Mind Mapping in the Quality Arena

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Sayee Prasad

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Would like to contribute

Would like to contribute....can I be sent the mind map by email so that I can add my views!!!
 
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Randy Stewart

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Wallace,
I will be adding some thoughts to the System Thinking thread in a couple days. Just got through an audit so now I'll have some time.
 
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James Gutherson

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This tread renewed my interest in Mindmapping and I have been using them ever since. I tried to get into to it years ago but found the hand technique a bit of a chore. I tried one of the leading computer based programs and purchased it within a day of the trial. I use it for meetings, brainstorming sessions, communcating relationships between functions, concepts, products etc in our Intranet site (quality manual). I also use it for personal study and preparation of papers.

I do find now that I have got into it through the computer based version that I now enjoy creating hand drawn maps much more.
 

bpritts

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I have done mind maps on a few problems (maybe 10?) in the last couple of years when a problem is stubborn. I could probably make more use of them!

Thanks to previous poster's for recommendations on software. I have always done mine with paper and pencil; in a few cases tried to put them into Excel, which is reasonable but not excellent.

I would guess that many of the mind map fans have also been exposed to Eli Goldratt's Thinking Processes. If not, you should look into them by reading his book It's Not Luck. While nowhere near as popular as The Goal, it's much more powerful.

Regards,

Brad
 
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WALLACE

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Mind mapping

Hi James,
Good to know that you have recently returned to re-using the tools and techniques of Mind mapping. What software package do you use?

I noted that you have utilized the use of Mind mapping throughout your intranet based Quality manual, I'm intrigued as to How you found this to be received by the users of your on-line QM.
I recently mapped out a full quality system using a Mind mapping software package and, the results were just phenomenal.
I have asked for permission to use a portion of the mapped quality system as an example at the Cove, might be little tricky though as, most of the information is rather propriatery, we'll see how that goes.
The brainstorming capabilities of Mind mapping software is excellent. The fact that a user can drag and drop issue's very easily, shows those taking part in a braistorming session the absolute power of some software packages that utilize Mind mapping tools and techniques.
Brainstorming is just the tip of the iceberg regarding the usefulness of such programs within the Quality, Safety and Environmental arena's, not excluding Business professional and personal users of Mind mapping.
I will say though that, Mind mapping tools and techniques are not for everyone, I've found that it has been received very well by those who tend to be quite unconventional and dare I say "Gifted" regarding their approach to problem solving and systems thinking in general.
Wallace.
 
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WALLACE

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Goldratt's Thinking processes

Brad,
Just viewed your reply.
I believe you'll find that the majority of Mind mappers as they are called these days, have used the tools and techqniques of Mind mapping way before Mr Buzan introduced the world to his excellently structured interpretation of "Thought processing" using hand drawn Mind mapping techniques.
I have never read Goldratt's publication re-Thimking processes but, I bet his interpretations of human thinking processes would tie in very well with the tools and techniques of Mind mapping in virtual PC space.
Mind mapping is definately not exclusive to those of us who may be termed (Quite rightly so) "off the wall thinkers".
Wallace.
 
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Greg B

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Hi All,

I've recently done a training course on how to be a better Trainer/Instructor and they did a lot of mind mapping and memory tests (association) eg: view 20 items, in order, and regurgitate the list weeks later (even months later). They were all about creative thinking and left brain versus right brain etc. It was a real eye (brain) opener :vfunny: and many of the people are now using brainstroming and mind mapping with some good results. Microsoft Visio now has basic mind mapping tools and stencils. I have not used it yet but a few collegues have made some very good charts.

Greg B
 
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WALLACE

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Your on your way Greg

Yeah Greg,
Mind mapping does become an excellent personal guide to exploring creativity and problem solving at the base level.
The memory retention associated with Mind mapping is phenomenal to say the least.
Visio is an excellent program but, it's certainly not a Mind mapping program. I would advise you to Google search for Mind mapping programs and you'll get all the objective information that you need regarding programs that you can use for your chosen field or profession.
My subjective angle on Mind mapping programs has allowed me to narrow the best and most user friendly programs down to two (2) excellent PC programs.
Mind genius and Visual mind

Mind genius is by far the most professional and graphically polished of all of the mindmapping software packages out there. The learning curve associated with Mind genius is the longest of the two programs that I personaly use yet, I am of the opinion that, Mind genius is by far, the most user friendly and powerfull Mind mapping program around these days.

Visual Mind is another excellent I use and a very undermined Mind mapping software package that has recently been going through some major changes. I am fortunate enough to be one of the non programer developers of this program and, thus my objectivity is clouded.

Both programs enable a user to Create, Develop, Manage, Save and distribute mapped information as a mapped format or they can equally export the map to Microsoft Word, Power point, Outlook and project, also saving maps as an image file and then exporting to PDF format. In other words the mapping software packages that I speak of, allow you to choose the format of distribution that suits you, your colleagues, employees, personal and business associates. The choice is becoming very wide regarding the Mind mapping programs that are available.

I have reviewed as a Ford employee a few Mind mapping programs to date and the two programs mentioned are in my opinion, the best on the market to date.
I say "to date" as, there's always something new on the market that will ehance the users ability to be in charge of the "Knowledge economy".

Beware though, there are some Mindmapping packages that are just way too time consuming to be ever considered as being a part of any organizational IT initiative, "Time and training equates to manpower and hourly costs".
Wallace.
 
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