tim-schweizer-packing-list

Dr. Tim Schweizer is a Professor of Management at Luther College in Decorah, IA. He is also a Certified Trainer: Six Thinking Hats™, Lateral Thinking™ (Edward de Bono tools), and Vice President, Altshuller Institute for TRIZ Studies. He is currently on a year-long sabbatical working as an independent consultant to the Energy and Environmental Security Directorate, a new and entirely unclassified program to the Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence in the U.S. Department of Energy. Tim and I met in August of 2008 when he attended one of my public Idea Mapping Workshops.

One of Tim’s idea maps (different that today’s posting) is now featured in my January column of the Mindjet Newsletter and it should be there for the next four weeks. Once the February Mindjet Newsletter is up I’ll make sure that this incredible story is posted on this blog. Search for “Tim Schweizer”. In that example he used MindManager to design a GTD (Getting Things Done by David Allen) system that you won’t want to miss. You will see in detail how you can more effectively get things done by following his design and applying it for yourself. If you want a copy of the full blown map in MindManager format, email me at jamie(at)ideamappingsuccess(dot)com. For the pdf version click here.

TODAY’S POSTING

Rather than duplicate what you can see in the Mindjet Newsletter, I thought I would share a different idea map from Tim today. He created a Master Packing Map and used the “Writing Project” template in MindManager 8 to get off to a quick start to give it a different look. Unfortuantely I had to close all of the branches so that it could be readable even at this level. The packing map was very detailed. If you want a copy of the full blown map in MindManager format, email me at jamie(at)ideamappingsuccess(dot)com. For the pdf version click here.

According to Tim, “The advantage of using this map (over a list) is that some parts of the map can be “closed” if that is not relevant. The best example is the Camp section. That stuff is totally irrelevant unless going to summer camp with my family. Another good example is the Abroad section. I don’t need to worry about visas, passports, etc. when traveling domestically. A few things are duplicated on the map, because they are used in different settings. The backpack is out of place – I put a boundary around it. I have it set for airline use, though I would use it for all travel.”

See Tim’s GTD map on today’s new January 2009 Mindjet Newsletter!

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