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Solve Problems with Mind Mapping
by: samsander
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Luckily there are several different techniques you can apply to solve problems. You've possibly heard of the SWOT analysis method for solving problems where you identity the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats for a particular problem and solution options.
The SWOT analysis method is widely used in a business environment, but is equally useful for solving problems closer to home, where you need to analyze your self and your problems to come up with the right answers and help you move forward to success and happiness.
The SWOT method is particularly useful since it helps you to discover the hidden opportunities to be tapped and the threats to be counteracted, using your identified strengths to your advantage.
But in a conventional SWOT analysis, the details are listed under each heading. If you know anything about Mind Mapping, you'll recall that the limitation in traditional note taking and list writing is in its linear structure. So imagine how powerful a SWOT analysis combined with a Mind Map can be in solving your problems.
So rather than using long sentences and lists to document your SWOT analysis, a Mind Map uses non-linear methods of key words for topics and sub-topics of your SWOT. Mind Mapping helps you go from one SWOT aspect to another quickly and efficiently. All the relevant details for each component can be jotted down as key words as each of them are explored to their full extent. In this way, your brain is given the ability to flow freely without interruption and without the structure enforced by sticking to a list.
And as Mind Maps also create connections between topics, previously unseen associations become clear, and it is from these associations that the solution to your problem will become clear.
So Mind Mapping goes beyond a traditional SWOT analysis by showing linkages and also allowing you to see the whole problem in a single glance.
Mind Maps are a great way to solve problems by allowing you to explore them in depth and ultimately find the right solution. And mind maps are useful for many other applications such as time management, decision making, creativity and note taking. So learn how to mind map and let the power of your mind rule your world.
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