Mind mapping
Mind mapping is a popular brainstorming tool and learning technique of visually arranging ideas and their interconnections/links. It usually starts from some problem or issue which is positioned in the centre. Typically it contains words, short phrases and pictures which is connected to the central issue by lines.
For people who are visually oriented, using words, colors, images make them understand an issue better. This helps one to understand the concept better and to bring it into life. Mind mapping links a concept or issue with related concepts or issues. Unlike linear thinking modes (), it stimulates imaginations and creativity by connecting left and right brain thinking. Thus it is believed to harness the full range of one’s analytical and creative skills.
Origin
The concept mind mapping was first introduced by the British ‘popular psychology’ (refers to concepts and theories about human mental life and behavior) author Tony Buzan. He is also......
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