As a designer, the most troublesome thing is that the brain is short-circuited, can not think of creativity. But a creative time will not suddenly emerge, then how to do? Sometimes there seems to be a lot of thoughts in my head, but they are fragmented and do not know how to sing it out for handling. What can we do? In fact, there is a very good way, called http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/6997.html "> mind map. This method can be used both the left and right brain to enhance creativity Einstein also love to use this method to "create an imaginative game", despite the imagination gallop, looking for a variety of possible answers, even if it seems impossible, but creative also needs such ability to be creative .
Our brains present a divergent mindset and explosive thinking, and if we can put together these ideas well, we can find your "central idea."
Writing Mind Mapping Methods and Features
First of all to prepare a piece of white paper, white paper can be very good messy thoughts to zero. As shown in the middle of the several bifurcation, write down the words you think around the central word, write a twig, no matter what the word can be, after the write, write down the next fork The first words you think of, and so on, divergent thinking. You think of five words from a single word, and then those five words can think of each other, so that your creative output has increased by 500%.
When you write a full page of paper, and then find your favorite keywords, put them in series, you may be able to find the results you want. Mind Maps can clearly sort out the messy ideas in your mind, giving you a clear panorama of both the details and the whole.
Picture source and network As can be seen from the figure, mind map has some specific features:
1) Expand some branches of the world around a point you want to make sense of.
2) The use of multi-color to express, you can make the chart clearer, more specific classification.
3) can use some pictures or painting to express, this can inspire some thinking.
4) The chart is very divergent, there is no fixed logic.
5) at a glance.
Thinking map of the expression
In addition to writing on paper, there are many computer software for Mind Mapping. The use of pen and paper can make a more profound impression on the brain, while the left and right brain use, the disadvantage is that changes more difficult, sometimes writing and painting will not keep up the pace of thinking, or even limited by the paper size.
The use of mind map
In addition to organizing ideas, mind maps can also be used in life.
Reading Notes: Reading often forgot to read, and if you can record through the mind map, then you can hook a lot of memories according to clues. It can also help you build a mental framework from your brain.
Project Management Objectives: For yourself, the project plan can also use the mind map sorting, the first analysis of the project, a list of items to be divided their respective importance, then the next work plan how to implement it is clear It's
Mind Mapping is an instruction manual to help you understand and master the working principle of your brain. It enhances your memory, your thinking skills and your overall planning skills.
(This article comes from Tencent CDC blog: http://cdc.tencent.com/?p=5752)