How To: Use Mind Mapping to Support Team Thinking

A lot of teams still rely on linear notes written individually, but working visually changes this because it makes thinking visible as it happens.

Mind maps are one way to do this. They bring together both analytical and creative thinking in a shared visual space.

Instead of listing thoughts one after another, mind maps show how everything connects.

As Tony Buzan, who popularised mind mapping, put it:

“The brain does not think in lines - it thinks in connections.”

The next time you run a meeting, try mapping out ideas instead of listing them and see how connections emerge.