A KAWA on Attention
Attention is the ability to consciously select what one focuses their attention on, while other stimuli or information are filtered out. It plays an important role in various aspects of human life, including perception, learning, memory, problem-solving, and decision-making.
Now also available as a package in color, with a black and white template and a blank 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 center. By the way, I always use the sheet horizontally for this and draw the letters so that they can be colored later. In our mind map template ring binder, KAWAs are drawn on the left white page. Now you let your thoughts wander and consider what comes to mind regarding the term and what would be important enough to write down. The rule of the game is: what you write down must begin with one of the letters in the center. The shorter the term, the fewer letters you have available, and the more you have to think. The scarcity of letters forces you to think through a topic more intensively. By the way, it is not obligatory to fill 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. However, 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 named Hannelore, you would, of course, have had more letters available.
KAWA becomes KAGA
If you also dress the whole thing in many pictures, your KAWA becomes a KAGA, and the G then stands for graphic design. I often write in KAWA form during meetings myself. It keeps me alert, no matter how unimportant or boring a meeting is. And I catch everything. Here is an example on the topic: Have fun, Jens Voigt
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