Graphical tools/Can Eng Orgs Learn? LO16774

Richard C. Holloway (learnshops@thresholds.com)
Wed, 28 Jan 1998 21:09:58 -0800

Replying to LO16735 --

Michael N. Erickson wrote:

> Your comments about the use of graphics and drawing skills sparked a
> series of notions that I would like to relate and maybe push the
> discussion about graphical communication, charting and data display into
> to conversation (warning-this is a longer post than I normally send)

Hi, Mike--

your post raised a question in my mind--which is, how much similarity do
you find between what your talking about and the process that's called
mind-mapping (a topic running through this list back in Apr 96--Buzan
mind-mapping software). I've hunted down the URL for a GIF of a mind-map
(it's 26k, so takes a little while to download
<http://www.gold.net:80/users/dx61/mapa.htm>

It will help me understand a little better, perhaps, if you can
differentiate for me, as I seem to have the "mind-mapping" process as my
primary mental model for what you are describing.

thanks!

Doc Holloway

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