Tag: writing

Idea Mapping — basics and some resources

On By quriosityIn Business and Marketing, Innovation, ThinkingLeave a comment

For several years, I have been using a process called idea mapping as a thinking tool. This is related to Mind Mapping, the brainchild of Tony Buzan. (See this page for some great examples of Mind Maps.)

I would describe idea mapping as a set of visual methods for thinking. I employ idea mapping in many kinds of settings — planning, outlining, note-taking, public speaking, writing, consulting, and leading group process. When working alone, I use unlined drawing paper and colored markers. When working with groups, I use a white board or large sheets of paper with colored markers.

Here are some books I recommend on this topic:

The Mind Map Book: How to Use Radiant Thinking to Maximize Your Brain’s Untapped Potential, by Tony and Barry Buzan

Mapping Inner Space: Learning and Teaching Visual Mapping, by Nancy Margulies and Nusa Maal

AB — 27 February 2009

I Want to Write It All Down

On By quriosityIn LifeLeave a comment

I want to write it all down — every single thought and experience, if possible. Get it on a page or in a poem or an article or in a book or on a web page. I want to take a picture of every scene and every face. Maybe even a movie or audio recording of every moment.

What if I could mount a video camera on my head, always running, storing it all somewhere? What if I could somehow store every word, every document, all of the evidence in a vast database somewhere?

Maybe that would keep it all from disappearing.

AB — originally posted 4/24/2004