http://rodeworks.com/design/mind-mapping-and-other-visual-thinking/ Gather Ideas | Explore Trends | Develop Solutions Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:18:23 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://rodeworks.com/design/mind-mapping-and-other-visual-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-1233 RodeWorks » Blog Archive » Charting the organization Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:44:21 +0000 http://rodeworks.com/?p=1254#comment-1233 [...] RodeWorks » Blog Archive » Mind Mapping and other visual thinking A couple of years ago, after attending an Edward Tufte workshop I tried out a different visual take on the standard organization chart. [...] [...] RodeWorks » Blog Archive » Mind Mapping and other visual thinking A couple of years ago, after attending an Edward Tufte workshop I tried out a different visual take on the standard organization chart. [...]

]]> http://rodeworks.com/design/mind-mapping-and-other-visual-thinking/comment-page-1/#comment-485 Peter Hess Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:22:54 +0000 http://rodeworks.com/?p=1254#comment-485 I've never been able to get my head around mind-mapping (or concept mapping) - having tried to grok it since I first learned of it in the '90s. For me it always turns out to be a more arduous and less effective exercise than other ways of organizing my thoughts. Two possibilities: one, that concept mapping is one of those ideas that sounds pretty but doesn't pan out when you get down and dirty with it; the other, that it works well for you or not, depending on your cognitive style. I’ve never been able to get my head around mind-mapping (or concept mapping) – having tried to grok it since I first learned of it in the ’90s. For me it always turns out to be a more arduous and less effective exercise than other ways of organizing my thoughts. Two possibilities: one, that concept mapping is one of those ideas that sounds pretty but doesn’t pan out when you get down and dirty with it; the other, that it works well for you or not, depending on your cognitive style.

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