Mind Maps. Mind maps begin with a central topic that’s often placed in a shape at the center of a page. From there, branches flow and lead to related ideas, which can have branches of their own.

How to Do Mind Mapping Define your central topic. First, consider what the focus of your mind map should be and write it out in the center of the page. For example, if you are mind mapping out a ...

A mind map essentially provides a scaffold that helps structure complex concepts and allows for a better understanding of the relationship between concepts (Zhao et al., 2022).