Lesson 3: Logical Mind Map

Base on Wikipedia, a mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged around a central key word or idea. Mind maps are used to generate, visualize, structure, and classify ideas, and as an aid in study, organization, problem solving, decision making, and writing.

The elements of a given mind map are arranged intuitively according to the importance of the concepts, and are classified into groupings, branches, or areas, with the goal of representing semantic or other connections between portions of information. Mind maps may also aid recall of existing memories.

By presenting ideas in a radial, graphical, non-linear manner, mind maps encourage a brainstorming approach to planning and organizational tasks. Though the branches of a mindmap represent hierarchical tree structures, their radial arrangement disrupts the prioritizing of concepts typically associated with hierarchies presented with more linear visual cues. This orientation towards brainstorming encourages users to enumerate and connect concepts without a tendency to begin within a particular conceptual framework.

The mind map can be contrasted with the similar idea of concept mapping. The former is based on radial hierarchies and tree structures denoting relationships with a central governing concept, whereas concept maps are based on connections between concepts in more diverse patterns.

source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map

Example of mind map :

This is the mind map about myself...

Lesson 2 : Novelty, Creativity, Innovation and Invention.

Novelty



Innovation



Invention



Creativity



Novelty -Novelty is the quality of being new. Although it may be said to have an objective dimension.

Innovation - Innovation is a new way of doing something or "new stuff that is made useful".

Creativity - Creativity is a mental process involving the discovery of new Ideas or concepts.

Invention - An Invention is a new composition, device , or process.

source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novelty
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Innovation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invention

I'm quite confuse when lecturer was teaching in the class...

Lesson 1 : Defining Creativity

What is Creativity

According to Wikipedia, "Creativity is a mental and social process involving the generation of new ideas or concepts, or new associations of the creative mind between existing ideas or concepts. Creativity is fueled by the process of either conscious or unconscious insight. An alternative conception of creativeness is that it is simply the act of making something new."

So, creativity is not reserved for web designers (and artists, or art, in general). Anyone can be creative. It can be seen outside the design or art. Take cooking for example. Can cook be creative? Could food be prepared or arranged on a plate in a creative way? Yes, I think.

source : http://www.jankoatwarpspeed.com/post/2009/05/09/What-is-creativity.aspx

What i had Learned...
What i had learned in the lecture class was '' EVERY PEOPLE CAN BE CREATIVE ''. Creativity is absolutely a state of mind and try to think outside the box.