Lesson 4 : Associated Mind Map

Last week we have talk about logical mind map, this week i gonna share with you what is associated mind map. What is associated? Associated is to connect or bring into relation, as thought, feeling, memory. Associated mind map required divergent thinking. Divergent thinking is a brainstorming process or method to generate ideas by exploring many possible solutions. In divergent thinking process, usually one people will have many ideas generated in random and unorganized ways, then finally reach a correct solution. Associated mind map is different from logical mind map. The information in logical mind map are more typical and straight forward while associated mind map is more freely and irrational, but this doesn't mean it was wrong. For example,when we talk about cell phone, what is the first thing shows out in your mind? Communication? mp3? or touch screen? In associated thinking, maybe we will say relationship of people or perhaps fingers moving. This is called thinking out of the box, which is very popular lately..So, try to think different ans see different and you will get the difference of result.