By Jasmine Blennau
Mind mapping is a form of brainstorming. It is a way to graphically represent your thoughts. When I was in grade school we did brainstorming on paper. Now there are apps that can make these diagrams neat for presentations. Here are some photos from class today.
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| Professor Baldwin mind maps on his MacBook. |
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| The beginnings of SAB HAB Backpack Project. |
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| Branches of ideas for the product. |
In the Stony Brook School of Journalism we use mind mapping when we are thinking of sources for stories. For example, if your story was about President Stanley you would put him in the center. Branching off of his bubble would be the things he identifies as (University President, an M.D., a researcher, a husband, a New Yorker). Then branching off of those things would be questions. Where did he go to medical school? Who has he done research with? What is his wife like? Where does he live? All of these questions and data points can be organized in a mind map. The point is to think freely and not discredit anything without giving it a chance.
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