Mind Map Learning Resources

Dec.30, 2009 in Technology and Gadgets

So you want to learn to make a mind map. You’ve undoubtedly heard the general description of the technique: place a word or concept in the center of a page, and then brainstorm with all the ideas you can think of that relate to it. Write them on the page as well, and when you’re finished, you will find patterns and categories that suggest themselves, and organize the concepts into those categories. This is a type of visual thinking that helps you find new relationships among these ideas, and even possible new solutions to problems.

The lists of resources for teaching you to mind map, though, suggest that it may not be quite that simple to learn the technique. But whether it’s simple or hard, you will find courses and books in any format you need that will teach you. Just one search on Amazon, for example, yields many books written in the past couple of decades. “Mapping the Mind,” by Rita Carter, was written in 2000. And Tony Buzan, the most prolific enforcer of this learning method is well represented, as are many other authors.

If you prefer ebooks or online training to learn visual mapping techniques, then there are several websites that offer this as well. For example, Blackbelt Mindmap Training sends PDFs to subscribers over a period of five days, at the end of which they receive their “black belt” in the technique. There is also software available, both as freeware or purchased programs. These, however, are primarily applications used by already experienced mind mappers. Most will likely have tutorials, but you might want to learn by other means, so you can evaluate which program you’d prefer. The www.mind-mapping.org website can be a great help in sorting through this wealth of resources.

If you learn better in a group, then you might try in-person courses on how to mind map. For example, organizations like Illumine Training run workshops geared to business people. There may be similar courses available to you. Many facilitators in these organizations, like those in the Illumine courses, received certification through their own mind mapping training with Tony Buzan or through his company. Any reputable workshop facilitator will be able to present such credentials. But if you prefer to learn on your own at your own pace, then you will never lack for books, ebooks and other online resources.

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