The Mind Map

Meaning Of Mind Map:

• Mind -The part of your brain that thinks & remembers; your thoughts, feelings & intelligence.
• Map -A drawing or plan of the surface of the earth that shoes countries, rivers mountains, road etc

Mind Map is one of the way to represent words, tasks or even images in a form of a diagram. It is used to generate and visualized for studying and organizing informations. Representing ideas in mind map can brainstorm us to arrange informations and ideas rather than representing it in a form of graphical and radial. The mind map is a concept of mapping. It can contain words or even images to represent something. It produce a relationship between the each ideas and description which form a concept and pattern. 

It is a great tool of idea generation and brainstorming. It enhances both side of the human brain and widely used in taking notes, research or generating new ideas. A creative mind map able to stimulate and create interest to the individual and viewer. Our brain receive a lot of memories, knowledge, expression and experiences which sometime couldn't even save because the input is very high. To make the brain work faster and save a lot of things, we need to transform the input into a form of mind map by link those input and ideas to the subject matter. Mind Map can be produce in a form of words only, image or both of them also.

Mind Map have been used for many applications in personal,family, education and business. It is used for:

• problem solving
• individual expression of creativity
• words and visual
• enhancing work morale
• collaboration
• converting materials into memorable format or form
• team building
• framework design

There are 2 types of Mind Map:

• Logical Mind Map

          - directly connected to stereotypes. It comprises of solely stereotypes words. Every word or image        

             which is used is directly related to the central subject through its links.

          Usage: to divide and understand our subject matter clearly. The main subject can be recall back.

• Associated Mind Map

          _ able to generate random words and also show the link between words that seemingly have no    

             connection.

          Usage: to generate all random ideas in a good way and later can be expanded more. It is fresh and   

                      relaxing.

The difference between them is that logical mind map is generally a mind map that is possessed of reasons, intellectual & argument while associated mind map is the techniques that we use to get good ideas where it generates random words, show link that have no connection.

Steps To Make A Mind Map:

1. Start in the CENTRE of a blank page turned sideways. Why? Because starting in the centre gives your Brain freedom to spread out in all directions and to express itself more freely and naturally.
2. Use an IMAGE or PICTURE for your central idea. Why? Because an imageis worth a thousand words and helps you use your Imagination. A central image is more interesting, keeps you focussed, helps you concentrate, and gives your Brain more of a buzz!
3. Use COLOURS throughout. Why? Because colours are as exciting to your Brain as are images. Colour adds extra vibrancy and life to your Mind Map, adds tremendous energy to your Creative Thinking, and is fun!
4. CONNECT your MAIN BRANCHES to the central image and connect your second- and third-level branches to the first and second levels, etc. Why?Because your Brain works by association. It likes to link two (or three, or four) things together. If you connect the branches, you will understand and remember a lot more easily.
5. Make your branches CURVED rather than straight-lined. Why? Because having nothing but straight lines is boring to your Brain.
6. Use ONE KEY WORD PER LINE. Why Because single key words give your Mind Map more power and flexibility.
7. Use IMAGES throughout. Why Because each image, like the central image, is also worth a thousand words. So if you have only 10 images in your Mind Map, it's already the equal of 10,000 words of notes!