Christmas

Merry Christmas - but why? What traditions are there? Many interesting facts. Clearly presented in a KAWA. In addition, you will receive a black and white template for your own notes.

What do KAWA and KAGA actually mean?

KAWA according to Birkenbihl is an acronym and means: Creative Yield of Word Associations. However, KAWA is easier to remember. Hence the name. KAWAs can be made on all topics that interest you.

How does a KAWA work and why does this technique work so well?

First, you write the topic in large letters in the middle. By the way, I always use the sheet horizontally for this. In our mind map template notepad, 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 is important to write down. The difficulty here: 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. Here it is the lack of letters that makes you think about a topic more intensely than an ABC list does. The goal should be to find a suitable term for each letter. Suppose you want to create a KAWA about your best friend Eva, then you only have three letters available. But you can use them 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 named Hannelore, you would have had more letters available, of course. I myself often take notes in KAWA form during meetings. This keeps you alert, no matter how unimportant or boring a meeting is. And you get everything. Below you can see some of my KAWAs.