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POPS“How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci” " Like Edison, who built new innovations on top of previous inventions, innovative leaders never declare an invention “done,” Mr. Axelrod says. “Everything ultimately became the source of something new later,” he says. “It’s like the difference between a rich person and a wealthy person. A rich person has a lot of money and buys things. A wealthy person invests in things that make more money. It’s creating ongoing wealth out of your intellectual capital.”
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POPSWaht is Mind Mapping? bear with me: once you break the ingrained habit of linear note taking, you won’t look back. Benefits and Uses I think I already gave away the benefits of mind mapping and why mind maps work. Basically, mind mapping avoids dull, linear thinking, jogging your creativity and making note taking fun again. But what can we use mind maps for? * Note taking * Brainstorming (individually or in groups) * Problem solving * Studying and memorization * Planning * Researching and consolidating information from multiple sources * Presenting information * Gaining insight on complex subjects * Jogging your creativity It is hard to make justice to the number of uses mind maps can have – the truth is that they can help clarify your thinking in pretty much anything, in many different contexts: personal, family, educational or business. Planning you day or planning your life, summarizing a book, launching a project, planning and creating presentatio
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POPSTools for creating ideas More at site. Including, Mind-mapping: Hierarchical breakdown and exploration. Modeling: For the artist in everyone. Morphological Analysis: Forcing combinations of attribute values. Nominal Group Technique: Getting ideas with minimal personal interaction. # PSI: Problem + Stimulus = Idea! Rightbraining: Combine incomplete doodles around the problem. Role-play: Become other people. Let them solve the problem. Reversal: Looking at the problem backwards. Reverse Brainstorming: Seek first to prevent your problem from happening. SCAMPER: Using action verbs as stimuli. Six Thinking Hats: Think comfortably in different ways about the problem. Storyboarding: Creating a visual story to explore or explain. Contradiction Analysis: Use methods already used in many patents. Unfolding: Gradually unfolding the real problem from the outside. # Visioning: Creating a motivating view of the future. Write streaming: Write and write and write until you unblock.
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POPS Free Alternative To Commercial Software Adrian is a technology author who has devoted over a decade to helping users get the most from technology. He also also runs a popular blog called The PC Doctor. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations.
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POPSSimple Effective Idea Organization Linking text bubbles with colours according to hierarchy. Can be used to sort or link ideas. On the page there are also links to programs that are new and innovative according to topic
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POPSNon Linear Thinking An interest of mine is Mind Mapping. It's akin to outlining but much more powerful. This video touches on one of its uses.
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POPSThe Theory Underlying Concept Maps and How to Construct and Use Them Concept maps are graphical tools for organizing and representing knowledge. They include concepts, usually enclosed in circles or boxes of some type, and relationships between concepts indicated by a connecting line linking two concepts. Words on the line, referred to as linking words or linking phrases, specify the relationship between the two concepts. We define concept as a perceived regularity in events or objects, or records of events or objects, designated by a label.
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POPSText 2 Mind Map Text 2 Mind Map is a brand new web application that converts texts to mind maps. The web site Text2MindMap.com was launched in late spring 2008.
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POPSWebspiration Whether working individually or collaboratively, Webspiration™ is the new online visual thinking tool that helps you: * capture ideas * organize information * diagram processes * create clear, concise written documents . With integrated diagram and outline views you can think visually, structure your work effectively and express your ideas in the ways that communicate best.
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POPSTHEBRAIN* Visual Information Management TheBrain technology can be utilized on corporate intranets, desktops, and the Internet. Some applications include: customer care, project management, dynamic mind mapping, IT management and helpdesks, impact assessment, competitive intelligence, marketing and sales support, and personal information management.
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