Etymology Popularized by English author and educational consultant Tony Buzan in the 1970s.
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A diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks or other items linked to and arranged radially around a central key word or idea.
Mind maps have all the seductiveness of popular science. When we have mastered them, we feel as if we are in possession of a precious secret known only to the select few million who have purchased a book by their progenitor, Tony Buzan. And they come with some grand claims: mind maps "help make your life easier and more successful", says Buzan in How to Mind Map.2006 April 18, Philip Beadle, “Mind maps: rubbish in theory, but handy in practice”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
mind map
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Etymology Popularized by English author and educational consultant Tony Buzan in the 1970s.
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To create a mind map (around a topic).
I mind mapped this article before writing it. It would be interesting to find out whether regular readers notice any rinse in quantity. Mind mapping is easy.2006 April 18, Philip Beadle, “Mind maps: rubbish in theory, but handy in practice”, in The Guardian, →ISSN: