many valid ways to structure information

Map Branches

• Mind map
  • best uses / good for
    • giving an overview, plus details as desired (drill down in branches)
  • features & benefits / pros
    • widely applicable
      • any subject matter
      • many situations
    • branching hierarchical structure
      • easy to understand
      • easy to convert to outline or text
    • visual appeal through color, graphics
  • drawbacks / cons
    • not good for showing process or control
    • NovaMind Connect is only automatic html export
  • links
    • http://www.pictureitsolved.com/resources/mindmaps.cfm
  • variations
    • Jamie Nast
      • Idea mapping
        • http://ideamappingsuccess.com/index.cfm
    • Austin Kleon
      • Mind mapping
        • http://www.austinkleon.com/tag/mind-maps/
    • Nancy Margulies
      • Mind scaping
        • http://www.nancymargulies.com/
• Concept map
  • best uses / good for
    • structure information to summarize your learning or understanding
  • features & benefits / pros
    • labeled link lines make relationships between nodes explicit
  • drawbacks / cons
    • monotonous representation
    • many valid ways to structure information
  • links
    • http://www.pictureitsolved.com/resources/conceptmaps.cfm
    • http://cmap.ihmc.us/conceptmap.html
• Issue map / dialogue map
  • best uses / good for
    • recommendations, comparisons, choices between options
  • features & benefits / pros
    • compact, graphical representation of alternatives and reasoning
    • export to html is built in
  • drawbacks / cons
    • limited variation in graphical representation
  • links
    • http://www.pictureitsolved.com/resources/dialoguemapping.cfm
• Comics style
  • best uses / good for
    • teaching principles through story
  • features & benefits / pros
    • very engaging
    • unusual concept in business & technical books
  • drawbacks / cons
    • need a good comics team (writer & artist)
  • links
    • The Adventures of Johnny Bunko by Dan Pink
      • http://www.johnnybunko.com/read-it/
    • Deck 'Em! A novel approach to presentation design
      • http://slidemagnet.com/content/deck-em
    • Scott McCloud
      • http://www.scottmccloud.com/2-print/1-uc/index.html
• Recommendation
  • Mind maps
  • Versatile
  • My strength
    • Efficient
  • Feasible w/o involving additional people

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