[stylist] Mind mapping

Wed Oct 19 18:01:43 UTC 2011

Hi,
This isn't the same thing, but it reminds me of when I learned structured programming. I made up my own, vertical way, to represent the pieces of a program. To do that, I had to repeat the pieces of the program as I went further down in my plan.

Visually, when you do structured program plans, you make boxes, starting at the top, center of the page and write the name of the program in the top box. Then, all of our programs had three sections. Visually, you would space down below the main program name and write the three program sections equally spaced horizontally across the page.

If the three program sections broke down into smaller parts, you'd write their names in their sections of the page.

There was a symbol for a program section that would be used in more than one section of a program.

The lowest level of the structure chart, as it was called, outlined the computer instructions for each program section that wasn't broken down further.

Instead of horizontally representing my programs, I vertically represented them as lists of section names.  I double--spaced between each group, and repeated the titles of groups, with the titles centered.

It worked.

Jim

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Subject: Re: [stylist] Mind mapping

The website http://www.mind-mapping.co.uk/make-mind-map.htm illustrates the process of creating a mind map and provides an image of one as well.  This mind map illustration shows the structure of the mind mapping process.  With the help of a sighted person, I translated this mind map image into a Word document using an outline.  With a little luck the Word document should be attached below.

Yes, you could use PowerPoint to create a mind map (after the fact).  I think the complexity and slowness of PowerPoint would hinder the creative flow of the Mind Mapping process.  However, PowerPoint would provide a better illustration of a mind map for a sighted person.

Daniel

On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 11:26 AM, Brenda <bjnite at windstream.net> wrote:

> Would it work to use a Power Point presentation?  (although I don't 
> know a thing about PP) Brenda
>
>
> On 10/19/2011 12:04 PM, Daniel Meek wrote:
>
>> In my opinion; mind mapping appears to be a form of brainstorming.  
>> It displays a visual representation of the brainstorming process 
>> centered around one central idea or theme.  I suppose the visual 
>> purpose of this exercise would be to provide you with a logic chain 
>> or map of where each idea was born and created after.
>>
>>
>> As a blind person, we could create a similar, non-visual, process 
>> using a spreadsheet or text editor.  We are just basically linking 
>> each idea with its preceding idea.  You would want to set up your 
>> spreadsheet or text document in a way that would allow you to skip 
>> around, unconstrained,  from idea to idea.  Perhaps, Microsoft Word 
>> could be used through the use of an outline (bullets or numerical) 
>> with each new line of thought going down in order of hierarchy.
>>
>>
>> These are just my unqualified thoughts on the topic.  Hopefully, I 
>> have contributed a little to this topic.
>>
>> Daniel
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 10:37 AM, Homme, 
>> James<james.homme at highmark.com**
>> >wrote:
>>
>>  Hi,
>>> The descriptions I have seen so far obscure the purpose with visual 
>>> language. If I can understand the purpose, I can figure out a 
>>> non-visual way to do it, and whether it is worth doing at all or 
>>> not.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
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>>> I also find it quite intriguing but haven't quite figured out what 
>>> it's all about and why you'd do it.
>>> Barbara
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>>>
>>>
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>>> I have been watching this thread with interest.  could you keep the 
>>> topic going on the list so I can learn more?
>>> Brenda
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 10/19/2011 10:48 AM, The Crowd wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't know how you would do it on the computer. I did mine in braille.
>>>>
>>>> If you'd like to write me off list we can talk more about it though.
>>>>
>>>> Warmly,
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