Mind Mapping for Girl Scouts

Facilitating today: November 21, 2013

Jan OestreichMarge Schiller

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Talk

Chat

Polling

Raise Hand&Emoticons

Whiteboard Tools

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Click on the drop downmenu then pick the blank page you want to go to jot downthoughts/notes.

1. In your breakout group, …..

2. Read the quote and …..

3. Summarize your thoughts using …..

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Agenda

•Introductions/Background context

•Who’s here and what’s your experience

•Guidelines and examples

•Personal application - putting together a presentation

•Group application

•Takeaways

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Learning Outcomes

Describe Mind Mapping method

Summarize various Mind Mapping applications

Discuss 3 Mind Mapping Applications in work and in life

Practice Mind Mapping using specialized software

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Write 1-2 words you associate with the concept of mind mapping…..

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A mind map is a diagram used to visually outline information. A mind map is often created around a single word or text, placed in the center, to which associated ideas, words and concepts are added.

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The case for creativity…

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Breakout Discussion

Take 8 minutes to:

1. Say hello and meet peers

2. Discuss your experiences with mindmapping and where you have found it useful, ways you’ve used it

3. Find out what questions you have about the concept, your objective for today

Come back to main room with someone from group ready to introduce who was with them and summarize questions 2 and 3

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Mind Mapping Applications- Practical

Exploring thoughts, beliefs and assumptions

Planning

Organizing

Creative Thinking

Making Associations

Gaining Insights

Life Planning

Personal Growth

What are some more?

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Mind Mapping Applications- Exploratory

Note-Taking

To-do lists

Capturing information in meetings, lectures

Preparing for meetings

Projects Designs or reviews

Creating Agendas

Planning a party or event

Presentation

Team Meetings

Moving to a new place

Decorating a room

Learning

What are some more?

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Conceptual Introduction to Mind Mapping

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Mind Mapping Guidelines

Begin with your image/idea/topic, in the center

Write down whatever thought comes into your head in whatever order it comes to you

Draw branches for new thoughts, dimensions or topics

Draw sub branches to cluster related thoughts

Create simple labels

*Look for Connections*

Speed over neatness!

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Mind Map Guidelines

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Traditional “Outline” approach

Topic = Favorite Vacation spot

“Ocean City, NJ”

1) What’s the first thing I should

cover?

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Your favoritevacation spot

Create your ownversion of thison a piece of paper

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Discussion

Tell us about your map

What surprised you?

Did any connections take you by surprise?

How many “new” thoughts emerged?

What did you learn?

What will you do next with the information in your map?

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Now let’s work on a map together: Celebrating multiple winter holidays!

The girls in our troop celebrate several different winter holidays

25 girls: just bridged to Juniors

How can we share our customs?

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CelebratingWinter

Holidays

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Sample Mind Map of this course

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Wrap-Up & Commitments

1. Why would you create a Mind Map?

2. How could this concept help in your work?

3. What upcoming task could you use this tool to accomplish?

When you are ready, use the talk button or chat box to tell us your response to one of the questions below…

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Thank you!

Jan OestreichMarge Schiller