New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve, December 31st - why do we celebrate the turn of the year and since when? What customs do we have or do other countries have? A great gift idea. Clearly laid out in a KAWA.

What do KAWA and KAGA actually mean?

KAWA according to Birkenbihl is an acronym and stands for: Creative Acquisition of Word-Associations. KAWA is easier to remember though. Hence the name. KAWAs can be made on all topics that interest you.

How does a KAWA work and why is this technique so effective?

First, you write the topic in large letters in the middle. By the way, I always turn the page horizontally for this. In our mind map template ring binder, KAWAs are drawn on the white left 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 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. Here, it is the lack of letters that makes you think through 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. 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. I often write in KAWA-form during meetings. This keeps me alert, no matter how unimportant or boring a meeting is. And you catch everything. Below you can see some of my KAWAs.