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