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Portrait Drawing #7 – Marilyn Monroe
8 Nov 2008 Author: Jamie Nast In: Idea Mapping Workshops, Portrait Drawings
I have a big backlog of things to share, but I haven’t shown you a portrait in a while and this is only the second time that someone has completed Marilyn Monroe. (The first was the previous week at Boeing which I will share in another posting. This past week I was at OTPP (Ontario Teachers Pension Plan) in Toronto teaching two 2-day Idea Mapping Workshops. They were a great group of learners primarily from the IT areas of the organization. Karen Kalashnik drew most of this in class, then finished at home later that night. Not bad for someone that didn’t think they could draw!
We used some of the same Betty Edwards techniques that Daniel Pink writes about (when he took the 5-day Betty Edwards drawing class) in his book “A Whole New Mind”.
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Idea Mapping Book Now Released in Japan!
4 Nov 2008 Author: Jamie Nast In: Idea Mapping Book Translations
Yesterday I had an email from a dear colleague in Japan, William Reed. In addition to telling me about his new blog, William mentioned that he noticed that the Idea Mapping Book was just released in Japanese and he was able to purchase a copy. Here is the Amazon link to order the book in English, and the Amazon link to order the book in Japanese. The publisher is Hankyu Communications Company, and the translation was done by Tokyu Communications.
William says that the hand-drawn maps are in English and many in COLOR! The MindManager maps have been translated into Japanese with some in English.
Only two blogs ago I was mentioning that I had no idea on the release dates. If it weren’t for William I wouldn’t even know this. The MindManager trial CD in Japanese is not included in the book (see the Japanese Mindjet website to download a trial versions).
Idea Map #122 – MBA Persuasive Communication Presentation
27 Oct 2008 Author: Jamie Nast In: Idea Mapping Example, Mind Mapping Examples
Jennifer Webb is completing her Masters degree at the University of Michigan. In her own words:
“I created the attached map to organize and visually think my way through a presentation for my University of Michigan MBA Persuasive Communication course requirement. The instructor had several requirements for the presentation, and the idea maps helped me capture and satisfy the requirements. Since this was a very ‘out-of-the-box’ topic for this audience, I created both linear and visual versions of the agenda and next steps slides.”
See Jennifer’s debut map that is the most viewed idea map in the history of the idea mapping blog.
Book Translations Update
22 Oct 2008 Author: Jamie Nast In: Idea Mapping Book TranslationsThe translation rights to the Idea Mapping Book have been purchased by publishers from four countries. They are Serbia, Bulgaria, Japan, and South Korea. Many of you have been asking when you might see the translations of these books in your respective countries. The answer is: I don’t know.
I spoke with my literary agent, Jodie Rhodes, and she said it can take 2-3 years from the time Wiley sold the rights to the new publisher. I’ve also been asked if the idea maps will be translated. Once again, I don’t know and neither does Wiley. I wish I could tell you more, but thought I would at least pass along the information.
Idea Map #121 – Pomodoro Technique
15 Oct 2008 Author: Jamie Nast In: Idea Mapping Example, Mind Mapping Examples
Sorry I’ve been quiet for the past 8 days. Between packing materials for 5 Idea Mapping Workshops in three countries and a large amount of prep work to deliver a webinar to 460 Boeing PMPs yesterday, I haven’t had a moment until now. So today I’m going to introduce you to a new contributor.
Meet Staffan Noteberg, a professional software developer since 1992 from Sweden. He teaches a methodology called the Pomodoro Technique that makes problem-solving and managing daily activities much more efficient. This map summarizes the technique. I’ll share more of Staffan’s maps in future postings.
Answer for Name Tent #3 – Diane
6 Oct 2008 Author: Jamie Nast In: Idea Mapping Workshops, Name Tent ActivityThe first one to answer the Name Tent Puzzle in the previous post correctly was Chris Blatnick followed quickly by Staffan Noteberg. Watch for another name tent in a few weeks!
Name Tent #3 – Can You Guess?
4 Oct 2008 Author: Jamie Nast In: Idea Mapping Workshops, Name Tent Activity
This is a fun guessing game has been well received by the readers of this blog. This name tent was created by a workshop participant from one of my Idea Mapping Workshops at ACH (Automotive Components Holding, LLC) this summer. Can you guess the name? I’ll share the name and the first person to guess correctly in the next post.
Name tent #1 and name tent #2 from previous posts are challenging as well!
The 4-Poster Question – Today’s Feature in the Mindjet Newsletter
29 Sep 2008 Author: Jamie Nast In: Group Idea Maps, Idea Mapping Example, Idea Mapping Workshops, Mind Mapping Examples
This idea map (#120 within this blog) is featured in today’s Mindjet Monthly Newsletter with a little twist. Mindjet added a video clip of my description of this application to their newsletter. We filmed this in January when I was in San Francisco for the VizThink conference. Below is the linear description of today’s Idea Map.
The Plan for Answering the 4-Poster Question
The Chief Engineer of a large automotive company in southeastern Michigan and her team of 12 leaders were trying to answer the engineering question: “Should the 4-poster machine be used for diagnostic purposes only?”
A 4-poster machine is used to do random audit testing on vehicles. The issue was rather complex, and there were strong feelings on both the “yes” and “no” side of this question. These 13 leaders participated in a tailored 1-day version of the Idea Mapping Workshop. At the end of the day, the last hour was set aside to address the 4-poster question. Here is the process that was used:
1) Myself and two other seasoned idea mappers within the automotive company were the facilitators. The objective of this 1-hour activity was to identify ALL of the information they would need to answer the question (and create a plan to do so) rather than coming to a decision at this time.
2) After clarifying the objective, I gave them 5 minutes to create a map of every issue, question, needed research, or factors that would need to be addressed to answer the 4-poster question. This was done individually so that everyone’s ideas would be included in the final product.
3) Next we broke them into 3 groups. Their assignment was to build a group map that merged all of their thoughts from the individual idea maps. Where they had similar thoughts, they came to consensus on verbiage that would house their ideas. Any additional thoughts that emerged from the discussion were also added to the group map. Each group map was drawn on a flip chart. That took another 25 minutes.
4) We placed the 3 completed flip charts in the front of the room. MindManager was projected onto a screen for all to see. The next 20 minutes was dedicated to merging the information from all 3 flip charts into one MindManager map. That process continued until every detail was in the final map. Again where there were common themes, the group had healthy discussions about making sure they were describing issues in a way that everyone understood and agreed to.
5) The last 10 minutes were dedicated to defining their plan to see this project through to completion and next steps. This was also incorporated into the lower portion of the map.
So in just one hour this group was able to plan everything that needed to be done in order to have the data to answer the 4-poster question. They were pretty blown away and we were thrilled with the outcome.
Current Status: As of today the final decision has not yet been determined. The investigation is about 90% complete and there is buy-in from two additional organizations that are among those who would be impacted by this decision.
For detailed instructions and tips on this Team Idea Mapping Method and idea maps from 21 business professionals around the globe, get your copy of the Idea Mapping book from Amazon.
The Great Hand-drawn Mind Mappers Face-off
27 Sep 2008 Author: Jamie Nast In: Idea Mapping Example, Mind Mapping ExamplesRoy Grubb from Hong Kong has gathered up his favorite hand-drawing mappers and wants you to vote for your favorite. Go to his blog to see the examples and cast your vote!
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Idea Map #119 – Developing an Idea
25 Sep 2008 Author: Jamie Nast In: Idea Mapping Example, Mind Mapping Examples, Mind Mapping Software
One of the features of my website is found on the “Book” Page. This feature is the ability for anyone to upload a pdf of an idea map so that it could be viewed on my website. Most people have emailed those files to me directly and I put them up myself — until now.
A few weeks ago Michael Huxley posted this map on my website. Because I never had anyone actually do this, it took me a while to figure out how to approve it. I can’t tell you anything more about him or even send him a thank you. I think I may have found him on LinkedIn, but not sure if this is the correct Michael or not.
I created a jpg of his idea map, but it might be easier to read the original pdf he put on my site. In his description of the idea map he wrote, “This is a map of developing a new business idea and evaluating its commercial potential.” It’s actually a fascinating map. Michael — drop me a line if you’re out there somewhere!
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