Use Mind Maps to Solve Problems Creatively

Learn how to engage your creativity and solve challenging problems with mind mapping in this short course. In just over an hour, you’ll learn how to sort your ideas, devise novel solutions, and overcome the feeling of being overwhelmed with problem solving. This course will teach you how to become more creative and how to build mind maps to capture that creativity in a visual and easy to digest form. You will learn:

• The basics of using structured creative thinking to find new ideas
• How to build mind maps to capture your ideas quickly and clearly
• Ways to use the mind map process and the structure of creative thinking to find new solutions to problems

This class is perfect for anyone looking to boost their creativity, get a handle on their work, or come up with new ideas for any project.

In this course, I'll teach you:

• The basics of using structured creative thinking to find new ideas
• How to build mind maps to capture your ideas quickly and clearly
• Ways to use the mind map process and the structure of creative thinking to find new solutions to problems

By the end, you'll be able to quickly diagnose and explore the problem in front of you, and then come up with new and creative solutions to address it.

• Course Introduction
• What You'll Learn
• The Secret to Creative Thinking
• How Mind Maps Work
• Basic Mind Map Structure
• How Mind Mapping Supports Creativity
• Mind Mapping Software - Freemind
• Drawing Mind Maps by Hand
• Basics of Freemind
• Basic Features of Freemind
• Advanced Features of Freemind
• Starting Your Mind Map
• Refining Your Ideas
• Brainstorming Solutions and Pulling Everything Together
• Conclusion and Next Steps