![]() I believe the methods do-will prove effective AND the research will pass the standards of PEER REVIEWED SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY. I invite anyone to answer some of my questions. A technique called meta-analysis that will combine the results of numerous studies, small and big, exists. Note: you need not try to answer all of my questions in one study. Or draw one for yourself using your favorite method. If you need to see this list in a mind map format, I may add one later. I AM talking about studies that pass the tests of scientific inquiry AND the “smell test” of reasonableness and relevance AND empirically assess the major outcomes the mind maps are designed to enhance. Nor am I talking about “user satisfaction” with various programs or seminars they attend. I am NOT talking about anecdotal or theoretical evidence or that based upon expert judgments. I would personally accept good quantitative, qualitative, or mixed quantitative-qualitative research/evaluation data and study designs in making a judgment of degree of efficacy. Feel free to make it your own if you are going to do the work. I will not be involved in any mind map research myself. ![]() Please add any additional research areas or other comments to this list. This is a DRAFT because I would I like to see others add to my list and or make the questions better. A lot of discussion about the topic was started and continues on twitter. Here are some research questions I would like to see answered to “prove” the effectiveness of mind mapping in certain applications and how the degree of effectiveness may be tied to different models of mind mapping. Yesterday, I posted on research designs and data and showing the effectiveness of mind maps. The addition is about 8 hours after the original post. ![]() I added a paragraph at the bottom in blue to clarify issues about controlling for mapping style. Since I first posted this 8 hours ago, my colleague Dr Hans Buskes has been sending me various design questions and suggestions. With zero bells and whistles I find that it's the tool I've kept coming back to for mapping out thoughts, over the years.Social, health, political imagery through the lens of G J Huba PhD © 2012-2021 Archive for #research and #evaluation questions for #mindmapping studies (including COVARIATES) My favorite mind map tool of all time is Scapple! It has a very barebones, almost dated (like something from 20 years ago?) aesthetic - which to me is perfect. Omnigraffle is the most advance Mac mind mapping tool, if you need more nuanced map design, but want to stay with a true-to-form Mac app. There have been several major versions in the past few years, which have gotten better-and-better over time. Like a few other folks in the thread, I really like MindNode for Mac and iOS. I find that web mindmapping clients tend to have performance and usability issues, and they're often evolving so rapidly that it makes my documents feel a bit unstable. It's really unique, relative to what's out there! Kinopio Club is building an experimental, super cute, and rapidly developing mind map tool, to "help you think through your hardest problems". It has a really nuanced interactions around nesting, linking, and filtering - while elegantly supporting LOTS of text and images. If you're thinking about using a mind map as a way of writing and thinking, I'd recommend Plectica. If you're looking to collaboratively create a visual diagram that's mostly labeled and inter-linked shapes, Whimsical is my top pick. I try to never change the outline once I've written it (only ever append things to it, never remove) because even the "useless" tangents might turn out to be useful later. Having the outline is super valuable because I can always refer back to it when I get stuck. Afterward, I try to solidify/crystallize these thoughts and tangents into something more meaningful: I'll usually do this in an app like iA Writer where I can remove all the distracting parts of the interface and focus on writing. I keep repeating this process until I've filled up the page with thoughts (most of which end up being ridiculous, but the idea is just to get as much out on the page first and leave the judgment for later). Using a technique I learned from improv comedy, I start by writing one thing like "communication app", and then saying to myself "yes, and then what?". I like to start with outliner tools like OmniOutliner to get my most roughly-shaped thoughts out on the page (but even apps like Apple Notes will do in a pinch).
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