I created this mind map of the article Leadership theory: past, present and future, by Melissa Horner. I first organized the map according to the three themes of the article: past, present and future. I found the process of creating this particular mind map to be somewhat onerous. I probably spent two hours mind mapping the article as I read it – a form of note taking as an alternative to annotation of the text. Were I to do it again, I would begin with a complete read-through and annotation of the text. Then I would create a mind map with a more focused purpose: the most important ideas from the "Future" section. This would leave me space and mental energy to add ideas from other sources. As it stands, I'm dissatisfied with the unwieldiness of the product, and the strict adherence to hierarchy forced by the tool. I think I'll start from scratch when I begin to synthesize ideas from multiple sources. I used MindMup.com to create this mind map. Here are some th...
Nathan Caswell's blog for EDCI325, Spring 2018