So This Is What Happiness Looks Like
They're teaching schoolkids about mind-maps these days. My 12 year old son came home the other day brandishing this pictorial representation of his personal happiness. If you look carefully you'll see mention of chips with ketchup and the joy of a long lie in bed. He clearly takes after his Dad.
I first heard about mind-maps about ten years ago when a very clever young man from a consultancy firm came to the Ö÷²¥´óÐã and told us programme-makers how they could be used to improve creativity. Much better than boring old lists, the mind-maps allow you to make lateral connections between ideas.
It's the same theory that underpins a new project that has been developed by my colleagues in Ö÷²¥´óÐã Scotland's Learning department. Pinball, is a dynamic website, which allows you to bounce ideas across a computer screen. It's been developed for use by groups in brain-storming sessions and is certainly worth a look.
But, back to my son's map. I've finally spotted a little drawing of me in his 'family' section - and even our dog - Rascal - gets a mention.
No mention of radio, though!
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