A KAWA about the Amygdala

The amygdala is a paired nuclear area of the brain in the medial part of each temporal lobe. It is part of the limbic system. Now also available as a package in color, with a black-and-white template and an empty template for self-design.

What does KAWA actually mean?

KAWA according to Vera F. Birkenbihl is an acronym and stands for: Kreative Ausbeute von Wort-Assoziationen (Creative Exploitation of Word Associations). But KAWA is easier to remember. You can make KAWAs on any topic that interests you.

How about your own KAWA and why does this technique work?

First, you write the topic in large letters in the middle. By the way, I always use the paper horizontally and draw the letters so that they can be colored later. In our Mind Map Template Ring Block, KAWAs are drawn on the left white page. Now you let your thoughts wander and consider what comes to mind about the term and what would be important enough to write down. The rule of the game is: what is written down must begin with one of the letters in the middle. The smaller the term, the fewer letters you have available and the more you have to think. The lack of letters ensures that you have to think through a topic more intensely. By the way, it is not mandatory to use every letter. And: There is no right or wrong with KAWA. An example: Suppose you want to create a KAWA about your best friend Eva, then you only have three letters available. But you can use these multiple times. Perhaps E stands for elegant, successful, eloquent, for V you find her trustworthy, crazy, and in love, and for A you have associated silly and single. If your best friend had been called Hannelore, you would, of course, have had more letters available.

KAWA becomes KAGA

If you also clothe the whole thing in many pictures, your KAWA becomes a KAGA and the G then stands for Graphic Design. I myself often write in KAWA form in meetings. That keeps me awake, no matter how unimportant or boring a meeting is. And I catch everything. Here is an example on the topic: Have fun Jens Voigt