A KAWA on Clever Texting

Tips and tricks for good writing. What matters and which words should you use or avoid? In this KAWA, I have summarized my most important thoughts on the subject. Which would you have? Jens Voigt 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 middle. I always use the paper horizontally for this and draw the letters so that they can be colored in 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 you write 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 intensively. By the way, it is not mandatory 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 these three letters available. However, 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, 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. 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