Highlights
- The mind mapping process supports the development of truly new ideas, NOT!
- It is necessary to distinguish between Au fgabenbewältigung and ideas and find solutions!
- The distinction between tasks and the problem is an essential basis for the result!
- The problem should be thinking on the problem and the solution can be divided
- we work around the problem, we deal with the problem
About me
I am civil engineer by profession and editing various projects in the fields of water supply, drainage and water. From initial design to create a project of the building is divided into many different phases. The period of processing can also extend over several years.
Due to the high number of project information, which accumulate over time, I had a few years ago looking for a tool or method to much more substantial data from deliberations, meetings, reports, calculations. possible to store in a record. Here I am "stumbling" over the freeware program "free mind" or the Mind Mapping technique. Both the program and the mind mapping techniques were unknown to me. Then I thought, however, lies in categories, I found myself here very quickly.
Rather by chance I came across an archived blog "creaffective" with the issues of data and knowledge networking. Florian had asked me for some dialogs, to write an article that I mind mapping in my daily practice and use my experiences for others possibly could be valuable.
I have also taken the article as an opportunity to arrange my experiences to this proceeding in the first place. The described ideas and assertions raise no explicit claim to be scientific, but only the claim on dialogue.
All considerations are to be drawn primarily the result of my reflections and attempting a "red thread" through the issue. At the end of most articles, I then again summarized significant assertions and findings. This text is written with the help of the freeware text editor "Q10" , at this point I will recommend the same day, you thankfully do not have to focus only on the written word.
Chapter 01: Houston, we have a problem!
Mind Mapping is not bad, but ...
By dissecting permanent of issues will force the
mind mapping process, a structured and analytical approach and over time I have managed most of the projects according to the Mind Mapping technique. 
- My theses are, however, that supports both the mind mapping process, the development of truly new ideas NOT
- and other mind-mapping method for processing or display of projects alone is not sufficient.
further clarification on this, I want a process which I "task management" call in the process which I call "idea or solution-finding" define.
No idea, in spite of Mind Mapping!
"task management" is for me the operation by known means to solve a problem. Them is a solution scheme known or at least know what is to be found under keyword. For example, you want to "here" reach "there" and examine the object to the mind mapping process, or with the "middle-target analysis" : On the move (walk, run, swim, fly) are listed, timing and costs compared to then the optimum or desired manner to choose to move around. Here the problem is solved by the already known categories of thought.
But what about problems for which they lack any approach. So problems that fall into the framework of ideas and solutions. This kind of problems you might recognize, because you and others (eg Wikipedia ) to run out of ideas. You may still work under time pressure and the method of incubation (the next morning I wake up and maybe have a solution) is too uncertain. What then?
The cognitive psychological drama!
Different approaches to be Propblemlösung to produce prioritization, Central target analysis, method of difference reduction, analogies, etc. All operators or algorithms to new link in an already existing knowledge networks: the cognitive psychology
treated.
- I argue that these approaches fail in nature with really new ideas.
- BUT I say also that when using this method is still an opportunity, a really new idea to have given.
This effect is not due to the nature and efficiency of the methods listed above, but to the importance of the problem representation, made possible by these methods.
theses 01: Ideas
have tasks or cope? - It is necessary to distinguish between task performance and ideas and find solutions!
- Each method used can be used twice: on the one hand, an algorithm for finding solutions and as a method of problem representation in terms of clarity !
Trial and Error (not Ouch ouch or)!
As a simple method of problem solving is often the method "Trial and Error lists, that divides the world into trial and error. Under the motto "The pain is the floor plan of life" because of the modeling is given to us by means of sensors "feel, see, hear, smell and taste."
enough for the everyday problems of the Stone Age, yet it was the consequence for the "Error" is probably the death. Now, however, agree with everyone that has participated in the development of advanced devices, the method of trial and error and this method over other, more specific algorithms is still a universal approach to solve problems offers.
you have always done your homework, there would appear Them occurred during the solution of the problem not a mistake.
Have not eaten or only partially from the tree of knowledge, there are gaps in the starting position and the target state and estimated errors is only possible for you with smears.
again, the analogy provides the archer a perception. The distance to the target, the properties of the new bow and the wind speed are not known to him. Thus, it is the shooter difficult to assess the cause of his blunder. Come
However, at a task than you would have seen the tree of knowledge never have, you issue a vested right. You do not have (Except perhaps to solve the problem) not even a goal state, and consequently can not define error to review your essay. Nothing and no one can evaluate your test when you are at the limits of the knowledge society.
The appropriate analogy would be that the archer has to win a competition. However, it meaning and purpose are a target, which is also behind a hill, completely alien.
An attempt can only only be assessed when the task for you alone, but is not a problem for others. The archer with the same task, surrounded by weißbekittelten scientists. The
Question now is whether it is possible that the problem partly to transform into a task.
I say so, because you already have the condition known as a problem, perhaps the most recognized problems in regions or this has been brought to you.
you would divide the problem by pointing make it their task to recreate the problem, only to then offer solutions. After the stimulus-response scheme, you could investigate to see if your model complies with this issue of your experience.
theses 02: Task or problem? - Each problem is solved, because the issue is surrounded by a network of knowledge and You only have to establish a new link. You can specify a clear goal and the error is also clearly known.
- Others may give you tasks that pose a problem for you. So the difference you need other results obtained to date or assess your lack of knowledge acquisition.
- Unlike tasks, you can specify with problems no objectives, but only define directions as a genuine target state can not be known and an error only in terms of detecting a problem is possible.
- you split your problem in the modeling of the problem for the first and in finding solutions to the second.
kids treat their problem, in which you are dealing with your problem!
Do you think that children believe about making mistakes? Not me! Do you think children make mistakes? I have!
I argue that children are better problem solvers! Better still, the children are part of your problem!
- Or from the perspective of the children: We have not really a problem!
- Or from the perspective of adults: Children around this problem, in which they deal with their problem!
The adults, however it can better deal with challenges! But who probably designed the environment to his advantage? Who has the power to act? The grown-ups! And what about our problem solving experts, the children? Who are forced into the straitjacket of task performance more or less surrounded by rules, instructions, recipes, standards, and measures! We tell adults that children learn easily! Why? Because they learn to solve problems or because they are already able to deal with the problem and become one with your problem?
allegations:
- Each task begins Immm with a "!"
- begins to solve a problem with a "?".
- The problem is associated with any character and subject to your interpretation of infinite capacity and is not understandable
you want to understand the problem, give out and dive. They alone determine where they dive into the problem. Immersion without! and?. They're there when you show up and remember.
- meaning that you dive in the "office" to get to know the problems on site and to read.
- meaning that you show up again until the "office" to describe the problem and a solution . See
theses 03: To be part of the problems involved!
- The problem is always the problem in the head (an adult) and nowhere else
- The problem can be solved only in the head, where you descend to participate in the debate.
- Dealing with the problem but is the act of dealing with the problem is the attitude and can be trained.
- Dealing with the problem must be without prejudice. Things take their course. appear
- With the memories in the luggage and solve the problem in your head!
a recipe for problems
- Distinguish whether a task should be handled, or if you have a problem!
- Report the problem in mind the problems and finding solutions!
- Accept as part of the problem without prejudice, to gain experience!
- Take your expertise with home and model the problem!
- Find the right lever and then you solve your problem!
The consultant
Hooray, now we have a prescription. Just in time, because we just received the task of improving in the focus department of a large company to the collegial interaction significantly.
get in contact with the personnel department and read into the employee files to create profiles using a mind map. An interview with the superior head of the working and applications expand your knowledge network. Personal interviews on the employees give you more or less insight into the collegial relationship patterns, which are immediately made clear in a Konzeptmap.
your collection has grown gradually and with regard to collegial inelegance you have to listen to some stories. They analyze the data and come to conflicting statements. Your statement balance and analysis concept called "Ouch" is a statistical contradiction compression Mr. Peter Black, who also still suspicious of attempts to justify the extreme power, but ultimately needs to accept that the present proof model has to come because of his statements made to that conclusion. Mr Peter Black is at once "recommended" in a different subdivision of the firm. Bums! They underscore a your fee and go home in the knowledge that they have met again a task.
The little story would of course also may have been different.
alternative Consulting
Hooray, now we have a prescription. Just in time, because we just get the job in the focus department of a large company to improve the collegial interaction significantly.
get in contact with the personnel department and read into the employee files to create profiles using a mind map. An interview with the superior head of the working and applications expand your knowledge network.
the extent that the same procedure as in the first story. Them certain basic data are known. Also you may notice a certain inconsistency to Mr. Peter Black. But the conclusions drawn will seem too easy. The solution to the surface. The problem you will not be really clear. For these reasons, you make an agreement with the supervisor to work over a defined period in the team.
your range of responsibilities within the group should be the information coordination and centralization of data, as this in your opinion is a flaw in the team anyway. Them is clear, that could be done by your staff, the team behavior and thus change the problem. But they are in any open and confident in your ability to integrate. They are also necessary, because the difficulty is now for now, is in the project, and helping to turn everyday different decisions.
put this much attention to scheduling and compliance with respective responsibilities. Their seriousness and interest to one's colleagues and the project as complete and perseverance and the ability to work until the last point you while acting does not always agreement, but at least respect. Willing information, even by the experts in the team, take as an indication of your acceptance in the team. The strategy increased, value to place on decisions and to delineate the responsibilities of individuals by their employees, seem to have effect. Meetings are more efficient, because it is pre-paid only on the really necessary number of participants.
Besides, you may notice a change in the way Mr. Peter Black. This was initially torn each work in itself and could therefore not many deadlines and complete tasks. His way of working but has now turned. He now assumes responsibility for the confident few tasks, but presents in time robust results.
Well! The cause of the problems in the team you have not ultimately be able to evaluate, was not your thing. Them was the efficient and hopefully also important sustainable design of the project work as a team.
swipe up your fee and are home in the knowledge that you could make a difference.
afterword
I think that the stories could be enriched with many variations and varieties, and possibly now a real smile on my consultant described, and perhaps naive approach. But to me it was only on the construction of a variant approach to represent, can solve problems that are probably not always and certainly not dissolve, but change it.
See you the next chapter, where I want to write on the application of Mind Maps and Co. ...
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