Mind Map:
-is a great tool for idea generation and brainstorming.
-widely used in taking notes, research or generating new ideas.
-able to stimulate and create interest to the individual and also to the viewer.
Logical Mind Map: directly connected to stereotype
Associated Mind Map: able to generate random words and also show the links between words that seemingly have no connection.
From the Week 4 class
Logical Mind Maps & Stereotype
We have to understand what is stereotype before start a Logical Mind Map.
Stereotype is a conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion or image.
The rules of Logical Mind-mapping:
1. Subject (Title) must in the center of the image.
2. Subject have to more dominant than the rest of the words in the mind map.
3. Decide main categories before executing on mind map.
4. Different categories, different color or different image.
5. Use drawing or image to make the mind map more interesting, attractive and personal.
6. The ideal mind map should shaped like branching out from a center.My small research on
Mind Map,
Brainstorming and
Stereotype.
Mind Map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged around a central key word or idea. Mind maps are used to generate, visualize, structure, and classify ideas, and as an aid in study, organization, problem solving, decision making, and writing.
The elements of a given mind map are arranged intuitively according to the importance of the concepts, and are classified into groupings, branches, or areas, with the goal of representing semantic or other connections between portions of information. Mind maps may also aid recall of existing memories.
By presenting ideas in a radial, graphical, non-linear manner, mind maps encourage a brainstorming approach to planning and organizational tasks. Though the branches of a mindmap represent hierarchical tree structures, their radial arrangement disrupts the prioritizing of concepts typically associated with hierarchies presented with more linear visual cues. This orientation towards brainstorming encourages users to enumerate and connect concepts without a tendency to begin within a particular conceptual framework.
The mind map can be contrasted with the similar idea of concept mapping. The former is based on radial hierarchies and tree structures denoting relationships with a central governing concept, whereas concept maps are based on connections between concepts in more diverse patterns.
Mind map can helps to stimulate and create interest to individuals and viewers.
For additional,allow me to use a tree as an illustration of what a mind map is…
so, this is exactly how a mind map is done,according to the keywords and hierachy.
Brainstorming is a group creativity technique designed to generate a large number of ideas for the solution of a problem. In 1953 the method was popularized by Alex Faickney Osborn in a book called Applied Imagination. Osborn proposed that groups could double their creative output with brainstorming.
Although brainstorming has become a popular group technique, researchers have not found evidence of its effectiveness for enhancing either quantity or quality of ideas generated. Because of such problems as distraction, social loafing, evaluation apprehension, and production blocking, brainstorming groups are little more effective than other types of groups, and they are actually less effective than individuals working independently. In the Encyclopedia of Creativity, Tudor Rickards, in his entry on brainstorming, summarizes its controversies and indicates the dangers of conflating productivity in group work with quantity of ideas.
Although traditional brainstorming does not increase the productivity of groups (as measured by the number of ideas generated), it may still provide benefits, such as boosting morale, enhancing work enjoyment, and improving team work. Thus, numerous attempts have been made to improve brainstorming or use more effective variations of the basic technique.
Stereotype is a commonly held public belief about specific social groups, or types of individuals. The concepts of "stereotype" and "prejudice" are often confused with many other different meanings. Stereotypes are standardized and simplified conceptions of groups, based on some prior assumptions.
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stereotype is a commonly held public belief about specific social groups or types of individuals. The concepts of "stereotype" and "
prejudice" are often confused with many other different meanings. Stereotypes are standardized and simplified conceptions of groups based on some prior assumptions. Generally speaking, stereotypes are not based on objective truth but rather subjective and sometimes unverifiable content-matter.
based on:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StereotypeConvergent thinking takes all the information and possibilities you have come up with and turns it into a solution.
Divergent thinking involves brainstorming, playing with the problem, looking for alternatives.
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convergent" thinking is person who good at bringing material from a variety of sources to bear on a problem, and to produce the correct answer.
This kind of thinking is particularly appropriate in science, maths and technology.
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divergent" thinking is in broadly creative elaboration of ideas prompted by a stimulus, and is more suited to artistic pursuits and study in the humanities.
This kind of thinking,devised open-ended tests, such as the "
Uses of Objects" test
The Benefits of Convergent Thinking
If divergent thinking is casting the widest net possible to capture new ideas, then convergent thinking can be thought of as harvesting of the very best of catch. Just as a funnel decreases the scope of a substance, so that it fits through a narrow opening, convergent thinking narrows down a large number of ideas through the process of analyzing, judging, eliminating and selecting. Convergent thinking is ideally suited for thoroughly evaluating the merits of an idea, or seeing how well it holds up to scrutiny based on pre-established criteria. We use convergent thinking to gain clarity, consider practical constraints, draw conclusions, determine the bottom-line, and select the best ideas.
The Benefits of Divergent Thinking
Divergent thinking allows a group to generate as many fresh, new ideas as possible in a short time frame. During this process all judgment is suspended, the group is encouraged to go for quantity of ideas, not quality, spontaneously build on one another’s ideas, and push the boundaries of the imagination…even wild, crazy, audacious ideas are welcome. In fact, the motto for divergent thinking is, “Everything is possible!” All ideas are equally embraced and recorded. In divergent thinking there really is no such thing as a bad idea. The goal is to simply achieve the largest creative yield of ideas and new connections possible. Look at divergent thinking as “big picture,” unencumbered by any practical or logistical constrains, limitations, or judgments
Convergent thinking is generally associated with math and science.
Divergent thinking is generally associated with the humanities and fine arts.
Divergent thinking is generally associated with the humanities and fine arts.Additional Knowledge:
Pestle and
Mortar concept.
A mortar and pestle is a tool used to crush, grind, and mix substances. The pestle is a heavy bat-shaped stick whose end is used for pounding and grinding, and the mortar is a bowl, typically made of hard wood, marble, clay, or stone. The substance is ground between the pestle and the mortar.
In design world, the substance is the problem we need to solve, the mortar is the material we choose to solve while pestle is the method we use to solve.
As a designer,we need to have this thinking method to help us think more and out of the box.Sometimes designers like us might meet some problems either on studies or personal life,all these we still need to use this mortal & pestle to solve our problems.Think creatively!
This week lecturer,Mr Radzi given us a chance to create something special and unique based on our creativity! :D
here are my examples,
As a body srcub:
Mortal as the electricity for the gadget and the pestle will be the scrub for cleaning prupose for body.It will be a great solution for dirty 'cats'! :D
As a drinking straw and a cup:
A super huge straw definitely help to minimize your thirst with super big big mouth of cola!!!!!
As a fashion:
A high heels shoes will prevent you from falling or heels broken due to thin and high heels tips! This definitely gives you a thick and save high heel tips!
A a massager:
As a designer,sitting infront of pc day and night will give us a very awful feeling.Body aching! With this new design will massage us and let us do more creative design with a comfortable body! :D
As a hair dryer:
As a lady,hair dryer cannot be taken away from our daily life i guess! Now we can use mortal and pestle to be our hair dryer too!
We were given a task to do a mind map about ourselves using logical mind map.
