Mindmapping
Explore different facets of a problem, and organize your ideas for possible solutions.
Run time
30 min
Persons
1 - 6
Run time
30 min
Persons
1 - 6
What you will need
Whiteboard
Markers
Running the play
Use this play to...
Get off to a great start and keep the momentum high.
Increase your chances of delivering a once-in-a-career, game-changing project.
If you're struggling with proof of concept, shared understanding or customer centricity on your Health Monitor, running this play might help.
And I need this... why?
You know that "stuck" feeling? Admit it: you do. We all do.
You might feel stuck because you need to come up with ideas, and so far, you've got nothing. Or you might feel stuck because you have a thousand ideas twisting around each other like a bowl full of brain-spaghetti.
Mind mapping is a technique that helps with both flavors of "stuck". Start with a question about your problem or topic, and let your mind wander. Ask more questions like "So what?" and "What if?". And because you're writing them on a blank canvas, you're free to group related ideas or draw visual connections.
So dust of your doodling skills, get those arrows and squiggly lines ready. On your marks... get set... map!
Who should be involved?
Mindmapping is a play you can run on your own, in pairs, or with a group. Bring in the roles and people you think will be most helpful, but keep the group fairly small – six or fewer.
Still have questions?
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