How to Use Mind Mapping

Mind mapping is a visual exercise in which you brainstorm an idea or a problem you face on a piece of paper or a computer screen. Its purpose is to help you visually structure your ideas, understand the problem and come up with a solution.

Mind mapping is a great tool for anyone in charge of a project or a team of people and is especially useful for helping with complex, system-based problems. However, it is just as good of a tool for new and aspiring leaders. With a mind map you can give yourself a push in the right direction when you are stuck, examine or analyze a problem or an idea you have, or make a visual graph to put on the wall to keep you on target. You can even use it as a tool to take notes.

A mind map you make can be very complex, but it can also be very simple. Here is a video that does an excellent job teaching how to mind map effectively. Check it out. It will be 8 minutes well spent!

Mind mapping video is provided here courtesy of the Verbal to Visual YouTube channel.

I strongly recommend that you make mind mapping a tool in your leadership toolbox. It can prove to be the very technique you need to help you succeed in a project you are leading.

Free Mind Mapping Tools

If you want to learn about mind mapping in greater detail, make sure to check out MindMapping.com. If you would like to use an online diagram and mapping software, here are some free sites that offer it:

Let us know in the comments below what you think about mind mapping and whether you find it useful. And if you want more great leadership tips and lessons, be sure to subscribe to our LEADERSHIP NEWSLETTER. It’s full of practical, easy to use leadership tips that will make you a better leader!

Greg Bobkiewicz
Greg Bobkiewicz
Gregory Bobkiewicz is a leadership instructor and coach in the Canadian Armed Forces and the head honcho of Online Leadership Network. His military career has taken him all over the world and exposed him to many leadership challenges in demanding circumstances. He shares his passion for leadership with all new and aspiring leaders.

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