Chapter 1: What is a Learning Map?

Overview

Learning maps are a note-taking technique . This technique could be used in a number of situations:

• for planning : personal planning, projects, sales, or any kind of planning where you need an overview

• for problem solving

• when you make summaries , eg of a book, a lecture, a radio or TV programme

• when you need a structure

• for brainstorming and idea generation

• for note taking: meetings, lectures, debates, interviews, etc and many more. You will find a lot of ideas and examples in this book.