Mind mapping and real world. Where is the boundary?

Discover a unique and creative map, filled with emotions and stories, made of real objects that evoke the Biggerplate Unplugged conference in ParisVisitez ici la version française du billet

After a long period of inactivity on the blog that I devoted to the creation of a non-profit association, I wanted to share with you a nice experience I recently lived in Paris with the « Biggerplate Unplugged Paris », a conference where I was invited to talk about mind mapping.

Last year, Jean-Pascal COTE (emapsfree.fr), with whom I'm used to talk about cognitive science, informed me about a possible event in France dedicated to the mind mapping. He told me at the time that he would be happy to see me participating.

And they did it! The Biggerplate team, led by Liam HUGHES and several other French contributors mobilized by Frédéric VEVE gathered on March 21st 2013, nearly 70 persons at the « Laboratoire de l’édition » in Paris for a great afternoon event. Among the participants, application users, developers,  leading software companies, bloggers, trainers, consultants who wanted to exchange their experience, expertise, and perspective on the past, present, and future of the mind mapping world.

Invited as an expert for a round-table discussion, I had the opportunity to officially announce the foundation of the non-profit association « Dessine-moi une idée asbl», present its goal, inform about Tony BUZAN and ThinkBuzan support as well as explain what motivated me to launch such a project. You will get soon more details about this association.

The day was memorable, tinged with various souvenirs that I wanted to capture with a creative and unusual mind map. This time, no papers or software (almost) but real objects placed on the floor, remembering the event.

Biggerplate Unplugged Paris - Mind map with real objects
High resolution image available here

I show with this mind map that we are far beyond a single centric and hierarchical diagram, it is a true state of mind. I'm pleased to build and communicate with this technique. I can express emotions and generate some in the audience. Were you in Paris or in London for the conference? What do you learn, feel or remember when looking at this map?

As I often say, the most important when drawing mind maps, it is not the outcome but the journey. Imagine yourself in my place putting together the different objects that evoke or have made this conference a pleasant memory. Let me take you for a walk through this conference day.

When I install this beautiful shirt « Woo4men », still ruffled, it reminds me the story with its Belgian designer and many moments of laughs it caused during the day. My friend Matthieu COTTARD was wearing a nice one as well, but might think about a different brand.

Then, when I put these train tickets, I remember the constant stress of missing a start. But in the end, the trip was well prepared and schedules aligned. I finished my route on foot, under the sun, in the charming streets of the 5th arrondissement.

In making this reproduction of the conference room, of course I remember the place, perfectly fitted for the occasion, but also the presentation of the « Labo de l’édition » a neutral and open space including co-working dedicated to publishing professionals. It aims to support new and innovative young structures.

When I arrange my notes, I think about various meetings with Frederick and Jean-Pascal for the preparation of our interventions. I remember making a mind map in the Thalys train and this boy who looked at me with envy. I said to him, "He are some pencils and a sheet of paper so you may express your creativity." His mom was happy and controllers laughed our drawings making no sense to them. I think also about my presentation of the association "Dessine-moi une idée asbl" and my ambition to help children to learn better thanks to mind mapping at school. I could not hide my emotions when evoking this project in front of everybody.


By adding Biggerplate folder, I remember Liam, his good humor and his introduction in French, his brother who loved my shirt, the many photos he took and which allow us to relive now the atmosphere of the day. Of course, I cannot forget its platform sharing thousands of mind maps and I congratulate him for his ability to unite players in the field.


When reading the schedule, it remind me Mister MC Frédéric VÈVE (communiquons) on his chair, ensuring a perfect orchestration. He played a crucial role in the success of the event because he managed to stick to a tough schedule I thought unrealistic while ensuring continuity in the discussions. He is a great professional of communication.

With the photo of the speakers, each presenting one of the three sessions, I recall some of their mind maps, some pertinent questions the audience asked and   some great testimonials. Patrick NEVEU (Signos) explained us what are the common barriers when you sell mind mapping to customers. He helped us, based on his experience, to understand which approach has more chance to succeed. Jean-Pascal COTE presented a model of maturity in mind mapping for an individual or collective usage. He deserves to launch the debate around issues of communication and responsibility between actors in the field. Finally, Jérôme DARD and Lionel MASSON (CARTES sur TABLES) introduced with good humour and realism, the session dedicated to softwares. MindJet, MindMeister and Matchware, many solutions and technological advances with markets and visions of mind mapping very different and sometimes tightly closed. iMindMap was not represented but Chris Griffiths from ThinkBuzan led a session during the London edition.

Browsing the business cards I collected from my peers, I think about all these people that I finally met in person whereas we are already exchanging our views on social media. I have the souvenirs of persons such as Julie CUMMINGS-DEBROT who encouraged me for the association, or Sébastien MARTINEZ who follows my evolution via the blog or professionals such as Denys LEVASSORT (mind-mapping-decision) who wants to collaborate with me in the future. I will not forget Pascal BERNARDON (www.human-connect.com) who called out for the creation of an official mind mapping communities as well as the presence of my Belgian colleagues Marco BERTOLINI (Formation 3.0) and Fabienne DE BROECK (Optimind) who travelled to Paris.

And « last but not least », we all met for a drink in this beautiful French brasserie "La Contrescarpe", facing a nice square with the same name. A nice moment of sharing in a pleasant atmosphere, before taking the night train back to Belgium.



You may understand now how a mind map, whatsoever, may convey more than just structured information.  The one I presented today tells a story and engraves the memory of my visit to Paris. Tell me what it evokes to you?

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Have you been kind this year?

In everyday life, you will encounter several occasions that require the creation of a wish list, with gifts for you or another beneficiary. December is a great month to talk about presents and a good opportunity for me to explain how mind mapping can really help you to manage such an activity.It’s December, the month of gifts. In Belgium, Saint-Nicolas is bringing toys to kids who have been kind during the year. It’s also Baptiste (my son) birthday. In other countries, Santa Claus will visit the children later in the month for Christmas. But adults also love Christmas presents, this evening during which we can exchange small and original presents to each other in front of the illuminated tree.

I don’t know how you proceed on your side but, on our side, kids traditionally prepare themselves a wish list of gifts (toys, books, clothes …) which they send to the old man. They usually use various paper catalogues we have received from different shops. They cut images and then they glue on a panel. It’s of course a very pleasant activity for them but for us, the parents, it’s not obvious to manage it further. Indeed, how do we track who will offer what? Or, how do we make it available for the gift makers? How do we communicate where to buy the toys?

I had an idea how mind mapping could help us to better manage the whole stuff, keeping the pleasure at the centre of our considerations. But I had to make it practical in order to verify my thoughts. Therefore, I proposed to my sons to move away from the traditional panel and create a mind map instead.

A very efficient structure

At the centre of the map, the idea was quite obvious: something like "What do I want to receive from Saint-Nicolas". Then, in order to identify the main branches, we made an interesting exercise. I asked the kids to look at the different tickets they had cut and to group them in clusters that made sense for them. At first sight, they found it a bit useless because they thought everything was just a gift or toy. But with a deeper analysis, they finally identified main types such as board game, books or clothes and main domains such has sport, WII or electronics.

Future main branches of the mind map

Once the main branches were created, it became easy to place the items on the map and also quite natural to create sub-branches when appropriate. Indeed, during this generative thinking activity, the brain is stimulated to produce more thoughts. When looking at the structure and the items already in place, new ideas came to their mind; new wishes, very interesting and valuable ones were added, giving more choices and flexibility to the gift maker. The end result is a very well presented list, easy to understand and memorise. The kids appreciated the initiative.

A mind map replacing a traditional wish list

A fantastic communication tool

Beyond considerations of the children, there is additional information to collect and communicate to the different persons who will make a gift. Indeed, although children think you will send the letter to the North Pole, we all know that you will have to distribute it to the different members of the family (grand-parents, godmother, uncle …). Those people will be happy to know where they can buy easily the item, what it looks like and how much it costs approximately.

The mind map is absolutely perfect for adding and maintaining this kind information. When you use a computer application such as iMindMap, it becomes even easier. For the place to buy, you can either mention a physical shop (the brand is usually enough) or even a web shop, with a direct link to the product on the internet. You can also find on the web a nice picture as well as other details that might be interesting to add on your map. For those who are interested, the resource file is available for download on Biggerplate, the mind map library.

Using a digital support, you will benefit from features that are not possible with the traditional approach. You will be able to export it as an image that you can send via e-mail. You will be able to print and distribute on paper if necessary. New technologies allow you now to upload it in the cloud and just send a link to latest version. People are sometimes embarrassed in the shop with the choice. Using smart devices, they will be able to access the wish list on-line, check out the picture in order to make the right choice or decide to take another present if they cannot find what they were looking for.

Management made easy

Once the mind map is created and distributed, there is still a problem to consider: “who is going to offer what?” It’s not easy to keep in mind all the feedback you received. Exchange efficiently the information between those who have already made their choice with those who still have to decide is not an easy task. Again, the mind map will help you a lot to manage all of that. All you have to do is to mark each gift with the name of the person who will offer it, using an additional sub-branch. Looking at the big picture, you can easily monitor what is already booked and what is still available.

Another interesting task is to define preferences, especially when the amount of gifts is important. Using a typical rating with stars, you can ask the children to define what they want to receive first. You can also communicate what are you own preferences as parents, knowing the educational or practical value of the gift (single versus multi-players, creative, powered by battery …) or maybe its redundancy with existing ones.

Other types of wish lists

The case I detailed here above is quite representative of the effectiveness of mind mapping for managing a wish list. Here are a couple of additional examples where you can use a mind map for organising a list of gifts:

Promotion or retirement at work: It’s not always obvious to define what you should offer to a colleague, especially when you are several to decide. Why not create a mind map with all the ideas and discuss about the alternatives according to the personality of the beneficiary. The mind map will be a nice support for collaborating and finally selecting a couple of options according to the budget you collected. The person will more than happy to receive a great gift instead of cash.

Wedding, birth or baptism: Shops usually offer services to manage wish lists, from the creation to the consultation, including money collection and frequent updates. If you want to think about what you need or would like to receive, you can create a mind map before going to the shop. You will certainly save some time. If you start early enough, the support will be ideal to generate ideas and make a selection. If you want to present your wishes in a creative way, you can also publish your mind map (on a website dedicated to the event for example). It will be an original manner for your family and friends to discover your desires and a different way to invite them to make gifts.

Birthday: Very similarly to the Saint-Nicolas or Santa Claus case, the beneficiary can organize the wish list with a mind map. If necessary, parents or friends can contribute and influence the content in order to match some of their expectations. All the benefits explained earlier remain applicable.

Saint-Valentine: Do you want to make a gift to your partner that will surprise him/her and will really make the difference? A bit earlier in the year, start your mind map. Listen to your partner and capture both ideas and domains of interest. Try to read between the lines and add everything you thing is interesting to consider. When the time has come to decide, review your notes and imagine the gift that match the most. 

Christmas party: Imagine that you want to offer several small and creative gifts to different persons (family, friends …). Start your mind map with a main branch for each person to satisfy. If you already have concrete ideas about what to offer to them, add it on sub-branches. If you know what characterize them or what domains they appreciate, add it as well. Along your visits in shops or on Christmas markets, collect ideas or buy some presents. Assign them to the persons on your map. Looking at the big picture, you will easily see what you still have to find or buy. You will also see who will be happy and who won’t.

I want my article to be as much practical as possible because I truly believe it's the best way to invite you to test the mind mapping technique and discover by yourself the benefits. This is my gift to you. I wish you a great December month, with plenty of other warm gifts. Not big ones, not expensive ones but presents that will mean something for you or will make you laugh; the kind of presents that will make you happy.

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TMMT update #1: True mind mapping benefits explained

Time has come to show you the progress of The Mind Mapping Team. I picked a couple of interesting subjects that kids brought to me from school and we reworked them using mind maps. I identified plenty of benefits that I am please to share with you.Here is the time to give you some feedback about the members of the TMMT – which stands for The Mind Mapping Team - and what they achieved during the first month of experience. I told you how the story began a couple of weeks ago with an open-air workshop. The participants learned some of the mind map rules and they created their first personal map. My plan is to coach them and follow their progress throughout an entire school year. Let me now show you a couple of interesting educational subjects we picked in their respective curriculum, how we reworked them with the mind mapping technique and what are the benefits for the children.

Vocabulary with Baptiste (9 years old)

Very recently, the teacher gave to the kids a dozen words to remember and to spell correctly. The test consisted in writing the right word in a definition that contained a blank placeholder. Although Baptiste did the exercise in the classroom and wrote the definitions down several times, he was still badly associating some of the words and therefore more study was required.

But what was exactly the problem? Why Baptiste could not associate the new words? It’s simply because he was considering each definition as an indivisible block that he did not fully understand. It was too difficult for him to memorize and associate so many new things without understanding properly the meaning. Indeed the definitions were long sentences and contained other complex words and grammar which were not serving the initial purpose. At the end, he mixed everything, saying for example that a “pasha” was an old cloth or a "piloti", a man applying the law.

"It was much easier to associate and understand ideas in my head once I started to use keywords on a mind map." (Baptiste)

And then everything became clear and easy with a mind map. We put a dictionary picture as a central idea and we created a main branch for each new word. Then, I asked Baptiste to read again each definition and extract up to 3 words that were key in the sentence. Without noticing, Baptiste was performing an important task of mind mapping which consists in identifying and selecting keywords for branches. But he was also eliminating all the complexity that the grammar and the language have introduced in the definition. The result was a straightforward mind map with very few terms to memorize and explicit associations between single and simple words. Knowing the rules, Baptiste also proposed to look for images on the internet that could illustrate each definition. Finally, I checked the level of learning by removing all the words and images from the main branches and I asked Baptiste to guess what was written on each main branch only by looking at the keywords that remained on the sub-branches. He did it with ease and without any mistake.Here are 5 key benefits for Baptiste in this exercise : 1) He is self-satisfied to have mastered the lesson without too much effort;2) He understood the importance of keywords compared to long and complex sentences; 3) He discovered the power of associations (both for keyword and images); 4) He achieved more than expected by now being able to rephrase definitions without looking at the sheet; 5) He recognized by himself the benefits of mind mapping and remains motivated to do more of it.

Mind mapping benefits for Baptiste

Personal diary project with Robin (13 years old)

Robin was very busy at the beginning of the school year. Soccer is his passion and he reached a level that requires a lot of investment in time and energy. In collaboration with his parent, I would like to experiment how much the use of mind mapping could save him time when learning lessons or doing homework so that he could continue to invest in soccer without jeopardizing school results.

Robin has recently received a project which consists in understanding the characteristics of a personal diary and writing one by Christmas. It’s a fresh request and we have some time to work on it. It will be very interesting to see how mind mapping will help Robin to write a special type of story.

"It's cool and fast to draw a mind map with iMindMap on my computer." (Robin)

I noticed during my first face-to-face workshop that handmade mind maps would require too much effort for Robin. That had a negative impact on the mental activity he was performing and the underlying goal he was targeting. For the personal diary project, I decided to introduce iMindMap, the mind mapping software. Children of that age have no difficulties to use computers and they are already familiar with most of editing functionalities such as font size and color, alignment, copy and paste, … In iMindMap, it’s easy to understand how to draw a mind map if you know what are the rules. The process is intuitive thanks to a very well-thought user interface.

We have just started the work. The first task we did was to reconsider the paper based theory and we transformed it into an organic mind map which will evolve throughout the project. I invite you to keep following this story and read about Robin’s personal diary project in our next episode.Here are 5 key benefits for Robin in this exercise: 1) He really enjoyed the activity on the computer and he knows now how much it’s easy and fun; 2) He discovered that a mind map creation can be iterative; it is not necessary a one shot; 3)He understood how easy and useful it is to associate images in iMindMap, especially with the use of icons from the library; 4) He developed some autonomy in the mind map design by reorganizing branches several times; 5) He realized that the energy spent to draw the mind map was in fact enough to remember all the characteristics of the lesson.

Mind mapping benefits for Robin

Poetry with Corentin (6 years old)

One day in October, Corentin came back home with a huge challenge: memorize sixteen lines of poetry. It’s a lot for a kid of his age. Of course, he worked intensively on the subject in the classroom with the teacher but he was still not able to recall entirely and perfectly the poetry. On top, he received the text with some illustrations that he colourized. It helped him somehow to remember what the story was about.

But poetry is more than a story and you have to remember each sentence in detail, all the words it contains in a precise order. So why Corentin could not recall it with so much time already spent on it? Would I have obtained the expected result by asking him to repeat the text again and again whereas he was already in a disappointed mood because of his failures? I had to find a better idea.

"The pictures and the colours we used on each branch of the mind map allowed me to better remember my poetry." (Corentin)

I propose to Corentin to rewrite the poetry with a mind map. The principle was quite simple. In the centre,  I wrote the poetry title and I drew an image illustrating it. Then we agreed with Corentin that while he was telling the story with as much details as possible, I would create main or sub-branches and I would add illustrations for each sentences in the poetry (not keywords because he’s still unable to read). Of course, each image had to perfectly correspond to the mental representation Corentin had in mind while telling or hearing the sentence. Once the mind map was complete, the last step consisted in checking what gap was remaining between the initial text and the one Corentin was able to recall when looking at the map. For each difficulty, I made the appropriate change in order to obtain a perfect match. Immediately after this process, Corentin was able to visualize the mind map in his head. He told the sixteen line of poetry without any hurdle and he still able to declaim it today.Here are 5 key benefits for Corentin in this exercise: 1) He was much more confident after the use of mind mapping than before; 2) He is proud of the mind map we build together because he’s showing it to everybody; 3) He learned how to visualize mentally a mind map in order to trigger the recall of information; 4) He achieved more than expected by adding a great interpretation to the poetry, having no more difficulties to remember the text; 5) He recognized by himself the benefits of mind mapping and remains motivated to do more of it.

Mind mapping benefits for Corentin

Book summary with Manon (13 years old)

Manon is following what we call in Belgium the secondary school (second cycle of 6 years). Time has come to read several books during the year and pass exam about what you retained from it. When we started to work together, Manon was on the point to finish the first book and I made a small check about the level of knowledge she reached so far. Let’s say that she knew the story superficially but not much more of it.

Why Manon was not able to remember the key elements of the book? Why couldn’t she express its structure efficiently? Isn’t it a bit frustrating for a young student to discover that all the time spent to read hundreds of pages was somehow lost? But Manon wanted to improve herself and increase the probability to succeed. She was particularly open to test the mind mapping technique in this specific case. She surprised me a lot with the progress she made in a very short time. She’s my proudest so far.

"It's difficult to believe but true: Manon is making better results in those courses where she used the mind mapping technique to study." (Manon's mother)

I taught her a technique for collecting meaningful information while reading a book. Basically, you have to capture who are the main characters and their characteristics, what is happening to them and why (key adventures in the story), when those events happen in time as well as their places (where) if relevant. But you also need an efficient way to write it down, to access and to update it any time  That’s where the mind map brings a lot.

I knew Manon was spending some time on her laptop and on social networks during the evenings. That was a unique occasion for me to test if a teenager was ready to replace some of her recreation time by a mind mapping activity on the same device. I made the bet that she could immediately use iMindMap (ThinkBuzan) so that we could exchange the files electronically and check her progress. She went on the internet and she searched for the book cover image. She found it and with an easy copy and paste, she replaced the central idea of a default mind map. Then, we created a kind of template with main branches for characters, places, moments and adventures. I checked immediately what she understood from the technique by asking her to populate the mind map and its sub-branches with some of the information she could remember from her reading. She was on track. I let her go and reviewed several times the document which was growing days after days until she finished the book. She was ready for the exam.Here are 5 key benefits for Manon in this exercise: 1) She learned a practical technique about how to capture and structure a book story; 2) She discovered that a mind map creation can be iterative; it is not necessary a one shot; 3) She understand that the mind map is only a support for achieving another goal; 4) She passed the exam and got a very good score; 5) She realized that the questions were exactly the one she had answered on the mind map, which reinforced the idea that she used the right technique.

Mind mapping benefits for Manon

You will discover even more benefits of mind map by coming back from time to time and by following those amazing young people experiences. Do not hesitate to subscribe to the RSS feed or via e-mail if you wish remained informed.

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My name is Map, Mind Map!

On October 5th 2012, the world celebrated the Global James Bond day which marks the 50th anniversary of Dr. No, the very first 007 film in 1962. Here is for you a new and impressive creative mind map which celebrates the event from a personal perspective. Last Friday, on October 5th 2012, I waked up with the news that the world was celebrating the fabulous British spy, James Bond. It was announced to be the Global James Bond day which marks the 50th anniversary of Dr. No, the very first 007 film in 1962. Of course, during the day and the following week-end, it was the occasion for a lot of radio and television channels to remind the list of the different films and their very creative titles, the name of the great British actors who played successively the main role and those of the lovely girls that accompanied them. I could also listen to several famous soundtrack.

Given that context, I've been suddenly inspired by the subject and I decided to draw a mind map which would celebrate the event from a personal perspective. I'm very happy to share the result with you, especially because I think it can be very useful if you want to refresh your knowledge or discover more about the topic. Who knows, you could find there the answer for the next time you play a quiz!

James Bond 50th anniversary mind map with iMindMap

How to manage the complexity of the information?
This article is also an opportunity for me to give you some recommendations that could help you to limit or reduce the complexity of your maps. Indeed, creating mind maps with a lot of useful information is not an easy task because it can become quickly unpleasant or even painful to read. As I used to say: “Many people can draw mind maps, very few can draw simple ones”.

The problem when you write a short piece of information (a keyword) in a limited context, it’s nearly impossible for the reader to understand what you mean. For example, if I write the number “100” next to one of the film title, there are very few chances that you guess what it represents (it can be a lot of different things). However, when I write “1962”, the pattern and the context make you think about a date and most probably, the year when the film was released. I admit that I take a risk if I do not add a branch in between with “released in” written on it. On the other hand, I save some space and gain in clarity, preventing a lot of useless repetition of the same text. So, if the probability to misunderstand the meaning of your text on a branch is small, you can leave it as is without adding contextual keywords or image.

For the James Bond girls and the singers, the problem clearly exists. If I write “Carly Simon” on a sub-branch of a film branch, you may guess right or wrong that it was the soundtrack singer, or the main actress or anything else. Here the risk of confusion or mistake is high. Therefore, I must either add additional branches to mention what I'm talking about or find another solution. The former would have led to a much more complex, less readable mind map with a lot of redundant labels. I made the choice to add nice icons (pictograms) instead, illustrating the meaning of the branch text (or at least providing a better context so that your guessing becomes more accurate). It’s also important to use different one throughout the map in order to help your brain to better associate and memorize the information. Because an image is worth a thousand words, a small icon can really help you to reduce the amount of text you need to write on your map in order to make it correctly understood.

I hope you will enjoy this new creative mind map about James Bond. I'm impatient to read your comments and feedback. Your contribution is key for the development of my work and my studies, as well as for all the other visitors who are more and more everyday to discover the beauty and the utility of mind mapping.

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The Mind Mapping Team - Introduction

Young children will use mind mapping during an entire school year and I will share with you their evolution throughout their creations. September was the occasion to launch the initiative with a first workshop.After a well-deserved break and a radical change in my professional career, I'm back full of energy with even greater ideas for this academic year 2012-2013. I promise you a lot of creativity, efficiency and fun.

The big news this year is the establishment of a team of young students who accepted to get into the mind mapping and be followed throughout the entire school year. The goal is to analyse their interest in drawing mind maps, the evolution of their relationship with the school and their homework as well as the potential impact on their results.

These boys and girls attending various French speaking schools in Liège (Belgium) are aged from 6 to 13 years. They are now part of what I modestly called "The Mind Mapping Team (TMMT)". This dynamic team will make you discover, through the various lessons of the curriculum, how it is possible to learn better and faster all sorts of lessons thanks to a rather original way of representing information and knowledge.

In order to discover the pleasure and specificities of mind mapping, I organized a discovery workshop early September. I started with a playful approach to the exceptional performance of our brain and the importance of our five senses. Then they learned a few basic rules but important for effective mind maps (sheet orientation, central idea, branches and sub-branches, curves, keywords, colours, images ...). It was also an opportunity to outline a first map without content in order to domesticate this new octopus or spider, according to the interpretations. Finally, my goal (without knowing initially if it would be feasible) was to invite each participant to draw their first personal mind map and assist them during the process.

The Mind Mapping Team (TMMT) - September workshop

I must admit that I was bluffed by the early pencil strokes. Once overcome the initial apprehension about not drawing well enough, all seemed to have caught the main principle. For their first map, I suggested to think about a basic concept of their choice among "water", "nature" or "colors". The next step was then to place on the main branches words and ideas that come to their mind naturally and develop some of them further. Finally, they added some images. As you can discover on the gallery below, the result is quite encouraging.

Alexis - 11 y/o - First mind map about nature

Baptiste - 9 y/o - Mind map about colours

Corentin - 6 y/o - Mind map about water

Manon - 13 y/o - Mind map about water

Robin - 13 y/o - First mind map about colours

From now on, I will share with you on this blog the various experiences from the team members (and from other children on occasion) within their own living context. Throughout many type of activities such as learning a poem, making a speech, organizing a group activity, understanding the geometry, memorizing the geography, looking for ideas for a show, etc ... we will discover together how mind mapping will bring greater efficiency and pleasure in the preparation and execution of tasks.

You will discover and learn a lot by coming back from time to time and by following these new amazing human stories. Do not hesitate to subscribe to the RSS feed or via e-mail if you wish remained informed.

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