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Summary: A good technique for your analysis toolkit
Review: I came to mind maps through a reference to the technique in a book on business analysis. It's fun to work through Buzan's book a couple of evenings a week. I appreciate the extensive use of color and the example mind maps. Sure enough, mind maps have proved to be a useful tool for visualizing the scope of a project, process, or system. I tend to put together a mind map whenever the project feels un-focussed. I do mine by hand, with colored pencils, then distribute colored photocopies, and this seems to wake people up nicely (no "Death by Powerpoint" here!) No, mind maps are not a be-all,end-all communications or learning method, but they definitely useful.
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Summary: This is the Bible of Mind Mapping
Review: Tony Buzan invented the techniques. Many others have written about it with or without giving him full credit for it. In any case, this is the only book you need to read about this subject. It covers all the aspects and applications. It covers the basic rules.I have about 10 years of mindmapping experience. I mindmap today a lot less than I used to during my first 3 years. I think the best application of mindmapping is for studying, reviewing, and memorizing materials. If I had known about mindmapping when I went through school(s), I would have done a lot better than I did. Catching mindmapping a bit later in life, it allowed me to study a lot of new stuff much quicker than I would have otherwise. There is really something about involving your whole brain in the learning process, instead of just the left one. And, mindmapping does that naturally for you.
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