This mind map of Tun Dr Mahathir's keynote speech on "Asian Leadership" at the 14th ICOT on 23 June 2009 in Kuala Lumpur is the second of four mind mapped keynote speeches that I promised to post. The viewer is invited to Prof Howard Gardner's Keynote speech in my earlier post.
As usual Dr Mahathir's speech is always covered with interesting anecdotes. One of the things he emphasized is that DEVELOPMENT requires able LEADERS who has the ability to also THINK about DEVELOPMENT. This inevitably covers one of his best remembered achievements as PM of Malaysia where he stood his ground during the 1997 financial crisis to steer the country towards economic recovery.
Dr Mahathir also mentioned that once LEADERS (e.g. GEORGE BUSH, TONY BLAIR, RICHARD NIXON, MAO TSE TUNG / MAO ZEDONG etc....) are in POWER, it is very difficult to remove them. (These remarks drew laughter from the audience). Yet they, the LEADERS, are important in the development of the country.
I leave viewer(s) with an interesting interpretation for the rest of his excellent speech, that was delivered to a pack audience at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC).
I am very fortunate and thankful that Dr Mahathir was very kind to autograph my mind map of his keynote speech that I did during his presentation. This is the second time that a Prime Minister has autographed my mind map. For the first, viewers are invited to view my mind map of former PM Goh Chok Tong's keynote speech given at the Singapore Quality Award (SQA) presentation ceremony in 1998 [CLICK HERE]. Please enjoy.
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Another fav mind map of mine. I drew this mind map on a printable white board. It was based on a 27 July 2003 ST article written by Mr Kamal Kant, entitled "The Career Survival Kit".
Basically the article is trying to say that to survive in this rapidly changing world of ours, we need to be a team player, a bridge builder, adaptability, have different skills and a new mindsets that can help you fit into your career. In a nutshell, these are:
- Adopt a new mindset towards your career
- Become a career opportunist.
- Turn career ladder into career path.
- Plan to be out of work.
- When between jobs, consider temping
- Master effective job hunting skills
- Be self-aware.
- Become a bridge builder
- Keep your skills sharp and relevant.
- Be a team player.
- Be accountable.
- Learn to promote yourself.
- Diversify.
Notice how I grouped common key words together.
It helps in summarising. Notice also that my key words is not the same as your keywords? Enjoy.
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Above is a typical mind map of my normal routine in joting down notes of any lecture, discussion etc. Normally, how beautiful or well arranged the mind map appears after the lecture depends on many factors such as my interest in the topic, my mood for the day - whether I have any urgent commitments etc., my skills in handling the many colour pens in my hands, the lecturer's presentation skills and clarity in making a difficult topic looks easy and others. I am not sure about what other real-time note-taking mind mappers have, however, these are just my opinion that I am sharing with all of you. Hope it helps to know what it takes to do a real-time mind map.
For those interested to know what the presenter is saying about IT Security Awareness for the End-user, the mind map that captures this lecture is full of keywords that will lead you to more teaching or learning materials that you may google from the Internet.
Good luck and enjoy.
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I was very privileged that Professor Howard Gardner autographed my mind map of his keynote speech given on the 14th International Conference on Thinking was held in Kuala Lumpur on 22 June 2009 where he added yet another Intelligence, Interdisciplinary, to the list of nine, NOT eight intelligences (Linguistic, Mathematical, Spatial, Musical, Kinesthetic, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Naturalist and Existential) that he originated many years ago. He also spoke about his latest and more interesting passion of his life, the Good Work Project. More details of this project could be found in this website: http://www.thegoodproject.org/ - It is about his passion to launch a large-scale effort to increase the incidence of good work in our society. Read more about it in the internet.
I first met Professor Gardner when he presented his keynote speech on Multiple Intelligences in 1997 at the 7th ICOT in Suntec City, Singapore. The Conference was opened by Mr Goh Chok Tong, the then Prime Minister, who announced Singapore's vision of "Thinking Schools, Learning Nation". This theme, has since, been the Vision of the Ministry of Education (MOE), Singapore.
I was happy to have met him again in Kuala Lumpur where I presented a paper on “Enhancing
Learning & Thinking Through Mind Mapping®, Technology & a
Learner-centred Learning Approach”
I will be posting many more mind maps of the various 14th ICOT keynote speakers included Edward de Bono, Howard Gardner, Tony Buzan and Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad. Stay tune.
Thank you for your patience and interest in my mind maps.
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I attended the 2-day "Crucial Conversation" workshop to find out more about how can it help the organisation improve by making the working environment more conducive for teamwork and innovation in the face of continuous changes.
It was certainly not a waste of my time. The course really emphasized the importance of trust and how to get these issues out in the open (through cleverly crafted 'crucial conversations') so that employees can "safely" add what they are thinking to those issues instead of quietly (or "deadly" )grumbling about openness, lack of communication and that management is not listening to them etc..
I mind mapped the basic principles of "Crucial Conversation" during the workshop and what it takes to encourage employees to open up. On hindsight, it takes a great organisation to be able to listen to opinions, thoughts, ideas and adopt them where appropriate into its ideabank.
Thus, it takes a great organisation to understand these principles, the ability to recognise the capabilities of its employees and nurture this intellectual talent through cleverly crafted "Crucial Conversation". It would probably help organisations overcome the lack of teamwork and lack of "Innovation" within itself.
Enjoy the map!
Fast forward to 17 March 2013:
An article of a Washington Post interview with PM Lee Hsien Loong was reported by The Straits Times. It was headlined as "Govt will need to be more open". It is a good article to read, as it gives people some ideas about what PM thinks about key issues for Singapore itself.
Somewhere in that long interview, in response to a question that his party has lost some seats in the recent 2011 election, PM responded that it is a different generation, a different society, and the politics will be different... They have to work in a more open way and that they have to accept more of the untidiness and the to-ing and fro-ing which is part of normal politics.
My thoughts
Something struck me is that, could the lost of seats be avoided if "crucial conversation" had taken place years earlier? Is the govt. taking corrective action now in order to avoid further losses in 2016? I believe it is. I don't think they want to lose more. But the guess whether the govt is doing enough or not is on everyone's lips. It is really difficult to satisfy people's wants. Any solutions? Better start to understand the aspirations of the people as early as possible.
Fast forward to 24 March 2013
An article in ST "Singapore dialogues 'have influenced policy making'" catch my interest again with regards to the topic of "crucial conversation".
It was reported that Mr Heng Swee Keat, the Education Minister admitted that [quote] it would have been useful if the consultation process for the recent Population White Paper published in January to a firestorm, had dovetailed with the Our Singapore Conversation (OSC).
He was responding to the view, most recently expressed by PAP MP Denise Phua after the Budget debate, that the White Paper debacle lost the Government goodwill that the national conversation was generating [unquote]
My thoughts
Something struck me is that, wouldn't it be useful to discuss the long term plans of having a population projection of 6.9million during the OSC? More views, ideas, suggestions, could come up!
There is no shortage of all kinds of creative ideas during this Internet Age. Prof Gerard Puccio, the Chair and Professor of the International Center for Studies in Creativity at Bufflao State University, recently in a televised presentation on "Creativity as a Life Skill" said that studies have shown that it is important to have lots of creative ideas instead of having a small number, in order to have the best idea. Please view this excellent presentation if you have the time.
Could the govt have missed this "Crucial Conversation" again by not introducing it during the OSC? It is important that as we mature, it may be good really to listen, search for the truth and invite comments and views no matter how bitter it is, rather than appearing like "it was bulldozing" as one ST reader pointed out. Could there be many more as the authors of "Crucial Conversation" suggest in their book of the same title? Would the opposition parties' views be taken into consideration in the Population Debate? Also, would the opposition parties be willing to participate in a series of nationally televised debate along with govt representatives, like what we had in the 1970's on having an all BUS SYSTEM vs an MRT SYSTEM before selecting. I think, a national debate of this kind would benefit all Singaporeans as eventually, it is a question of winning the hearts and minds of Singaporean. It takes time for people's mind to tune to what is best for Singapore. It may be good not to brush aside this "Crucial Conversation" on 6.9million Population Debate as Singaporeans could end up as losers. Participants for this propose debate could include representatives from the govt., opposition representatives as well as population experts / economists / futurists taking part in this nationally televised programme over, perhaps, 2months? BEFORE parliament sits and come to a consensus as to what is BEST for Singapore. What do you think? Thank you for reading.
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I was quite excited when I got news that Mr Lim Siong Guan, then Chairman of EDB, was invited to give the IES Charles Rudd Distinguished Lecture on the day he was made Honorary Fellow of the Institute of Engineers, Singapore.
As far back as 1997, I knew that Mr Lim was very supportive of the creative techniques, such as mind mapping. Thus, I had no doubt that the lecture he would be giving would be very captivating. I was delighted that I was not wrong in my judgement!
He certainly gave an interesting perspective as to what he would say to people who tells him that Singaporeans "CANNOT" (do it). His response to those people would be to "IGNORE THEM". He brought up the example that the simple thumbdrive that almost every IT personnel uses, was actually invented by Mr Henn Tan, (who won the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Special Achievement Award in 2010) [ CLICK HERE ]. He is a Singaporean and the Chairman and CEO of Trek 2000 [CLICK HERE]. Furthermore, Singapore is the top builder of, off-shore oil rigs in the world and many other examples
He also emphasized that solving problem should be in a FUN way. Please enjoy the remaining many interesting anecdotes in the mind map that Mr Lim shared with IES members.
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Another application of Mind Map.
I was fortunate to be given the opportunity to draw Gina Ford's schedule of feeds for babies of 2-4 months into a mind map so that one could easily follow the feeding, napping, "pooping" and bath routine graphically.
I must add that Gina Ford proposed feeds schedule acted as an invaluable guide. The above 24-hour mind map had been modified to suit the baby's needs.
The mind map shows quite visually, a long interval of inactivity whereby the tired parents or nannies could have a peaceful night's sleep most of the time. I believe any parents taking care of their a baby would really appreciate this routine. Good luck.
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