A good friend of mine and I were talking about the concept of mind maps, learning and decision making. We were thinking - wouldn’t it be great if kids were taught how to make better decisions when they are young, so that as they grow up they can avoid some of the logical fallacies and make good decisions in their lives?
He made a mind map of some of the core decision making elements: Language and Thinking, the Psychology of Decision Making, and Systems for Clear Thinking. I really like what he put together, and re-created it in my mind mapping tool of choice, Mindjet MindManager.
One of the things we’re working on at KidConfidence is mapping some of these elements into a process for evaluating and designing computer games. What if some of the games your children played helped to teach good decision making? The mind map is available for download - you will need to download the free MindManager viewer on PC and Mac if you want to view it.
p.s. MindManager is an outstanding tool for organizing your thoughts, doing research, planning, and many other things. It works the way you think. In case you are curious, click this link to what is a MindManager map? Also the Wikipedia entry on mind mapping is quite interesting.
on February 18th, 2007 at 9:09 am
I run the Mindjet Labs (http://mindjetlabs.com) the place for MindManager users to go to learn how to get more out of their MindManager. I would love it if you could post your map (or a link to it) there:
http://mindjetlabs.com/cs/files/folders/maps/default.aspx
I really think that the community would benefit from such a great use of Mapping
Thanks,
Michael
on February 21st, 2007 at 11:04 am
Thank you Michael - we will do that!
on March 6th, 2007 at 5:17 pm
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