April 4: Start writing with a Mind Map
Sketch a mind map when planning a document.
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Source: The Writer’s Kitchen
Published: March 2022
Start writing with a Mind Map
Mind maps provide a structured way to capture, organize, and connect ideas. Sketch a mind map when planning a document.
Here’s an example of a mind map inspired by Amazonian Fawn Sanchez, AWS Support Training Manager and president of Indigenous at Amazon.
Standardize New Hire Training
Problem
Varies by country
Employees in 10 countries
Manual processes
Benefits
Save time
Upskill workforce
Equitable talent development globally
Asks
Headcount (2 program managers & 1 business analyst)
VP-Level Goal
How do you brainstorm before you write? Share in the comments, and I’ll feature the top idea in an upcoming fact.
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After I mind map, I identify the logical grouping of the different sections. Usually, I can draw boundaries around the different sections of the mind map to make several main topics. Then I make that my outline. I give each group/topic a title and then put the mind map items into bullet points under the list. The next step is to just turn that into a narrative, writing a sentence or two for each bullet point.
This process helps me get a draft of a document written very quickly. I like to imagine it as a translation process from what's in your brain to something linear. And the mind map is the first step at trying to make the 3 dimensional connections in our brain more linear.