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CIS Staff Meeting – Idea Map #90 & Hint #19
4 Mar 2008 Author: Jamie Nast In: Idea Mapping Example, Idea Maps for Meetings, Mind Mapping ExamplesMatt McKibben shares one of his hand-drawn idea maps this time around. Matt is the Program Services Director for an organization in Tallahassee, FL called Communities in Schools of Florida (CISFL) and was featured in the February 25 and March 1, 2008 postings.
This map is from one of his CIS staff meetings. Notice how different this map is from his previous maps. I think it is fascinating to see both styles from people. Also notice how he highlights who is responsible for the various team tasks. Go to my website to see the pdf version of this map if you want a larger view. If you click on any column within “Client Maps” it will sort alphabetically and you can then search by author (Matt McKibbin) or title (CIS Staff Meeting) of the map. While you are there you can see nearly 150 other idea maps!
Hint: When learning to create “real-time” idea maps, one of the safest and easiest applications is to create a map of a meeting. Generally the information comes at you slow enough, and usually you are familiar with most of the content. Give it a try!
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On Monday of this week I introduced you to Matt McKibben who is the Program Services Director for an organization in Tallahassee, FL called Communities in Schools of Florida (CISFL). This is Matt’s second idea map around TQS. This map is an entire day’s worth of lecturing on a new system being implemented over the CIS network. TQS will utilize research-based practices to ensure that the best possible services are being provided to students and families served through CIS.
You can see a clearer pdf version of this map on my website under “Client Maps”. If you click on any column it will sort alphabetically and you can then search by author or title (TQS) of the map.
Vanda North Joining Us in Palm Beach!
28 Feb 2008 Author: Jamie Nast In: Idea Mapping Certification Workshops, Vanda North
FYI — See yesterday’s posting about the Idea Mapping Workshop. Vanda North will be joining us for the first half of the week! Yeah!
Idea Map #88 and Hint #18 – Converting a Linear Document to an Idea Map
25 Feb 2008 Author: Jamie Nast In: Idea Mapping Example, Mind Mapping Examples
In December of 2007 I had the privilege of teaching a 1-day workshop for an organization in Tallahassee, FL called Communities in Schools of Florida (CISFL). Matt McKibben is the Program Services Director, and was a participant in that event. This idea map is the first of three that Matt will be sharing in this blog.
Hint #18 is to starting practicing your mapping skills by converting a linear document into a map. There are several advantages to this. One – you don’t have to think about content, two – you get get a 1-page visual of a multi-page document, and three – this may lead you either re-organize the document or see connections that were not apparent previously.
Matt took their State Director’s Report that is given to the CIS State Board Members and converted it to a map. This condensed 2-page report reflects the work that the State Office has done over the last quarter. However Matt’s map includes much more information than the 2-page report. I look forward to sharing more of Matt’s work over the next few weeks.
You can see a clearer pdf version of this map on my website under “Client Maps”. If you click on any column it will sort alphabetically and you can then search by author or title (State Director’s Report) of the map.
Innovate Like Edison
22 Feb 2008 Author: Jamie Nast In: Books
My colleague Michael Gelb is the author of Innovate Like Edison and many other books. He has just announced a special offer available to past graduates of the Idea Mapping (previously titled Mind Mapping) certification courses taught by Vanda North or myself. For each graduate he will reduce his “Creativity and Leadership Academy Certification” by $500 or two can get $975 off each. This offer is good till 7th March, 2008. Download more info from here.
Listen to Michael’s podcast to get a taste!
For Jamie Nast’s upcoming 2-day “Idea Mapping Workshop” (April 21-22, 2008) and “Certification Course” (April 21-25) in Palm Beach, Florida — see the abstract. Both new and returning instructors are planning to join us!
VizThink Re’VIZ’ited and Mindjet Map of the Month
20 Feb 2008 Author: Jamie Nast In: Brainstorming, Group Idea Maps, Idea Mapping Conference Events, Idea Mapping Example, Problem Solving
What is Artrain? Artrain USA is America’s Hometown Art Museum. A nonprofit organization, its mission is to enrich lives and build communities through the arts. As an art museum housed in vintage rail cars and traveling via the nation’s railways, Artrain USA brings world class art exhibitions and art education programs to communities and their residents.
In one of the VizThink general sessions, three representatives from Artrain explained their challenge to the group of nearly 400 — Deb Polich (executive director), Anne Castellano (Switch), and Brian Tolle (board member). Artrain will no longer be able to use the rail system to bring art to commutities, so they are partnering with a company called Switch to transition to trucks that “unfold” into a portable museum.
They provided the following statement to summarize the challenge they wanted VizThink participants to address: “How do we visualize the power of the Artrain experience to engage individual and corporate sponsorship?” Next came the VizChallenge.
Tom Crawford (VizThink CEO) created one of the most unusual conference general sessions. He chose three facilitators in advance (me, David Sibbet, and Christine Martell), but we were given no details of the challenge. After Artrain’s problem description, we had 10 minutes to ask any questions. Then I took 6 volunteers from the audience, David took 12, and we left Christine with the remaining 300+…sorry Christine! Each team had 30 minutes to work and each used a completely different method to generate ideas to address the challenge.
My team used the Team Idea Mapping Method (as explained in chapter 9 of the Idea Mapping book). Susi Watson captured the group’s ideas using MindManager software (download a trial version). This is the top map you see in this posting. Each group presented their results to the general session after 30 minutes. Our first draft was a bit more crude because our objective was to generate a volume of ideas rather than focus on visual appeal. Susi made it prettier after the fact. Susi Watson is and artist, consultant and facilitator. She helps conceptualize and create valuable customer experiences for both public and private sector clients.
Since the session a couple of things have happened. Ron Gould was one of the six participants on my team, and in hindsight uniquely gifted to contribute. He has drafted a possible plan for Artrain. This document is the second visual above. Brandy Agerbeck was also in our group. You can see her initial thoughts for this challenge (Tuesday January 29 – Morning General Session) and her notes on the other sessions she participated in at this link.
If any of our other team members (or anyone else) would like to continue to contribute ideas for the Artrain Challenge, please leave your comments on this blog. We will continue to work with and support Artrain. You can see a clearer pdf version of this map on my website under “Additional Maps”. If you click on any column it will sort alphabetically and you can then search by title (The VizChallenge) or author of the map.
Jamie’s Second TV Interview with BCTV
18 Feb 2008 Author: Jamie Nast In: Idea Mapping Example, Radio/TV Appearances, Real-Time Idea MapsLast year I posted a link to my first of two interviews with Tara Kachaturoff, host and producer of “Michigan Entrepreneur“. It was a 30-minute TV show, but this segment is edited to a 7-minute clip where I demonstrate how to create Idea Maps. The second TV segment is now available. In this 8-minute clip, I build idea maps around real applications for Tara.
For more information on these shows see the June 20 and July 16, 2007 postings.
Idea Map #86 – The Secret Behind “The Secret”
15 Feb 2008 Author: Jamie Nast In: Certified Idea Mapping Instructors, Debbie Showler, Idea Mapping Certification Workshops, Idea Mapping Example, Real-Time Idea Maps
Creating idea maps in the moment (I call them “real-time” maps) is one of the most advanced skills, and no one does this better than Debbie Showler. Debbie is a Certified Idea Mapping Instructor from Whitby, Ontario. On February 6, 2008 the Oprah Show did a rerun of a show called, “The Secret Behind the Secret”. During the show Debbie captured all the information in this map. It is monochromatic because of the speed at which the information was coming at her. Here are her thoughts around this map:
“This map started with the thought of capturing the key points from the Oprah show so I could share them with a friend. I was starting the map when Oprah was sharing her experience of the recent ‘Bubbleman’ Show. That became the central image – just bubbles. The first branch became who was on the show that day – Oprah, Louise Hay, Martha Beck and Cheryl Richardson. (I actually only got their first names and filled in the branches as the information was provided again later.) Oprah’s sub-branches were filled in with the experience of ‘wanting bubbles’. She went back to her desk after the Bubbleman Show and saw a Tiffany’s bubble-maker and bubbles on her desk — only to find out that they had been there all the time and just hadn’t noticed them!
The next main branch are the thoughts that Louise Hay had on the law of attraction. I added her book titles and the affirmations as the show aired. This is when one of the Bubbles in the central image looked like the ‘O’ of Oprah, so I thought I would add that to the central image to remember this was from the Oprah Show.
Martha Beck (next branch down) was discussing the ‘Love List’ that was included in the February ‘O Magazine’. She was explaining that the list can’t be created from a shallow or fear-based place, but rather from a ‘Core of Peace’. She also shared her experience of being pregnant with a baby diagnosed with Downs Syndrome and how that adversity/ring of fire was used to create the core of peace. Then Cheryl (next new main branch) added her comments around our increasing our level of consciousness for healing – physical or emotional.
The show moved into sharing some viewer’s stories and that was the next branch. I didn’t get their names and that’s why the branches are blank, but circled them later so I could go online and find them if I wanted to. The first guest spoke of her story with the stove and then keeping the contact around. She mentioned about how the vision board kept the goals clear and in front of you. The next guest spoke of going from snow to living somewhere she wanted by creating a ‘wall’ vision board and thinking plus feeling it. That discussion took me to add the “Think It” and “Feel It” to the Martha Beck branch. It was at this point that I wanted to keep track of who was saying what. I thought of putting a star above Louise’s name, a different burst beside Martha’s name and then a spark over Cheryl’s name. You will see off of the next branch is where the show asked about the power of the Vision Board and where ‘Focus’ is what Louise felt it gave people, while Martha felt it was ‘Selective Attention’ and Cheryl added that it was an excuse for people to sit and really think about what they wanted. The thought on the branch above only has a star because that was Louise Hay talking about the need for forgiveness. “Kelly” is circled as she was the next story they introduced. She spoke of her miserable life until she explored The Secret and when she focused on what she wanted, what she had, and what she was grateful for, her life changed.
The next guest story spoke of her business and how she improved its health by starting to visualize the emails coming in. She also mentioned her attitude/response to her husband loosing his job. Instead of heading for a ‘dark place’ she mentioned celebrating with a bottle of wine (thus wine glasses!). The final audience guest (Marie) was the next sub-branch. Her question was what happens when one side of the relationship believes and the other doesn’t. The response was that you can’t convince them and then Cheryl invited him (Joe) to write 3 things on a post-it that he wants to have. Then wait. Louise added the affirmation of “I love you Joe”. The final branch at the top wrapped up the show and mentioned the new book in the Oprah Book Club – A New Earth. Oprah mentioned a class that’s free on oprah.com reviewing and discussion the latest book. You’ll see ‘pg 103’ as one viewer mentioned the content of that page changed her thinking.
I thought it was interesting that I gave Louise Hay a ‘star’ as a symbol to find out later in the show that she has written a book called “Finding Your North Star” and also “Steering by Starlight”. The bubbles were fun and turned into Oprah in the central image. The bubbles experience also made it’s way throughout the show. I took what I wanted from the show . I created this description from the map.
Go live with your maps folks! They may be monochromatic, but I can fill it in with color. You can capture an hour-long show in front of your eyes to share, reference or just love. If you saw the show, then I wonder what your map would look like? Here’s to ‘The Secret’!”
Happy Valentine’s Day
14 Feb 2008 Author: Jamie Nast In: Messages from Jamie
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In my 2-day courses titled “Idea Mapping: A Learning Workshop“, participants are taught a learning model and then apply that model to learning a variety of new skills. Drawing a portrait of a human face is one of those skills. For more on the purpose of this activity see the June 27,2007 posting where I share the first portrait drawing. Search this blog for “portrait drawing” to see more.
Michael Panebianco, a captain at Southwest Airlines, attended a workshop in December 2007. This self-proclaimed nonartist drew this beautiful portrait of Anthony Hopkins, and was kind enough to share it. Mike has also contributed several idea maps to this blog around aviation emergency procedures in the September 4 and September 6, 2007 postings.
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