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External readings
Go to : www.mind-map.com . You will learn in this site how to use
mind mapping. Read it carefully.
3. Mind revolution
For creative purpose, I use mainly that I call "mind revolution". You
will understand the meaning of the word "revolution". It relies on
three movements of the conscious thought:
Going to the extremes:
Facing a challenge, you have always to deal with six questions:
Who, Why, What, Where, When and how. Dealing with these
questions, try to see what would happen if things where going to the
extremes. For example, what would happen if life time was infinite
and on the contrary, what would happen if life time was only one
day?
For example, Einstein developed the relativity by thinking what
happened when matter travelled near the speed light. The laws of
quantum theory rely on what would happen at the limits of small
size particles. About business, you can ask what would happen if
there is zero staff, or zero capital and so on.
Establish relations between things that don’t have any:
Look for really absurd connections that no one would have thought
of: Don’t connect the image of your dictionary with a library. This is
a normal relationship that shows no creativity. On the contrary
connect this image with the hair of a person. The inventions of
Archimedes, Leonardo de Vinci or Einstein were often based on
connections that no one else would have thought of.
Deconstruct the thought: Most of our ideas or concepts are inserted
in a group of ideas which are their companions and which prevent
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