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Business Mapping Techniques
In recent years there have been many techniques that have been developed
and many terms used to describe them. Here we summarise some of the
terminology and techniques:
Business Mapping
A term that is used differently by different people. Business mapping is
used to describe many sorts of mapping techniques, including, but not
limited to, Mind Mapping.
Idea Mapping
Idea mapping appears to be very similar to Mind Mapping although idea
maps are not formally associated with Mind Maps.
Spidergrams or Spider Diagrams
There is no 'official' definition of these terms. The appear to pre-date
Mind Maps and are usually characterised by a series of lines linking
topics that appear in circles. Usually drawn in one colour they don't
have a defined structure.
Memory maps
These are generally a series of pictures linked in a moreorless linear
way and are significantly different to mind maps as they do not have a
radiant structure.
When is a Mind Map not a Mind Map?
By registering the term 'Mind Map', Tony Buzan has defined Mind Maps
quite clearly. He sets out that definition in many of his books. In
reality, many of his 'Mind Mapping Laws' are breached frequently by mind
mapping users. However the resulting notes are still likely to be
referred to as mind maps in much the same way as vacuum cleaners are
often referred to as 'Hoovers' even though they are not made by Hoover!
As Buzan has sold millions of books that talk about Mind Mapping, and
people continue to adapt the basic technique in ever more creative ways
(presumably something Buzan would approve of), this process seems bound
to continue and to accelerate.
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