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Using Mindomo for Problem Solving

dealing with problem solving difficulties

no striking ideas

develop "opposites" to existing ideas

use creativity techniques

having no aim

aim for practical results

develop further aims

ask for higher motives

"What is it you REALLY want to achieve?"

collect aims

no proper problem analysis

analyse your problem top-down

examine chains of causes

find out root causes

ask "why" 5 times

lack of knowledge

search the internet

include links to relevant material inyour map

lack of motivation

start your work with a glance at these branches

include motivational material into your central map

images of something youwant to achieve

images of peopleyou admire

quotes

"How to eat an elephant?"- "One bite at a time."

tools for problem solving

how to use tools

tools in form of recipes

IDEAL strategy

Source:

Bransford/Stein: The IDEAL Problem Solver

"Look back and Learn"

"Assess and Act

"Explore possible strategies"

"Define alternative goals"

"Identify problems and opportunities"

work through steps

tools in form of questions

"What's the cause of this?"

"How can this be done?"

answer directly

how to present tools

in a map template

questions on branches work as tools

answer them directly on child branches

in separate branches

in a separate map

"tool map"

how to arrange tools

by topics

tools for asssessing things

SWOT analysis

threats

opportunities

weaknesses

strengths

tools for political analysis

tools for business planning

by obstacles

confusion

getting stuck

lack of information

no direction

by tool groups

tools for presenting ideas

tools for analysis

tools for creativity

synectics

force fit

analogies

SCAMPER

Osborn's checklist

brainstorm

basic ideas

what is a problem solving tool?

examples

sleep over it

ask a colleague

look for information on the internet

look for analogies in nature

ask questions

definition - naive yet useful:anything that helps to solve a problem

practises for problem solving

use export to an rtf file...

... to create a report from your mind map

use task infos...

... to carry out plans from your problem solution

use hyperlinks...

... to other maps

... to other branches in your map

for crossreferences

for internet research

use links...

... for reference

use pictures...

... to highlight topics

... as eyepleasers

use boundaries...

... to please the eye

.. to highlight topics

use textnotes...

... for footnotes

... branch text as headline, text notes for details

... for more detailed explanations

use a central master map...

... use ideas from David Allen's "Getting Things Done" for organizing your central map

... use an "ARCHIVE" branch

... to store material away

... for easy navigation between maps

... for organizing all your maps

mind mappingsoftware:optimal support for human thinking

comparison with pen & paper mind mapping

disadvantagesof pen & paper mapping

virtual collaboration difficult

less accepted by many work communities

difficult distribution

e.g. by email

untidy maps

messy handwriting

no hyperlinks etc.

practically no text notes

awkward layout

limited paper size

what other softwarecan do the same?

other useful software for"Computer Aided Problem Solving"

idea generation software

concept mapping software

argument mapping software

Mind Mapping Softwarearguably FAR better for the job

compare it with...

...

Powerpoint

Excel

Word

mind mapping softwarehelps you...

... to work seamlessly - from problem analysis to planning and carrying out your plan

... to use problem solving tools

here are the details

providing analysis methods

providing creativity methods

providing problem solving heuristics

... to navigate easilythrough large amounts of information

... to provide information

... with links to web resources

... inside a map

... to collaborate with others on a problem solution

... to combine text and images ...

... and using your brain's capacitiesfor verbal and visual thinking

... to highlight the most important ideas

... to change between overview and details

by using textnotes for details

by folding / unfolding branches

... to create "idea paths"

showing alternatives

showing chains of reasoning

... to organize ideas...

... into chains

... into hierarchical structures

... into clusters

... to collect ideas

Computer Aided Problem Solving: let your computer help you think...

it's high time!

progress in the area of computer aided problem solvingis ridiculous, given the importance of the topic

computers already help us...

play

communicate

present

calculate

write

problem solving matters - like nothing else

... and some more

creating art

doing science

dealing with climate change

fighting diseases

ending wars

fighting poverty