Mind mapping is an effective tool to use after the brainstorming session and is based on Tony Buzan concepts of mind mapping i.e. finding connections from one thing to another in a method that comes up with an effective map solution to a problem.

Remember mind mapping is about making connections to come up with the best solution to a problem.

In the process you make similar solutions apply to various situations and in doing so develop association skills that stand to you for life. You may decide to mind map a particular product with will lead to a better use of the product, a new version of the product or indeed a similar product with better features. Either way you are thinking solutions rather than problems and this is a key feature of the Student Enterprise Awards process.

In everyday life we all come upon problems and we can allow them to define our limits or we can effectively overcome them and provide further opportunities for ourselves and in doing so open up new channels which enable us for the future. Give it a try!