Mindmapping is an exercise that helps to understand complex relationships and systems. it also helps to demystefy brainstormed ideas.

Cmap Tools is freeware that helps to collate ideas and work out problems available from http://cmap.ihmc.us/



In this software You are expected to include the questions that drive your enquiry (project) as links. I have found this is an excellent way to increase awareness of the alternatives to the answers i derive intuitively. When i have used questions to drive my inquiry then i have become far more creative in the that answers i provide. An answer driven project encourages me to get to the result quickly and effeiciently but without learning or exploration of the concept. In my time dedicated to learning I will always maximise teh opportunities to discover possibility In this way i will have maximum tacit creative knowledge at the time for "applied design".