Mind Mapping For Lawyers

"Park" your mind map ... and let it simmer!!

CLICK HERE to download a PDF copy of the SimCAMM Rules.

STEP 3: Briefly ‘Reorganise’ Your Mind Map

After you’ve dumped a fair amount of your content onto your mind map, or even as you go, quickly reorganize your mind map on the screen to ensure your mind map is easily readable and ‘makes sense’. This will help prompt you with even more ideas for additional branches. Read the rest of this entry »

The Mind Maping Laws

As mentioned in previous posts, the genius who codified the concept of mind mapping was Dr Tony Buzan.  

After some tweaking and improvement over time, Dr Buzan has created a set of rules for mind mapping that he deems to be the most effective way of communicating with your brain. I must admit, I can’t disagree with him … for the most part.  

Now let me be totally frank here. I said “for the most part” but you do need to take into account that Dr Buzan is the true genius behind mind mapping … so I strongly recommend that you Read the rest of this entry »

Hand drawn v computer generated mind maps

Mind mapping can be done in one of two ways:

• on paper by hand; or
• by using a computer program (mind mapping software).

For the same reasons that we write business letters on computers using word processing software, I also recommend that most of your mind mapping for work or study should be done using a purpose built mind mapping software program.

In some instances you may prefer to mind map with just paper. Those instances may include: Read the rest of this entry »