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How The Better Mind Map works
- Write your design challenge or problem in the center of a blank piece of paper and circle it.
- Add the following five Topic Areas around the central challenge: User needs, Inspiration, Constraints, Commercial drivers, Service design triggers.
- In the Service design triggers Area, Pick 3 triggers from Entertainment, Simplified/light, Adaptable, Economical, Integrated, Durable.
- Consolidate what you know about each topic area into 3 triggers each.
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Sketching ideas
From your mind map:
- Divide a piece of paper into six sections.
- Dedicate each section to a sketched idea, based on a single trigger from your Better Mind Map
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The Better Mind Map
Combining the Mind Map Technique with the Creativity Triggers Technique.
The novelty of The Better Mind Map is in the custom triggers tailored to a specific challenge. It is a template that provides structure for your early thinking and customizable to suit your purposes.
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