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== Buzan's "one keyword per line" guideline ==
 
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Writing a phrase can finish the thought - breaking the phrase into keywords and then looking for intermediate junctions that suggest other words and therefore other lines of thought can open up your thinking. 
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This, then, is the essence of Buzan's justification for single keywords: Each keyword has its own associations.  Explore those and you will enhance your creativity. 
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There are plenty of places in WikIT where examples are given where it does not apply, but mind maps for creativity is one where it can make a difference. (Others are [[Deep analysis with mind maps]] and [[~Learning with mind maps]].)
  
 
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Revision as of 05:47, 13 December 2008

Mind mapping seems to have a built-in quality that helps with creativity. The freedom to add a new thought anywhere and draw connections, opens the mind and unblocks thinking.

Paul Foreman[1], the prolific mind mapper of MindMapInspiration says “Mind maps open the floodgates to creativity and are a brilliant format for thinking. Occasionally to fire the imagination, a new theme, central starting point or idea is needed. Whilst “thinking outside the box” has become a familiar term, harnessing ideas from the silence within may be a relatively new concept. Tapping into our inner resources can provide the necessary armoury for idea creation. Fortunately it is achievable with simplicity. By using simple and basic meditation techniques it is possible to slow or stop the train of thoughts, combat over-thinking, encourage new avenues and tap into the potential we didn’t know we had. Being stuck for ideas on the outside could be the signal to look within.”

A mind map about creativity[edit]

Serious Creativity (de Bono)    Interactive Flash    Interactive PDF

Edward de Bono’s book Serious Creativity is seriously useful in getting the creative juices flowing. It’s a fascinating read, but by the time you’ve finished, you won’t remember it all, so here is a mind map to remind you of the key points:

There is a very cut-down image of a mind map on the right. The following two links open an active, much more comprehensive version of that mind map in a separate browser window. This map has expanding branches.

Interactive map: Flash (recommended)

     PDF (problem?)

Buzan’s “one keyword per line” guideline[edit]

Writing a phrase can finish the thought – breaking the phrase into keywords and then looking for intermediate junctions that suggest other words and therefore other lines of thought can open up your thinking.

This, then, is the essence of Buzan’s justification for single keywords: Each keyword has its own associations. Explore those and you will enhance your creativity.

There are plenty of places in WikIT where examples are given where it does not apply, but mind maps for creativity is one where it can make a difference. (Others are Deep analysis with mind maps and ~Learning with mind maps.)