This week, you will complete a mind map. Mind mapping is a technique that can help you expand your thinking, structure your ideas and make connections. You can use a Mind map to plan your assignment and arrange items to create the structure of your writing. You will complete a mind map for the Lean In book. This will assist you in planning your written reflection. Mind mapping Steps: 1. Write your topic in the center of a blank page. 2. Draw related ideas on 'branches' that radiate from the central topic. When you get a new idea, start a new branch from the center. Include any ideas, topics, theories, experiences associated with your topic. 3. Map quickly, without pausing, to maintain a flow of ideas. Associate freely and do not self-edit; at this stage anything and everything is OK. 4. Circle the key points or ideas. Look at each item and consider how it relates to others, and to the topic as a whole. 5. Map the relationships between the ideas or key points using lines, arrows, colors. Use words or phrases to link them. Your assignment can be hand written on paper, scanned, and uploaded or, you can create a digital mind map. You can choose any program you wish to complete your mind map. Canva is an easy program to create mind maps with. If you have any questions regarding the process of creating a mind map, please email your instructor