A KAWA on company succession

In cooperation with the IHK

The company has been handed over, but what now?

In this KAWA, there are some examples of how to use your free time after the company handover.

The idea for this KAWA came from our collaboration with the IHK, for whom we create mind maps and KAWAs on the topic of company succession.

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. KAWAs can be made 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. I always use the sheet horizontally 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 about the term and what would be important enough to write down. The rule of the game: 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 in a 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 associated silly and single.

If your best friend had been named Hannelore, you would have had more letters available, of course.

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 often write in KAWA form during meetings myself. It 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