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Clip of Tonight’s ABC 20/20 Spot on Memory
16 Mar 2007 Author: Jamie Nast In: MemoryMany of you who read this blog are outside of the USA and may not be able to see the ABC 20/20 show that I blogged about on Monday, March 12th. To see a nice clip of tonight’s program click here.
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- Tags: ABC 20/20, Memory, Memory Championship
Broadcast of USA Memory Championships – April 17
15 Mar 2007 Author: Jamie Nast In: MemorySome of you may be wondering why this blog includes an emphasis on memory. There is such a strong tie between Idea Mapping and memory, that I’m going to do a special webinar (hosted by Mindjet) on June 5, 2007 around this topic. I’ll send out more details on that when the links are ready to receive enrolments. I’ve also taught specific memory workshops to corporations like BP. They in turn can apply these skills to their work and life. Here’s some more memory info:
On April 17, 2007 HD Net TV will air the recent USA Memory Championships. Scott Hagwood (4-time USA Champion and USA’s first Grand Master of Memory) will be doing part of the hosting for the event, the color commentary, making predictions, giving advice, etc. If I get a clearer idea of the time, I will post it in a future blog.
If you want to see some photos of these mental athletes in the March competition, click here.
Idea Map #5 – Turning Around a Failing Project
14 Mar 2007 Author: Jamie Nast In: Idea Mapping Example, Project Management
Idea Maps 4 & 5 come from Michelle Saykally and Barbara Ansell who own Consulting Excellence, Inc. out of Pasadena, California. They teach a workshop called, “Mapping for Project Managers”.
Map #5 shows project managers how to turn around a failing project.
Idea Map #4 – PM Career Opportunities
14 Mar 2007 Author: Jamie Nast In: Idea Mapping Example, Project Management
New Mind Mapping Survey Results
13 Mar 2007 Author: Jamie Nast In: Idea Mapping Software, Mind Mapping SoftwareThis is the second in a series of surveys of users of mapping software by Chuck Frey. His objectives in conducting this ongoing research are to find out how executives are using mind mapping software, and to shed some light on the challenges of increasing its acceptance in corporate settings.
During the month of February 2007, just over 500 people participated in this online survey. This survey reveals how users got started using mind mapping software, and the biggest benefit they’re getting from it. We also learn what users of mind mapping software are currently struggling with, and the future functionality they would like to see in mind mapping software. Click here to see the survey results.
If you have any questions, comments or suggestions for questions that you would like to see in future surveys, please go to Chuck’s mind mapping blog and send him a note.
Scott Hagwood on ABC 20/20 March 16th at 10pm
12 Mar 2007 Author: Jamie Nast In: MemoryScott Hagwood (Four-time USA Memory Champion and USA’s first Grand Master of memory) shared this overview of the upcoming show with me:
“I spent about an hour being taped with Bill Ritter, the Correspondent for the segment, and we discussed why the development of memory skills is crucial to your thinking skills because it helps you not only remember, of course, but elevates your understanding, application, analytical, evaluation and creative skills. We talked about why “cramming” doesn’t work and it is best to take a little bit a time – study, then break, study then break. We did three demonstrations. One with a deck of cards (in about two minutes), we showed the Roman Room method in his home (how he can remember 8 things on his to do list – pick up milk, fix his bike, take his shirts to the cleaners, buy baseball tickets online, buy flowers, print out airline tickets, string his racket, and tape ABC 20/20.) The third demonstration was how to remember names and faces in a bar in Times Square (The Blue Fin Bar) where they picked out eight random people.”
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USA Memory Championship Results
11 Mar 2007 Author: Jamie Nast In: MemoryIdea Map #3 – Why Do Lions Hunt?
10 Mar 2007 Author: Jamie Nast In: Idea Mapping Example
Dave Gunby, a long time friend and Idea Mapper shares this story about his older son, Dain.
I started off by asking him, “What other questions does that make you think of?” Each of the new questions became their own main branch. Then we started to do our research. As he read different articles, we answered his questions. We then went into the Idea Map and Dain typed in the answer on the branches associated to the question branch.
To make the map look even cooler, we imported some pictures. All told, it only took us about an hour. While Dain had seen me make Idea Maps before, he now got a chance to do one of his own.”
USA Memory Championship News
8 Mar 2007 Author: Jamie Nast In: UncategorizedThis coming weekend is the USA Memory Championship in New York City. The Journal News has published an outstanding article about the upcoming event. For anyone who listens to Satellite Sisters, listen in onMarch 9, 2007 at 10:30am PST/1:30pm EST to hear an interview with Tony Dottino, the Founder of the USA Championships. Fox & Friends – Fox News Channel will feature the winner and top two finalists on Monday, March 12th. Tune in for the results!
Helpful Hint #2 – The Linear Thinking Trap (Even Within a Whole-Brained Idea Map)
6 Mar 2007 Author: Jamie Nast In: UncategorizedToday we continue in the Helpful Hint series by tackling the issue of linear thinking. You could be restricting yourself while creating maps — without realizing it. Let’s say you have your central topic drawn in the middle of your page. As you begin to add ideas to your map, there is a tendancy to get caught in one of 3 traps. They are:
- Taking a chronological approach to generating ideas. This is more common if you are developing a presentation or documenting a sequential process.
- Completing all of your main branches before adding any detail branches.
- Completing one entire branch before moving on to other branches.
If you are forcing your ideas to be captured in any of these ways (rather than following your natural associations), this may cause you to lose ideas that come sequentially later in the presentation or process. The solution is to document ideas as they come to you and worry about re-ordering them later.
Email info@ideamappingsuccess.com if you have any struggles with Idea Mapping, and we’ll post a hint!
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