Comments on: Paul and Adam slugging it out http://www.topicscape.com/blog/2008/05/03/paul-and-adam-slugging-it-out/ Stuff about Topicscape, mindmapping, organizing information Mon, 06 Feb 2012 12:52:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Formation multimédia paris http://www.topicscape.com/blog/2008/05/03/paul-and-adam-slugging-it-out/comment-page-1/#comment-28173 Formation multimédia paris Sun, 03 Apr 2011 15:44:36 +0000 http://www.topicscape.com/blog/2008/05/03/paul-and-adam-slugging-it-out/#comment-28173 Ce site est génial Ce site est génial

]]> By: admin http://www.topicscape.com/blog/2008/05/03/paul-and-adam-slugging-it-out/comment-page-1/#comment-6401 admin Sun, 04 May 2008 09:35:43 +0000 http://www.topicscape.com/blog/2008/05/03/paul-and-adam-slugging-it-out/#comment-6401 I think the eye-candy catches attention, and the content provokes thought. These aren't just pretty pictures. IMO a good deal of thought has gone into them and readers can get a good deal out of them. It may be in the form of realization, disagreement, reminder or just a new way of looking at things. And Adam's mind maps are backed up with solid, extensive articles. I'm within few pages of the end of Chip & Dan Heath's "Made to Stick" about constructing memorable messages (great book, by the way). These maps meet many of their criteria: Getting attention, because they are visually stimulating; concrete not abstract; emotional because attractive; and given credibility by the obvious care and thought there. I think it's hard to do mind maps for others - I regard them as a very personal thing, the act of creation often holding the real value, rather than the end product. But some people have the knack of making mind maps that others can appreciate and get value from, and I believe Paul and Adam have that knack. I've added links to the original articles - something that was there before, but that Wordpress swallowed. Roy I think the eye-candy catches attention, and the content provokes thought. These aren’t just pretty pictures. IMO a good deal of thought has gone into them and readers can get a good deal out of them. It may be in the form of realization, disagreement, reminder or just a new way of looking at things. And Adam’s mind maps are backed up with solid, extensive articles.

I’m within few pages of the end of Chip & Dan Heath’s “Made to Stick” about constructing memorable messages (great book, by the way). These maps meet many of their criteria: Getting attention, because they are visually stimulating; concrete not abstract; emotional because attractive; and given credibility by the obvious care and thought there.

I think it’s hard to do mind maps for others – I regard them as a very personal thing, the act of creation often holding the real value, rather than the end product. But some people have the knack of making mind maps that others can appreciate and get value from, and I believe Paul and Adam have that knack.

I’ve added links to the original articles – something that was there before, but that WordPress swallowed.

Roy

]]> By: jw http://www.topicscape.com/blog/2008/05/03/paul-and-adam-slugging-it-out/comment-page-1/#comment-6396 jw Sun, 04 May 2008 05:27:01 +0000 http://www.topicscape.com/blog/2008/05/03/paul-and-adam-slugging-it-out/#comment-6396 Roy, these are indeed beautiful to look at, but I wonder whether such mindmaps work beyond the mere eye candy? For me, mindmaps work best--in terms of making sense, and of making the information memorable--if they reveal not only the connections and information, but the shape of the subject: If every mindmap fills the page and the artwork takes precedence over the content, are those interests not undermined? Roy, these are indeed beautiful to look at, but I wonder whether such mindmaps work beyond the mere eye candy? For me, mindmaps work best–in terms of making sense, and of making the information memorable–if they reveal not only the connections and information, but the shape of the subject: If every mindmap fills the page and the artwork takes precedence over the content, are those interests not undermined?

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