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By now, though, you're getting picture. One thing depends on another, and answer to it depends on answer to a previous question. Mind maps illustrate actions and consequences, and give us a way to forecast possible outcomes.
Now, let's turn to highlighting unrecognized linkages. One of my former newsletter clients is a major printing company, and part of our newsletter mandate involved explaining changes in work world to employees. On some occasions we found it helpful to create diagrams of forces behind changes, and of our responses to them. We might show how technology relates to globalization, for example, without overwhelming our readers with words and abstract concepts.
In summary, mind mapping, or diagramming our reasoning, helps us communicate by simplifying complex situations, showing possible consequences of a series of decisions, and highlighting linkages among seemingly unconnected events or players.
Robert F. Abbott writes and publishes Abbott's Communication Letter. Learn how you can use communication to help achieve your goals, by reading articles or subscribing to this ad-supported newsletter. An excellent resource for leaders and managers, at: http://www.communication-newsletter.com
Robert F. Abbott writes and publishes Abbott’s Communication Letter. Learn how you can use communication to help achieve your goals, by reading articles or subscribing to this ad-supported newsletter. An excellent resource for leaders and managers, at: http://www.communication-newsletter.com