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SUPER-CREATIVITY
AnInteractiveGuidebook
ByTonyBuzan
?1988AudioRenaissanceTapes,Inc.
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LosAngeles,California90069
DistributedbySt.Martin''sPress,NewYork
AllRightsReservedMindMapandbraincellillustrationsbyNancyMargulies
HowtoUseThisCassette/Booklet:
Asyoulistentothecassette,pleasekeepthisbookletandyourSuper-Creativitysupplies
athand.ThroughouttheprogramMr.Buzanwillrefertospecificexercisescontainedin
thesepages.Togetthebestresultsfromtheprogram,werecommendthatyoudothe
exercisesasMr.Buzansuggests.
CONTENTS
Super-CreativityBookletTableofContentsMindMap..............2
MindMapping:ThePowerandPromise...................................2
Super-CreativitySupplies............................................................3
UsesforObject:"Can"Exercise................................................3
UsesforObject:"Cannot"Exercise...........................................3
SpeechPreparationExercise........................................................4
YourPersonalCreativityProblems..............................................4
YourCurrentLeft/RightBrainKnowledge..................................4
Left/RightBrainFunctions..........................................................5
UsesforYourCorticalSkills.......................................................5
HowChampionsUsedLeftandRightBrainCorticalSkills........6
PlanetsExercise:PartI.............................................................6
PlanetsExercise:PartII.............................................................7
DiagramofaBrainCell..............................................................7
MindMapExercise:Sailing.......................................................8
SampleMindMap:Cinderella....................................................9
SampleMindMap:ABusinessMeeting....................................9
SampleMindMap:Household...................................................10
TheLawsofMindMapping........................................................10
GeneralPrinciples.................................................................................12
AbouttheAuthor........................................................................12
TheBuzanCentre.......................................................................13
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SUPER-CREATIVITYBOOKLETTABLEOFCONTENTSMINDMAP
AsanintroductiontothenatureofMindMapping,compareandcontrastthetraditionallinear
TableofContentsonthepreviouspagewiththediagrambelow.Notethenonlinear,
free-associativenatureofMindMapping—atechniquethatworksthewayyourbraindoes.
MINDMAPPING:THEPOWERANDPROMISE
BecauseMindMappingallowssuchgreateraccesstohumanintelligence,multi-national
companiesarealreadybeginningtouseMindMapsatanacceleratingrate.
IntheEuropeanheadquartersofamajormulti-nationalcomputercompany,a17-week
trainingcoursefornewmembersoftheorganizationisprecededbyoneweekoftrainingin
creativityandMindMapping.Ithasbeenfoundthatwhentheparticipantsinthe17-weekcourse
aretrainedintheseskillstheirretention,understandingandcreativeuseoftheinformationthey
receiveinthefullcourseisincreasedby100percent.
InEuropeanparliaments,membersarepreparingmajorspeechesinMindMapform.They
havefoundthattheMindMappreparationtakesonehalftoonetwentieththetimeforastandard
speechpreparation,andthattheMindMapspeechitselfismorecogent,moreorganized,more
immediate,uptodate,entertainingandflexible.
Aninternationalorganizationofchiefexecutiveofficersofmulti-million/billiondollar
companieshassponsoredhundredsoffamilyMindMappingandstudydays.Hundredsof
parents,childrenandrelationshavecometogetherforthreedaysof"familygenius"trainingin
ordertonurturethefamilyasalearningunit,andtoencourageamorecooperativeand
harmoniousinterrelationshipbetweenfamily,businessandculturallife.Alreadymanyofthe
children,andindeedmanyoftheparentswhohavetakenthecourse,haveincreasedtheir
academicperformancebeyondtheirwildestpreviousdreams.
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SUPER-CREATIVITYSUPPLIES
Togetthemostoutofthisprogram,andtocontinuedevelopingandexpandingyour
Super-Creativityskills,pleaseassemblethefollowingsupplies:
1)Avarietyofatleasteightcoloredfelttippens.Makesurethepointsarefineenoughtoprint
wordsanddrawsmallimages.
2)Atleastfoursheetsofunlinedwhitepaper,approximately16by20inches.Ifyoucanget
largersheets,somuchthebetter;ideally,useMindMappingpads.MindMappingkits
areavailablefromTheBuzanCentre(seepage31forinformation).
3)Anumberofsheetsofunlinedwhitepaper,instandard81/2by11-inchlettersize.
4)Fourormorehighlighterpens.Recommendedcolorsarepink,yellow,greenandblue.
5)Astopwatchoraclockorwatchwithasecondhandtoallowyoutopreciselytimeyourself
onthetime-limitedexercises.
6)Additionally,beforeyoudotheexercisesinthisbooklet,youmaywishtomakemultiple
copiesofthem.Thisway,youwilllaterbeabletoreturntotheexercisesandrepeatthemto
bothimproveonandmonitoryourprogressindevelopingyourSuper-Creativity.
USESFOROBJECT:"Can"Exercise
Inexactly60seconds,writebelowas
manyusesasyoucanthinkofforanyobject
youchoosetothinkabout.
USESFOROBJECT:"Cannot"Exercise
Usingthesameobject,inexactly60
secondswritedownasmanythingsasyoucan
thinkofforwhichyoucannotinanywayuse
thatobject.
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SPEECHPREPARATIONEXERCISE
Infiveminutes,outlineonthespacebelowyournotesfora30-minutespeechoncreativethinkingand
innovation.
YOURPERSONALCREATIVITY
PROBLEMS
Infiveminutes,outlineinthisspacethe
problemsyouhaveusingyourbrain''screative
skills.
YOURCURRENTLEFT/RIGHTBRAIN
KNOWLEDGE
Outlineonthisspacewhatyoucurrently
knowaboutthedivisionofintellectual
abilitiesbetweentherightandleft
hemispheresofyourbrain.
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LEFT/RIGHTBRAINFUNCTIONS
Afrontalviewofthetwosidesofyourbrainandtheirfunctions.
RHYTHM
COLOR
DAYDREAMING
IMAGINATION
SPACEANDTHE
ABILITYTOMOVE
THROUGH
DIMENSIONS
MUSIC
WORDS
NUMBERS
LISTS
LOGIC
ANALYSIS
ORDER
LANGUAGE
USESFORYOURCORTICALSKILLS
Ontherestofthispage,notealltheusestowhichyoucanputyourvastrangeofcorticalskills.
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HOWCHAMPIONSUSEDLEFTANDRIGHTBRAINCORTICALSKILLS
Inrecenthistorytherehasbeenapopularmyththatthoseinvolvedinsportingactivitiesare
necessarilylessinvolvedinmentalactivities.Theoppositeistrue,especiallywhenitcomesto
championship-levelperformance.InotherwordstheLatinbelief,"Menssanaincorporosana"(a
healthymindinahealthybody/ahealthybodyhasahealthymind)turnsouttobetrueinourmodern
age.
Notonlydowenowknowthatchampionship-levelperformancerequirestheuseofallcortical
skills,weknowthatthegreatchampionsusedtheircreativityandtheirimaginationstogivethem
thatlittlebitextrawhichtookthembeyondtherest.
Asrecentlyasthe1988Olympics,IwaspersonallyinvolvedinhelpingtocoachtheEnglish
Olympicrowingeight.ThreeandahalfmonthsbeforetheOlympicstheteamcametogether,and
itwasgenerallyassumedthattheydidnothaveenoughtimetopracticetogethertomakeOlympic
teamselection.
ByMindMappingtheirgoals,byusingtheircreativeimaginationtoenvisionandrepeattheir
successesandpositivecharacteristics,bycreatingwell-organizedgoalsforthemselves,and
specificallybystudyingthenatureanduseoftheirbrains,theywereabletoimprovetheirperformance
dramatically.
Asaresult,theywontheEnglishGrandChallengefinalandtheHenleyRowingRegatta,were
selectedfortheOlympics,andmadethefinal!Theyarenowestablishedasthefourth-rankedcrew
intheworld.
PLANETSEXERCISE:PartI
Onthispagewritedownasfastasyoucan,intheircorrectorder,theplanetsofthesolarsystem.
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PLANETSEXERCISE:PartII
Afterlisteningtothememoryexerciseontheaudiotapewritedownagain,intheircorrectorder,
theplanetsofthesolarsystem.(Youwillfindtheansweronpage13.)
DIAGRAMOFABRAINCELL
Notethestructuralsimilaritybetweenatypicalneuronthatexists
bythebillionsinyourbrain,andaMindMap.
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MINDMAPEXERCISE:Sailing
Accordingtotheinstructionsontheaudiotape,completethisMindMaponsailing.
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SAMPLEMINDMAP:Cinderella
OntheseandthenextfewpagesareexamplesofhowMindMappingcanbeusedbyallagesand
occupations,todescribeaninfinitevarietyofsubjects.Hereishowachildmightenvisiontheclassic
storyofCinderella.
SAMPLEMINDMAP:ABusinessMeeting
ThisMindMapdescribesameetingonthedevelopmentofanewproductline.
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SAMPLEMINDMAP:Household
HereisaMindMapdescribingandplanningtheactivityofatypicaldaywithinahousehold.
THELAWSOFMINDMAPPING
TheMindMappinglawsaredesignedtohelpyoumorerapidlygainaccesstoyourintelligence
bygivingyouspecifictechniquesthatarebrain-compatible.Byfollowingthelaws,yourmemoryand
creativitywillbeenormouslyenhanced.
LawOne:AMindMapcommencesinthecenterofapagewithina
multi-coloredimageorsymbol.
Reasons:Itcommencesinthecenterbecausethisreflectsthemany-hookednatureofthebrain''s
thinkingprocesses,andallowsmorespaceandfreedomfordevelopingideasfromthecentralcore.Use
imageandcolorbecausetheoldadage,"apictureisworthathousandwords"applieshereinboth
memoryandcreativity.
LawTwo:Mainthemesareattachedtothecentralimageonsixlines
usinglargecapitalletters.
Reasons:Mainthemesareattachedbecausethebrainworksbyassociation,andifthelinesare
attachedtheideaswillinternallybesimilarly"attached."Thelinesarethickerandtheprintinglarger
toreflecttheimportanceoftheseideas.
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LawThree:Linesareconnectedtolines.
Reasons:TheconnectedstructureoftheMindMapreflectstheassociativenatureofthebrain.
LawFour:Wordsareprinted.
Reasons:Printingthewordsmaytakeslightlylongerinexecution,buttheimmediate"photographic
feedback"andcomparativeclarityoftheprintedwordgiveenormousadvantage.
LawFive:Wordsareprintedonlines.
Reasons:Printingthewordsonthelinegivesthemconnectionandassociationtothebasicstructureof
theMindMap.PeopleoftenfindthatiftheycanreconstructthegeneralskeletonoftheMindMap,the
wordsimmediately"popin"toplace.
LawSix:Singlekeywordsperline.
Reasons:Eachkeywordhasitsownmillion-rangeofpossibilitiesforassociation.Placingthekeyword
aloneonalinegivesthebrainmorefreedomtobranchoutfromthatword.Phrasestraptheindividual
word,andreducethepossibilitiesforcreativityandtheclarityofmemory.
LawSeven:UseofcolorthroughouttheMindMap.
Reasons:Colorisamajorstimulatorofallformsofthought,andespeciallyenhancescreativityand
memory.Italsoappealstoaestheticsensitivitieswhichincreasethebrain''spleasureinbuildingthe
MindMap,anditsinterestinreturningto,reviewingandusingit
LawEight:ImagesthroughouttheMindMap.
Reasons:AsLeonardodaVincirecommendedforappropriatebraintraining:"LearntheScienceof
Art."Theuseofimagescanraisememoryperformancetonearperfect,multipliescreativethinking
effectivenessbyasmuchastentimes,andimprovesproblemsolvingandcommunications,etcetera.It
also,overtime,increasestheindividual''sperceptualcapabilitiesandskills.
LawNine:Useofcodesandsymbolsthroughout.
Reasons:Personalizedcodesusingvariousshapessuchascolorsandarrowsadda"fourthdimension"
toaMindMap.TheygreatlyenhancetheMindMapper''sabilitytoanalyze,define,structure,organize
andreason.
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GeneralPrinciples:
AsMindMappingisaprocessofaccessingandusingthemajorcorticalskillareas,itisimportantto
havea"brain-supportive"environment.
Whereverpossible,theenvironmentshouldhavethefollowingcharacteristics:
1.Naturallight
2.Freshair
3.HighqualityMindMappingmaterial
4.Goodworkspace
5.Posture-enhancingchairs
6.Physicalobjectsanddecorationsthatfeedthesenses
7.Temperaturecontrol
ItisalsorecommendedthattheMindMapperorganizeatanearlystageinthedevelopmentof
his/herMindMappingskillafiling,cross-referencingandretrievalsystemforMindMapsofdiffering
sizes,andforthosewhichcoverdifferentsubjectareas.
WitheachMindMap,itisusefultohaveasacontinuinggoaltheongoingdevelopmentofartistic
andorganizationalskills.ThismakestheMindMapnotonlyspecificallyproject-oriented,butalso
anongoingtoolforpersonalmentaldevelopmentonalllevels.
ABOUTTHEAUTHOR
TonyBuzan,theoriginatorofMindMapsandtheBuzanOrganicStudyTechnique,aswellas
newdevelopmentsinthetheoryanddevelopmentofmnemonicsystemsandcreativity,wasbornin
Londonin1942.HeemigratedtoVancouverin1954andgraduatedfromtheUniversityofBritish
Columbiain1964,achievingDoubleHonorsinPsychology,English,MathematicsandGeneral
Sciences.HethenbecameLecturerinEnglish,Creativity,CommunicationsandPsychologyat
SimonFraserUniversity,wherehewasCharterPresidentoftheStudentUnion.Returningto
Englandin1966,heworkedonFleetStreet,alsoeditingtheMENSA(thehighIQsociety)
InternationalJournal.
Sincethenhehaspublished10books(nineonthebrainandlearning,andonevolumeofpoetry)
includingfivethathaverecentlybeenpublishedinAmerica:UseBothSidesofYourBrain
(Dutton);TheBrainUser''sGuide(Dutton);SpeedReading(Dutton);UseYourPerfectMemory
(Dutton);andMaketheMostofyourMind(Linden).Hisbookshavenowbeenpublishedin50
countriesandtranslatedinto20languages.UseBothSidesofYourBrain,publishedinEnglandas
UseYourHead,hasrecentlybeentermedaclassicbyBBCPublications,hassurpassedworldwide
salesofamillion,andisastandardintroductorytextfortheOpenUniversity.
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A.E.vanVogthassaidofBuzan''spoetry:"Intermsofthe21stCentury,poeticallyexpressed,
thebeautyofthepoetry,andthewealthofinformationaboutthehumanconditionhasneverbeen
equalledinliterature."
Hehasfeaturedin,presentedandco-producedmanytelevisionandradioprograms,bothnational
andinternational,includingtherecord-breakingUseYourHeadseries(BBCTV);theOpenMind
series(ITV);TheEnchantedLoom,aone-hourfeaturedocumentaryonthebrain;numeroustalk
showsandmanyradioprograms.Hisprize-winningvideocassettelearningcourses(Business
Brain)hisaudiocassetteLearningandMemory,andtheTarrytownTapehaveallbeenbestsellers.
Hislatestvideocourseproduction,TheCornerstoneBusinessBrainSeries,forbothcorporateand
familyuse,isnowavailablethroughouttheU.S.A.throughtheBuzanCentres.
Inthelastfiveyearshehasinitiatedanumberofmajorbusinessandeducationalprojects,
includingmasseducationprojectsinAfrica,ScandinaviaandAmerica,inwhichhetaughtone-to
four-daycoursestoteachers,studentsandbusinesspeople.Recentlyhelecturedoncreativityto
2,300oftheworld''stopdesignersatWORLDESIGN85inWashingtonD.C.
Universitiesatwhichhehasgivenlectures,andcompaniestowhichheisaconsultantandwho
usehistechniquesinbothmanagementandtraining,include:OxfordUniversity,Cambridge
University,StanfordUniversity,IBM,BarclaysInternational,ShellOil,DuPont,Xerox,British
Petroleum,DigitalEquipmentCorporation,Nabisco,GeneralMotors,AT&T,GeneralElectric,Bell
Telephoneand3M.HeisaFellowoftheInstituteofTrainingandDevelopment;amemberofthe
InternationalCouncilofPsychologists,theSwedishManagementGroup,andtheJamaicanInstitute
ofManagement.HehasrecentlybeenelectedtotheInternationalFacultyofTheYoungPresidents''
Organization.HeissportspsychologisttoGreatBritain''sOlympicrowingteam,andhishobbies
includeathletics,swimming,Aikido,dancing,astronomyandcharitylecturingfortheWorld
WildlifeFund.
Answertopage16:
Thecorrectorderoftheplanetsis:
Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,NeptuneandPluto.
THEBUZANCENTRE
Formoreinformationaboutthebooks,coursesandproductsofferedbyTonyBuzan,please
visithttp://www.mind-map.com/orcontact
USA
BuzanCentresInc,POBox4,PalmBeach,Florida.33480.USA
Tel:15618810188TollFree:8668961024
Email:buzan@buzancentres.com
Or
UK
BuzanCentresLtd,54ParkstoneRoad,Poole,Dorset.BH152PG.
Tel:44(0)1202674676,Fax:44(0)1202674776
Email:buzan@buzancentres.com
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