Idea Mapping

In February of 1992 I was a participant in a 2-day Mind Mapping Workshop for the first time. It was taught by one of my colleagues Randy Raines. For many of the activities Randy had us apply a learning model to learn new skills that quite frankly most adults think of as impossible tasks. Drawing […]

Registration is now open. I look forward to having you join me for this exciting workshop. See you there!

This fun activity is the introduction to my Idea Mapping Workshops. Participants draw their names similar to the game of Concentration. For more background on the purpose of this activity read the first posting on this topic.  This posting is sharing the results of the drawings posted on July 8, 2011. If  you want to […]

In August of 2008 I introduced the first posting about an activity I use to introduce participants to each other in my Idea Mapping Workshops.  Read the first posting to understand the purpose and background of this activity. Can you guess the first names of these two people from their drawing?  I’ll share the answers in the […]

In addition to the public Idea Mapping Workshop I just scheduled for August 2-3, 2011 in Michigan, I’ve just scheduled one in Seattle for September 27-28, 2011. So the public workshop schedule for the remainder of 2011 currently looks like this: August 2-3 in Livonia, MI August 9-10 in San Diego, CA September 12-13 in […]

I try to teach one class locally each summer. Not only does this provide an opportunity for Detroit area professionals to participate, but it also enables the high school and college students to gain strong study and memory skills just prior to returning to the classroom. This year is no different. Join Jamie Nast August […]

The challenge to guess the names of the two Idea Mapping Workshop participants was posted June 9, 2011. Participants use images to portray their names — similar to the old game of “Concentration.” No one guessed the names correctly, and to be honest they are not as easy as previous examples. However once you are […]

In August of 2008 I introduced the first posting about an activity I use to introduce participants to each other in my Idea Mapping Workshops.  Read the first posting to understand the purpose and background of this activity. Can you guess the first names of these two people from their drawing?  I’ll share the answers in the […]

In my last posting I featured the first of several outstanding idea maps and portraits that I somehow overlooked sharing.  This is the second one from Mike Kline who used idea mapping to brainstorm the preparation for his performance review when he worked at Ford Motor Company. The main map highlights his 2006 accomplishments and […]

In my recent May 6 posting I challenged readers to guess the names of two previous Idea Mapping Workshop participants.  Ian McKenzie guessed correctly and the answers are Laurie & Bob.