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Melinda Dang is Back With Idea Maps or Mind Maps 361-362 on Project Management Studies
14 May 2012 Author: jamie nast In: Idea Mapping Example, Mind Mapping Examples
Melinda Dang is back again and sharing two idea maps from her college studies in Project Management at Bellevue College near Seattle, WA.
I first introduced Melinda Dang in a December 2008 posting. Since then Melinda has contributed numerous idea maps to this blog on topics like using Idea Maps to study for AP Physics, Spanish, studying for the SAT’s and other subjects.
For these idea maps she used an app called “iDesk”. Melinda wrote, “What I liked about it compared to other idea mapping apps I’ve found is that you can use a stylus or finger to just draw to shape and the app will recognize the shape for you so it gives the feel of mapping with a pen and paper. The other ones … I noticed you usually have to tap a button to add a bubble, which makes mapping less fun.
Search on “Melinda Dang” in this blog to see her many, many other idea maps.
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551 Idea Maps or Mind Maps Viewable at the Idea Mapping Flickr Photostream
8 May 2012 Author: jamie nast In: Idea Mapping Example, Mind Mapping Examples
The Idea Mapping Flickr Photostream has 551 Idea Maps and Mind Maps with 18, 733 views. This is a simple link which enables you to quickly search for your idea map of choice.
Idea Map 360 – Idea Mapping Guidelines vs. Mind Mapping Laws
7 May 2012 Author: jamie nast In: Idea Mapping Example, Mind Mapping Examples
This Idea Map describes the guidelines involved in idea mapping. Although idea mapping has a rich heritage in mind mapping, idea maps often break the mind map laws. Chapter 10 of Tony Buzan’s The Mind Map Book describes the Mind Map Laws — many of which are encouraged to be broken when it comes to idea mapping and based on the purpose for which the map is being created.
Over the next several postings I’ll share a number of scenarios where both the mind map laws (and even the idea mapping guidelines) might not apply.
Idea Map 359 Summarizes Google Zeitgeist. Top 10 Fastest-Rising Global Queries in 2011.
4 May 2012 Author: jamie nast In: Idea Mapping Example, Mind Mapping Examples
Brandy Agerbeck, Graphic Facilitation and Her New Book
1 May 2012 Author: jamie nast In: Books
This visual creation was done by Brandy Agerbeck and reflects the content shared by the three keynote speakers at the Visual Literacy Conference (VizLit) held on March 17, 2012. The speakers were Karl Gude, Cliff Atkinson, and myself.
I first met Brandy in January 2008 at the first VizThink Conference in San Francisco. We reconnected in March and I was amazed to watch her at work on this graphic. Brandy has a new book that was just released titled The Graphic Facilitator’s Guide available at Amazon. If you’ve ever wanted to learn the art of graphic facilitation, you may as well learn from the best.
Once I have my copy in hand and have read it, I’ll report on this again! Brandy – everyone is going to want to know what kind of markers you are using. Once this post is up I’ll have you tell us the brand. To learn more visit Brandy’s website at http://www.graphicfacilitator.com.
Idea Mapping Workshop Goes Down Under in 2013
25 Apr 2012 Author: jamie nast In: Idea Mapping Workshops, mind mapping workshops
On April 8-9, 2013 the Idea Mapping Workshop will debut in Melbourne, Australia. I (Jamie Nast – author of Idea Mapping) will be the instructor. Over the years I’ve had numerous inquiries as to when I might teach in Australia. In fact my monthly website and blog statistics reveal that Australia is frequently the country with the top number of visitors. So it’s time to head down under!
Already today I had an email from a previous inquirer from New Zealand saying that he’s marking the date. So if you are interested in participating in this workshop see the course abstract or go ahead and register (no need to pay yet). I know it’s still quite a way out, but because there will be an unusual amount of ordering/planning/shipping involved I will need to know the number of participants at least 2 months prior to the event.
Idea Map 358 – Another Resume That Stands Out
23 Apr 2012 Author: jamie nast In: Idea Mapping Example, Idea Mapping Workshops, mind mapping workshops, Resumes
During my recent public Idea Mapping Workshop in Livonia, MI there was a flurry of interest in using idea mapping software to create resumes. This was inspired by the examples that some of the participants had previously seen on this blog (see Carl’s Giosa’s resume along with Eric Giosa’s and Kevin Nast’s).
Janet Hart was one of those who decided to turn their resume into an idea map. Today I’m featuring her son’s resume that was created using MyThoughts on the MAC. His name is Alex Ciaramitaro and he’s a senior in high school. I was quite impressed that he took the initiative during the evening between days one and two of the workshop to use this application as an opportunity to learn this software package. Thank you Alex for sharing your idea map resume.
If you want your resume to stand out from the crowd, we at NastGroup, Inc. can provide you with this service along with continued updates. Prices start at $199. Contact us to get started.
Luther College Experiment Continues with Fall 2011 Students’ Idea Maps 355-357
12 Apr 2012 Author: jamie nast In: Idea Mapping Example, Mind Mapping Examples
If you have been following my postings about Dr. Tim Schweizer and his management students at Luther College, you will enjoy 4 more examples from his Fall 2011 class. I have been following Tim’s work since October 2009 — shortly after he attended one of my Idea Mapping Workshops.
Tim has developed a solid process to successfully teach Idea Mapping to his students. Tim takes the first two class periods to teach Idea Mapping to his students.
The first idea mapping example was created by Kelsey Engbrecht to study for her Interpersonal Communication class. The second example is from Kaysie Petersen and she has turned her “to do” list into an idea map. Lastly Lauran Snyder used Idea Mapping to compare Iowa to California. The January 6, 2012 and February 27, 2012 postings have more examples from this class of students.
Thank you Dr. Schweizer’s Luther College students Kelsey Engbrecht, Kaysie Petersen and Lauran Snyder for sharing your idea maps.
Idea Map 354 – A Thank You Note From Jeff Sichel
10 Apr 2012 Author: jamie nast In: Idea Mapping Example, Idea Mapping Workshops, Mind Mapping Examples, mind mapping workshops
Jeff Sichel is a National Sales Manager with Panasonic and was one of the participants in the March 14-15, 2012 Idea Mapping Workshop. Yesterday I stopped by the post office to get the mail in my P.O. Box and this surprise was waiting for me.
Now let me put this in perspective. Jeff’s previous mapping experience was creating detailed maps using software. The idea map he created as a thank you for the workshop is completely hand-drawn. Only someone who has taken the class can appreciate the creativity, detail and large amount of information summarized on this piece of paper the size of a postcard.
Jeff — thanks for letting me share this. Great work!
Idea Map 353 – Resumes That Stand Out
7 Apr 2012 Author: jamie nast In: Idea Mapping Example, Mind Mapping Examples, Resumes
During my recent public Idea Mapping Workshop in Livonia, MI there was a flurry of interest in using idea mapping software to create resumes. This was inspired by the examples that some of the participants had previously seen on this blog (see Carl’s Giosa’s resume along with Eric Giosa’s and Kevin Nast’s).
Janet Hart was one of those who decided to turn their resume into an idea map. I’ll share her son’s (who is a senior in high school) in a following posting. Janet used NovaMind to create her resume. It was a bit of a process for her both getting used to the software as well as adding the images, but this is her final version — at least for now!
So this begs the question on whether or not to provide both a linear copy of the resume in addition to the idea map. So far the response has been positive with only providing the idea map, but know your audience and industry to be safe. There are some real die-hard left brains still out there!
If you want your resume to stand out from the crowd, we at NastGroup, Inc. can provide you with this service along with continued updates. Prices start at $199. Contact us to get started.
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