Idea Mapping

This is one of my favorite Idea Mapping Examples from Mayo Clinic’s Data Center Manager Michael Shaw. His vulnerability is moving. This example is also included in my Idea Mapping book. I met Michael in October 2005. He was a participant in one of my Idea Mapping Workshops at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. My […]

I’ve been following Melinda Dang since my first posting about her in the fall of 2008 when she was a junior in high school. 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. She […]

This is the 6th set of Idea Mapping examples from Dr. Tim Schweizer’s Spring 2012 students. I have been following Tim’s work since October 2009 — shortly after he attended one of my Idea Mapping Workshops. Search this blog on “Luther College” for more examples. Tim has developed a solid process to successfully teach Idea […]

This is Jim Lauria’s 4th contribution to this blog. Thanks to an excellent article by Brad Miller on content creation for thought leadership, Jim created a map illustrating how mind mapping can be used for each of Brad’s ten ideas with links to content that was created using mapping tools. The branches in this map […]

Ministerstwa Uczące Się or MUS is the name of a new project in Poland that translates in English to Learning Ministries. 16 leaders within various ministries in Poland were hand-selected to become change agents within their organizations. The 2-day Idea Mapping Workshop was their first training session together and kicked-off their learning on Oct 29-30, […]

This is the fifth set of Idea Mapping examples from Dr. Tim Schweizer’s Spring 2012 students. I have been following Tim’s work since October 2009 — shortly after he attended one of my Idea Mapping Workshops. Search this blog on “Luther College” for more examples. Tim has developed a solid process to successfully teach Idea […]

Ministerstwa Uczące Się or MUS is the name of a new project in Poland that translates in English to Learning Ministries. 16 leaders within various ministries in Poland were hand-selected to become change agents within their organizations. The 2-day Idea Mapping Workshop was their first training session together and kicked-off their learning on Oct 29-30, […]

This is the fourth set of Idea Mapping examples from Dr. Tim Schweizer’s Spring 2012 students. I have been following Tim’s work since October 2009 — shortly after he attended one of my Idea Mapping Workshops. Search this blog on “Luther College” for more examples. Tim has developed a solid process to successfully teach Idea […]

This idea map was created by Ania Korsak to assist me in learning about Polish wedding traditions. At the end of this month I’m teaching an Idea Mapping Workshop in Warsaw and also attending the wedding of a good friend during that same visit. Ania’s husband Wojtek Korsak also created a map for me on […]

On May 7, 2012 I wrote a post about Idea Mapping Guidelines vs. Mind Mapping Laws. Although idea mapping has a rich heritage in mind mapping, the mind map laws are sometimes restrictive, squelch creativity and/or do not enhance the purpose for creating your map. The least realistic mind mapping law is that each branch […]