Getting Things Done for Researchers Workshop

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Getting Things Done for Researchers is a three hour workshop specifically designed, and delivered, by a researcher for researchers.

The aims of this session are twofold:

  • Firstly, to introduce participants to the Getting Things Done method developed by Davis Allen, which unlike traditional time management methods, focuses on managing workflows rather than time.
  • And secondly to help participants start developing their own effective personal workflow system.

This session will introduce the principles of the Getting Things Done methodology. It will focuses particularly on :

  • the five phases of mastering one’s own workflow seamlessly (Collect, Process, Organise, Review and Do)
  • the weekly review
  • and the 6 levels approach to setting priorities (current actions, current projects, areas of responsibility and focus, short, middle and long term goals and visions)

Participants will also have the opportunity to reflect on their current workflows and what their own existing commitments and priorities are and should be.

If you would like more information about the Getting Things Done for Researchers workshop, or to check pricing and availability, please contact me.

Disclaimer: GTD® and Getting Things Done® are registered trademarks belonging to the David Allen Company. Pascal Venier Consulting is not affiliated with the David Allen Company.

Mind Mapping and Concept Mapping: Selected Resources

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A few carefully selected resources on Mind Mapping and Concept Mapping, which I initially prepared for the postgraduate students and academics who attended the “Introduction to Mind Mapping” workshop on 25 January 2012 at the University of Salford as part of the Salford Postgraduate Research Training Programme (SPoRT).

Mind Mapping and Concept Mapping

On Mind Mapping:

The laws of MindMapping mind map

Tony Buzan, 1993. The Mind Map Book. London: BBC.

On concept mapping:

A concept map about concept maps

Joseph D. Novak & Alberto J. Cañas, The Theory Underlying Concept Maps and How to Construct and Use Them.

Maizam Alias & Zurinah Suradi, Concept Mapping: A Tool for Creating a Literature Review

Softwares:

Mind mapping softwares:

FreeMind

MindManager

NovaMind

ConceptDraw

iMindMap

XMind

iThoughts(iPad)

MindMeister (online, iPhone, iPad, Android)

Concept mapping softwares

Cmap

Visual Understanding Environment (VUE)

Compendium

Inspiration

Further resources:

Information Tamers Wiki

Visualmapper

Biggerplate, the mind map library

Mind Mapping for Researchers workshop

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Mind Mapping for Researchers is a three hour workshop specifically designed, and delivered, by a researcher for researchers.

The aim of this workshop is to introduce participants to the principles and practice of the mapping of ideas and concepts. By the end of this session participants will have developed a basic awareness of Mind Mapping and Concept Mapping and their pertinence in research contexts.

This session will:

  • Introduce participants to the principles of orthodox Mind Mapping as defined by Tony Buzan, in Use Your Head (London: BBC, 1974), and later The Mind Map Book (London: BBC, 1993).
  • Give the opportunity to experiment with mind mapping techniques through a practical exercise.
  • Review other visual mapping techniques which have evolved from orthodox mind mapping (other forms of mind mapping, concept mapping, idea mapping, argument mapping).
  • Highlight the effectiveness of visual mapping techniques through the presentation of a number of examples of maps.
  • Show how researchers can fruitfully use a visual map as a thinking space, both individually and collaboratively.
  • Discuss the potential of visual mapping for remote collaboration, through web-based applications.
  • Provide a review of the most pertinent software available both as desktop applications and as online applications.

If you would like more information about the Mind Mapping for Researchers workshop, or to check pricing and availability, please contact me.

My French translation of the GTD diagram

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Gestion dynamique des tâches

My French translation of the GTD diagramme which I have posted on Flickr on 12 February 2006, long before the translation of David Allen’s book. I has been viewed more than 17,000 to this day.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb on “the potency of oral knowledge”

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“I got to partake of and understand the potency of oral knowledge, as discussions are vastly more powerful than just correspondence. People say things in person they would never put in print.”

Nassim Nicholas Taleb, The Black Swan, The Impact of the Highly Improbable (London, Penguin Books, 2010, 2nd edition), p. 309.

Admiral Stavridis on “the quintessential skill of an officer”

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“In the end, the quintessential skill of an officer is about bringing order out of chaos.” Admiral Stavridis

“Read … Think … and Write“, convocation speech for the class of 2012 at the National Defense University, 15 August 2011.
via @ralphmercer

Getting Things Done for Researchers

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I shall be presenting a workshop on Getting Things Done for Researchers as part of the University of Salford doctoral programme on 8 February 2012.

The Salford Postgraduate Research Training Programme (SPoRT)
Getting Things Done for Researchers
Dr Pascal Venier
School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences
Wednesday 8 February 2012, 13:00-16:00

The aims of this session are twofold:

  • Firstly, to introduce participants to the Getting Things Done method developed by Davis Allen, which unlike traditional time management methods, focuses on managing workflows rather than time (1).
  • And secondly to help participants start developing their own effective personal workflow system.

This session will introduce the principles of the Getting Things Done methodology. It will focuses particularly on :

  • the five phases of mastering one’s own workflow seamlessly (Collect, Process, Organise, Review and Do)
  • the weekly review
  • and the 6 levels approach to setting priorities (current actions, current projects, areas of responsibility and focus, short, middle and long term goals and visions)

Participants will also have the opportunity to reflect on their current workflows and what their own existing commitments and priorities are and should be.

(1) David Allen, Getting Things Done: How to Achieve Stress-free Productivity (London: Piatkus Books, 2002). ISBN 978-0749922641.

Introduction to Mind Mapping workshop, 25 January 2012

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I shall be presenting an Introduction to Mind-mapping and related techniques for researchers on the University of Salford doctoral programme on 25 January 2012.

The Salford Postgraduate Research Training Programme (SPoRT)
Introduction to Mind Mapping
Dr Pascal Venier
School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences
25 January 2012 13:00-16:00

The aim of this session is to introduce participants to the principles and practice of the mapping of ideas and concepts. By the end of this session participants will have developed a basic awareness of Mind Mapping and related techniques (such as Concept Mapping, Idea Mapping, etc.) and their pertinence in research contexts.

This session will:

  • Introduce participants to the principles of orthodox mind mapping as defined by Tony Buzan, in Use Your Head (London: BBC, 1974), and later The Mind Map Book (London: BBC, 1993).
  • Give the opportunity to experiment with mind mapping techniques through a practical exercise.
  • Review other visual mapping techniques which have evolved from orthodox mind mapping (other forms of mind mapping, concept mapping, idea mapping, argument mapping).
  • Highlight the effectiveness of visual mapping techniques through the presentation of a number of examples of maps.
  • Show how researchers can fruitfully use a visual map as a thinking space, both individually and collaboratively.
  • Discuss the potential of visual mapping for remote collaboration, through web-based applications.
  • Provide a review of the most pertinent software available both as desktop applications and as online applications.

Introduction to Mind Mapping workshop, 16 February 2011

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Update (6 February 2011): The workshop is now fully booked, which is very pleasing.

I shall be presenting an Introduction to Mind-mapping and related techniques for researchers on the University of Salford doctoral programme on 16 February 2011.

The Salford Postgraduate Research Training Programme (SPoRT)
Introduction to Mind-mapping and related techniques
Dr Pascal Venier, School of Languages
Wednesday 16 February 2011, 13:00-16:00

The aim of this session is to introduce participants to the principles and practice of the mapping of ideas and concepts. By the end of this session participants will have developed a basic awareness of Mind Mapping and related techniques (such as Concept Mapping, Idea Mapping, etc.) and their pertinence in research contexts.

This session will:

Introduce participants to the principles of orthodox mind mapping as defined by Tony Buzan, in Use Your Head (London: BBC, 1974), and later The Mind Map Book (London: BBC, 1993).

Give the opportunity to experiment with mind mapping techniques through a practical exercise.

Review other visual mapping techniques which have evolved from orthodox mind mapping (other forms of mind mapping, concept mapping, idea mapping, argument mapping).

Highlight the effectiveness of visual mapping techniques through the presentation of a number of examples of maps.

Show how researchers can fruitfully use a visual map as a thinking space, both individually and collaboratively.

Discuss the potential of visual mapping for remote collaboration, through web-based applications.

Provide a review of the most pertinent software available both as desktop applications and as online applications.

Workshop on Mind Mapping, 16 December 2010

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The Salford Method group has invited me to give a presentation on Mind-Mapping on 16 December 2010: To book a place, click here

Mind mapping
Thursday 16 December 2010, 10:00-11:30
Think Lab, 7th Floor Maxwel Building, The University of Salford

The aim of this session is to introduce participants to the principles and practice of the mapping of ideas and concepts. By the end of this session participants will have developed a basic awareness of Mind Mapping and related techniques (such as Concept Mapping, Idea Mapping, etc.) and their pertinence in research contexts.

This session will:

Introduce participants to the principles of orthodox mind mapping as defined by Tony Buzan, in Use Your Head (London: BBC, 1974), and later The Mind Map Book (London: BBC, 1993).

Give the opportunity to experiment with mind mapping techniques through a practical exercise.

Review other visual mapping techniques which have evolved from orthodox mind mapping (other forms of mind mapping, concept mapping, idea mapping, argument mapping).

Highlight the effectiveness of visual mapping techniques through the presentation of a number of examples of maps.

Show how researchers can fruitfully use a visual map as a thinking space, both individually and collaboratively.

Discuss the potential of visual mapping for remote collaboration, through web-based applications.

Provide a review of the most pertinent software available both as desktop applications and as online applications.

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