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A-Z of Mind Mapping in Business (Uses and Benefits)

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Welcome to the Illumine® A-Z of Mind Mapping in

Business.

This guide was original created Learning at Work

Day. It’s a quick overview of some of the features

and benefits of Mind Mapping.




A Use Appraisals – Business Maps are the easy way to prepare an appraisal on one page.

Benefit

Absorption – Business Maps help you take in as much

information as you want.




B Use Brainstorming – Business Maps promote and organise the

flow of ideas in a brainstorming session.

Benefit Branch – Business Maps branch out from top level to detail,

allowing you to see the whole picture on one page.

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C

Use Creativity – Business Maps help you to be inventive and

make multiple connections.

Benefit Captivate – A Business Map attracts and holds attention.




D Use Demonstration – A Business Map can easily demonstrate

how something works.

Benefit Diversity – A Business Map can be used for many

different reasons, including:

Business

Educational

Personal uses Why not take a look at our Business Map that shows the “Uses of Mind Maps” at www.mind-mapping.co.uk

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E Use Environment – Business

Maps fit on one page rather than a number of pages when listing in a book.

Benefit Efficiency – Business Maps help you do a

lot of thinking in the shortest possible time.




F

Use Financing – A Business

Map will bring a financial plan to life.

Benefit Features – Colours and images

engage the whole brain.




G

Use Guide – A Business Map will guide you through a situation or

location.

Benefit Gathering – Business Maps are very useful when gathering business

information that needs to be segmented into groups.




H Use Head-hunting – You can

use a Business Map to weigh-up the skills required for the role against those of the candidates.

Benefit Harmony – Business Maps help to show

association between key points.




I Use Information – A Business

Map will help you identify and summarise the key points.

Benefit Impressive – The amount of quality

information on a Business Map (on one page).




J

Use Job hunting – A Business Map

makes it easier to associate the role, the place, company information and prospects of the job.

Benefit Juggle – Business Maps make it easy to juggle

between tasks that are relevant to the topic.




K Use Knowledge – You can

construct and continually add to ‘knowledge maps’ when formatted like a Business Map.

Benefit Kind – Business Maps are complimentary

to our hectic lifestyle, enabling us to easily deal with information overload.




L Use Logistics – Business Maps

are a great way to plan logistics (cost, time, location, etc).

Benefit Links - You can easily signpost any links on a business map to show connections and relationships.




M Use Meeting – Plan, set agendas

and summarise discussions and actions agreed.

Benefit Motivation – Because everything is on one

page it’s more motivating when trying to look at complex situations, rather than ploughing through copious amounts of text. It’s also a great motivation aid when studying.




N Use Negotiation – Business

Maps can help you when deciding your strategy and ideal outcome.

Benefit Neat – Business Maps help you organise

your thinking quickly and effectively.




O Use Operation – Business

Maps make it easy for you to visualise working processes and procedures.

Benefit Objective – Business Maps help you to

clarify objectives… and whether you’ve achieved them.




P Use Projects – Business Maps can be used to plan, control and

monitor activities and major projects.

Benefit Portable – It’s all on one page so it’s easily captured,

worked on and carried… anywhere.




Q Use Questioning – Business Maps help you to prioritise and

address questions in order of relevance and importance.

Benefit Quick – Using the Business Mapping concept

helps an idea to come to life in a short amount of time.




R Use Role – Business Maps play a

major role in planning. Whether it’s planning a major project through to a business trip, they are easy to use, transferable and other people can input too.

Benefit Review – Business Maps are easy to review and lend themselves well to

help you easily assess a critical situation.




S Use Strategy – Business Maps break down planning

into manageable chunks, it’s also easy to see how different aspects fit together.

Software – Mind Mapping Software is

available, take a look at www.mind-mapping.co.uk/software

Benefit Sharing – Business Maps are great for sharing information

and perspectives.

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T Use Training – Business Maps

will help you to plan training events and, if you are attending them, you can summarise your key learning.

Benefit Time – Business Maps are an easy way to

keep you up to speed with deadlines.




U Use University – Business

Maps are a great way to take notes and recall information.

Benefit Upbeat – Because of the colour and

images used Business Maps bring a little sparkle to your planning and notes, helping to keep you optimistic about your goals.




V Use Verify – Business Maps

help you to compare information from different sources and verify the truth and accuracy of information.

Benefit Versatile – Business Maps can be

used in many ways.




W Use Weigh-up – Business Maps

allow you to weigh-up the pros and cons of an idea.

Benefit Worthwhile – Because Business Maps are so

versatile they are a great use of your time – often saving time on conventional linear methods.




X Use Xmas – Yes! You can even

write your Christmas list with a Business Map.

Benefit X-ray – Business Maps help

you see through a problem’s complexities.




Y Use Yearly – A Business Map can give you the overall picture

of what you are planning for the next 12 months.

Benefit Yoda – “A Business Map; profound wisdom, it brings.”




Z Use Zing – Business Maps bring an idea to life, using images and

colours.

Benefit Zest – Business Maps are easy and enjoyable to create – a great way to

keep and hold your interest in a subject.




Learn how to M




Learn how to Mind Map for business advantage There are many books, audio CDs and websites all claiming to be able to teach you how to Mind Map. Our face-to-face and e-learning courses ensure you learn through practical application. Our training courses, workshops and seminars are not sit and listen style events. They are pragmatic sessions that ensure you have the skills required to use the techniques learnt for real business purposes on your return back to work.

½ day in-house and 1 day comprehensive public workshops and in-house courses, more at

www.illumine.co.uk/mind-mapping

Our ‘Mind Mapping Mastery’ e-learning course teaches you the basics of this versatile technique in just one

hour, more at www.illumine.co.uk/mmel

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