A KAWA about September

A KAWA about a month, is that even possible? Of course, it is. What's so special about this month? Every month has its peculiarities. In Latin, septem stands for the number 7. So the name September indicates that this month should actually be the seventh month of the year. The reason: in an early version of the Roman calendar, September was indeed in seventh place, as the year then began in March. In the Northern Hemisphere, including Germany and the rest of Europe, autumn begins in September and summer ends. But many plants also reach their final form now. It's not for nothing that the first mushrooms are collected in September. Why don't you make a KAWA about your birth month?

What does KAWA actually mean?

KAWA, according to Vera F. Birkenbihl, is an acronym and means: 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, write the topic in the middle in large letters. 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 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: 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 intensively. By the way, it is not mandatory to use every letter. And: There is no right or wrong in 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 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 put all of this into many pictures, your KAWA becomes a KAGA, and the G then stands for Grafie Gestaltung (Graphic Design). I myself often take notes in KAWA form during meetings. This 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