MIND MAP on PROF TN GOH's 8σ (8 Sigma) KEYNOTE SPEECH at SQI SYMPOSIUM 2001

I have always enjoyed listening to Prof Goh Tong Ngee's lectures / speeches, ever since I took his "Advanced Engineering Statistics" module in the 1981 Master in ISE course, NUS. He make this serious module, fun and lively to the extend that you will enjoy analysing / looking at data ( → information) in a simple way and yet, retain the rigors and robustness of a statistical analysis.

In my opinion, this module is definitely indispensible not only for engineers and scientists, but for doctors, managers and other professionals. Quoting from Bill Gates .........
BUSINESS@SPEEDofTHOUGHT - "How you gather, manage and use information will determine whether you win or lose". This probably sums up the importance of INFORMATION in this 21st Century.

TN Goh, as he is better known, explained the 8 features (with reference to my mind map) in his 8σ Keynote Speech as: SATISFACTION, STRUCTURED, STATISTICAL, STANDARDISED, SOFTWARE, SUSTAINED, SYSTEM AND SCENARIO.

Please enjoy and have fun analysing the mind map!

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MIND MAP of an EXCELLENT INDUCTION PROGRAMME

AIMS, GOALS & OBJECTIVES (A.G.O.) and INDUCTION PROGRAMME

After attending an excellent presentation in the morning (as shown in the mind map above), I was involved in a very exciting "Learning Xcursion" at the Marina Bay in the afternoon, The waterfront trail around the bay is full of exciting things that an Engineer can learn.

The very fact that the bay was constructed showed what engineers are capable of doing. The skills that engineers possess in building the Marina Bay is definitely something that any engineer would be proud of.

Thus, it is good to really look......see.....think....explore..... some of things that are constructed when you stroll along the promenade encircling Marina Bay.

Instead of calling it a Waterfront Trail, one could call it an Engineering Discovery Trail....because of the numerous engineering works that goes to make Marina Bay a class of its own.

As I have been conducting "Learning Journeys" for my first year Engineering Materials module students, I thought, it may also be interesting to have a worksheet to engage and familiarise them with elements of what they would be studying in an Engineering Diploma course. This worksheet was designed along the lines that I helped me win the Academic Development Award in 2008. Needless to say, the "mind map" and "whole-brain learning" mindsets / philosophy also featured deeply in the development of the worksheet.

FUN in learning has always been my philosophy in developing any learning materials for students, especially, BORING subjects that could put most students to sleep.

Below is an example of a FUN learning worksheet. 

 





















Enjoy and have fun.

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MIND MAP of SCOTT McNEALY's KEYNOTE SPEECH in "TECHNOLOGY in the AGE of PARTICIPATION" ON Wed, 14 SEP 2005

 

KEYNOTE SPEECH BY SCOTT McNEALY, CHAIRMAN & CEO of SUN MICROSYSTEMS USA IN SUNTEC CITY, SINGAPORE ON WED., 14 SEP 2005

I was definitely glad to attend this keynote speech by Scott McNealy, Chairman & CEO of SUN Microsystems in Suntec City Singapore on 14 September 2005.

His presentation further reinforced the growing strengths of the Internet, JAVA as the driver and the opening of the INFO AGE where everyone is allowed to PARTICIPATE - e.g. BUSINESS, SKYPE, INTERNET, GOOGLE.....etc.

At the end of his keynote, panel members discussed many issues pertaining to Participation, Skills required and of course the skills necessary for Singapore to be relevant in the INFO-COMMUNICATION AGE.

From HINDSIGHT, lots of stuff that were discussed by the panel came to be realised today. Looks like it is good for one to attend KEYNOTE speeches such as this one, in order to have a bit of the FORESIGHT into the future.

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PRESENTATION at THE GLOBAL MIND MAP CONFERENCE 2007 on 14-15 Nov 2007

 

PRESENTATION SLIDES

MIND MAP OF PRESENTATION

 It was indeed a wonderful experience to be invited to speak to an international audience on my favourite topic of "Real-time Buzan Mind Mapping - Challenges, Difficulties and Benefits" during the Global Mind Map Conference 2007, organised jointly by Buzan Asia and the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM), 14-15 Nov 2007.

Naturally, given the hectic pace of working full-time in Ngee Ann Polytechnic, I resorted to my valuable Mind Manager 2002 software to quickly create an overview of my presentation.

Organising my notes, teaching, lesson & curriculum plans, seminar presentations ...etc ...etc using mind maps has perhaps helped me gain a "Good New Habit" (GNH) which has grown larger than ever before and is still growing. It is an indispensible tool for me. I hope it would be for you too!

Attached below is the complete schedule of the Global Mind Map Conference 2007.

Global Mind Map Conference 2007 Schedule

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"ACTIVE vs PASSIVE LISTENING" MIND MAP

HOW TO BE AN ACTIVE RATHER THAN A PASSIVE LISTENER - ST 13 Mar 2014

It was really a coincident that the article of what one should
do to become a more ACTIVE Listener OVER that of a PASSIVE Listener  appeared in The Straits Times on the same day as I was going to do a revision for my students on the above subject.

Of course, I was thrilled and set upon myself to make a mind map summary of the article on an A6-sized paper in about an hour. Using a visualiser, I was able to present a summary of the subject to my students. I hope they manage to see and learn how to make a mind map summary of an article. Enjoy.

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EDITED MINUTES OF DIVISIONAL MEETING MIND MAP

"EDITED MINUTES OF MEETING" MIND MAP ON 12 MAR 2014

One can edit the minutes of a meeting by omitting certain key words from the branches and yet preserve the entire essense of the minutes. This edited minutes of meeting can then be circulated to relevant parties without having to re-write the minutes. Interesting, isn't?

I really enjoyed doing the minutes in a mind map, as it could be circulated almost immediately after the meeting is over.

Think about the benefits one can get by circulating the minutes almost as soon as the meeting is over! Those who are at the meeting will have a better chance of recalling, remembering what is being said and acting on the task(s) that they have been assigned to do so.

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HSBC - BEYOND MONEY MIND MAP at the "Garden at the Bay", Flower Field Hall on 4th Mar 2014

MIND MAP OF HSBC - BEYOND MONEY EVENT at the Garden at the Bay, Flower Field Hall, Singapore, on Tuesday, 4th March 2014, 6-9pm

I spent a wonderful evening at the "Garden at the Bay" listening to 3 groups of panelists  (Photos below) at an event organised by HSBC. The style of conducting the event as a panel discussion without any papers presented by the experts, is quite unique and interesting, as one probably gets the gists of the main ideas and thoughts directly from the panelists. To myself (I hope, other participants as well), one thing is very clear, the success of the evening's discussion lies very much in the very capable hands of the HSBC facilitator, Ms Diana Ser. She was able to draw out much from the expert panel members and steer the discussion very nicely and within the time constraint, towards an enjoyable evening. It was really great.  

Of course, I could not resist doing a simple Mind Map of the three panel discussions to remember and share some NEW perspectives and valuable insights that I have learnt with those who did not have the opportunity to attend as well as those present. I believe, it is very difficult to recall more than 10%, especially if no notes are taken or revision is done.....unless you are a genius.

By taking down notes using the mind map, one could easily recall as much as 60-70%?? I let you be the judge. Now...just pause for a while.....and..... imagine the intellectual capital of a company or organisation skyrocketing through the roof if everyone/majority in the company/organisation mind maps and LEARN! How smart would the company/organisation be? I have always imagine and believe that Google has lots of people who loves to have holistic views of everything and loves to LEARN, RELEARN AND UNLEARN from their mistakes as well as their successes. As a keen user of GOOGLE products since 1999, I have watched GOOGLE improving by leaps and bounds....... haha .......... hope ..... I am not wrong in my observations!

A brief summary of the event is attached below:
1)  One word seems to resonate for all the three panels. "TIME" !! On hindsight, the "Children" panelists says that they should have spent MORE TIME when their children were young and growing up. The "Retirees" panelists says they have MORE TIME as well as MORE OPPORTUNITIES and the "Women" panelists advocated for MORE QUALITY TIME during working hours so as to be with their children.

2)  There is an interesting branch in the "Retirees" panel discussion. Dr Kanwaljit Soin related how she asked our former prime minister Mr Lee Kuan Yew regarding the question of "What is the meaning of retirement?" The answer Mr Lee gave, according to Dr Soin, was that he would only retire upon his "Death"! Hope you manage to get the same interpretation from the key words (e.g. "LKY" and "DEATH" ) used in the mind map!......haha. 

3)  I would like to gently invite viewers to read the mind map above and to try understand what went on during the nearly 2hour event. It is simple.....and interesting to interpret the views of the panelists. Enjoy! 



"Nurturing Your Children" Panel Members: HSBC Facilitator - Ms Diana Ser, Dr Daniel Fung, Dr Bervyn Lee, Joanna Koh-Hoe, Lydia Ko, Tina Hyon

"Reevaluating Retirement" Panel Members: HSBC Facilitator - Ms Diana Ser, Dr Kanwaljit Soin, Leong Yue Kheong, Thomas Lim, Dick Yip



"Women's Role Today" Panel Members: HSBC Facilitator - Ms Diana Ser, Dr Annie Koh, Irene Boey, Rachel Eng, Wong Meng Meng

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SEATTLE's PIKE PLACE FISH MARKET PHILOSOPHY MIND MAP by DR STEPHEN C LUNDIN, HARRY PAUL & JOHN CHRISTENSEN

"THE FISH PHILOSOPHY" MIND MAP on a A5-sized Paper

Looking through my archives, I came across a mind map I drew of an amazing book, "The Fish Philosophy" by Dr Stephen C Lundin, Harry Paul and John Christensen, on Sunday, 14 July 2002

Although my wife bought the FISH book during her trip to India in April 2001, I did not really read it about it until I came across the "Pike Place Fish Market" story that the book was based on.

On hindsight, I could hardly hide my joy at creating a A5-sized summary mind map of "The Fish Philosophy".

When I showed it to my eleven year old daughter, she quickly drew another creative picture of the central image of my mind map and wrote "Mine's nicer"......which I totally agree! Here is her creation! Well done!



My Eleven Year Old Daughter's Central Image of "The Fish Philosophy"

 Please enjoy.

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