How to Train innovative thinking: mandala

Looking back at the path of software over the past 10 years, in addition to accumulating experience and mastering many technologies, it seems that there is still nothing left. I am not spreading negative energy, nothing refers not to material or life, but to a career path. Software development lies inInnovationOver the years, my work has been just following, and I feel that it is better than others to follow people at a faster pace, what exactly does time pass belong to you? I have discussed this issue with many of my friends, and it seems that it has put everyone into some thinking. If we do not lack technology or experience, we may be thinking and consciousness, that is, "continuous innovation thinking ". In the past, I always thought that I was lacking in roots in this aspect. Innovation required days and opportunities and could not be learned. It may also be related to the software atmosphere when I entered the year, there is no need for innovation, as long as you can understand it, you can have a good job and a good treatment. It wasn't until recently that I had accidentally heard a marketing course that I realized that the original "Innovative Thinking" could be trained and trained. This was a shocking message. As a senior Chinese software engineer, I also know that "Innovation" is required to continue on the software path "! In order to truly expand my thinking, I have read a lot of related books and found a lot of materials, and have done some practical work, it is found that one of the thinking tools is very suitable for cultivating innovative thinking, that is, the mandala thinking method, also known as the 9-sector thinking method ".

Function

1. Be able to develop ideas, discover problems immediately, and improve learning and work efficiency.
2. Able to understand interpersonal relationships and act as a schedule to help people throughout their life.

In terms of its form, Mandala's life notes are divided into nine areas to form a magic box that can induce potential ". Compared with previous column-based notes, you can get better visual effects. Note-taking methods that are recorded one by one cannot generate unique ideas and ideas, because ideas can only generate ideas when they develop in all directions. This kind of thinking method follows the rules in a straight line, it is called "straight-line thinking ". On the contrary, Mandala's life notes can write down any things in any area (square) and examine theme from all directions, which is a kind of "visual thinking ". Human thinking will be able to systematize the use of Mandala images after sensory organs and give them a sense of direction, so that they can be continuously stimulated in a continuous response.

The mandala thinking method provides visual thinking like magic blocks. The two basic forms are described as follows. For example, to use this method to create a "Interpersonal Relationship mandala", you only need to enter your own name in the center of the nine cells, and then enter the names of the eight closest people in the circle, even if they form their own neighborhood relationships. Then, based on the figure, these eight people are picked out and placed in the center of the other eight Mandala. As a result, the interpersonal relationship between 8*8 = 64 persons has been completed. Based on this method, if you find that your interpersonal relationship is too small, try to remedy it. For example, when you set a calendar day, each grid represents an hour, and then the central square is used as the starting point to enter the scheduled itinerary in the direction of the clock. When you want to set a calendar week, you should first filter out the things, work, and even appointments that must be done by the week to find the most important person as the center of Mandala, then, you can enter the seven-day itinerary one by one in the direction of a proper time. Note that the sentence should be as concise as possible during recording. There are eight grids for seven days a week, and there will be one last square, which can be used as a note. Designing a calendar is like setting a strategy in the business world. Remember your one-day action plan in the mandolo memorandum to see what can be done and what cannot be done, and the pace of the day can be mastered, the cycle of a week can also be estimated. In other words, you can manage your own Process Tables. The mandala diagram can be used in two ways: "extended in all directions" and "centered. 1. Inspiration is generated not by reading, but by staring. 2. Watching and staring are the responsibility of the right brain, and the right brain of non-linear thinking will help us see some things. 3. The potential to use the right brain is the mandolo diagram concept. 4. you must concentrate on a certain central topic and remove all other sub-topics. Naturally, many of the feelings will surge, and a strong feeling will lead to an internal shock, to start thinking. Extended in all directions

"Extended in all directions" is an unlimited mode, especially suitable for collecting inspiration for creative thinking. As long as you fill in the theme you want to play in the middle of the nine squares, you will naturally want to fill up the eight spaces around the other, and this filling process is also officially creative. If the idea continues, the idea of the eight grids around the nine Gangu lattice can continue to spread out and become the central topic of the eight Gangu grids around the nine Gangu lattice center, then we use the method of extending in all directions to fill up spaces. In this way, 8 idea can generate 64 idea. If there is no limit to creativity, we can also generate 512 idea, then, streamline these ideas to get what you want. This kind of thinking is hard to achieve by a general column-based memo. Can you imagine that after listing a topic, you can list 512 idea entries on the paper. Extended models in all directions are the easiest way to think about new ideas. If you can brainstorm with multiple people at the same time, it's amazing! (Try to use none of the electronic devices. Each person takes only a pile of A4 paper and a pencil .)

 

 

Another form is the "circle-type". The circle-type application is suitable for thinking and arrangement of the Process nature. This is a clockwise sequence of thinking. After the topic is listed on the center, you can start to arrange the itinerary in a counter-clockwise manner. This form can be used together with the "extended in all directions", that is, any space in the "extended in all directions" can also be used as the central topic in the "extended in all directions", and then used. Put obscure articles and sentences into different districts to understand what you don't understand. You only need to query the unintelligible parts. You can also set a weekly schedule for a day.

 

Note: Cultivate creative habits

 

1. Write down the inspiration everywhere at any time. Important things are often hidden in things of course. (Pick up your phone and record your own fragmented thoughts at any time)
2. The sentence should be as concise as possible. Do not remember the sentence that makes you feel that the event is over.
3. Directly look at your memo, use visual thinking to lead to potential, and master the problem features and highlights.
4. Discarding 80% of completed memo is the secret to effectively choosing and using information. (How to Use the 2/8 rule)

 

 

Summary

This is a simple tool, and a simple way of thinking can produce unexpected results. Here, it only extracts the core content of the mandolo thinking method, if you want to know more details, go to Baidu or Google. I think it has helped me a lot. I hope that the same force will be generated on you.