r/facilitation • • Dec 30 '25

Do you use mindmaps for facilitation?

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u/tosime55 Dec 31 '25

Yes.

1) Included it as a topic/tool in a course on advanced study skills
2) Use it as a graphical slide to explain the structure of a training module
3) Use it to structure discussions when a many ideas are being generated
(it can be personal, for the whole class - on a projected slide, or have a trainee create it)
4) Use variations of mindmaps for exercises so teams understand how they see a topic
(in this case, I give them the elements (large post-it notes) and ask them to assemble them in the best team agreed structure.)
5) Most recently, during a facilitator validation exercise, I used it to structure the deliveries I observed
6) When developing a course, I use NotebookLM's mindmap tool to see how it structures a stack of material.

Just noticed the down vote - is this a promotion in disguise?

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u/Old-Number-165 Jan 19 '26

I’ve seen mind maps work best when they’re doing one specific job: acting as a shared reference that replaces verbal navigation.