A KAWA on the topic of Knowledge Networks
A knowledge network is an important structure for effectively linking, making accessible, and utilizing information – regardless of the specific application area. The knowledge network is not the product of a single person, but a cultural and technical concept that has evolved over centuries. Important contributions came from thinkers, scientists, and computer scientists such as Aristotle, Tim Berners-Lee, Vannevar Bush, and Douglas Engelbart.
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 all topics that interest 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 more intensely about a topic. 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 associated silly and single. If your best friend had been called 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 Graphie Gestaltung (Graphic Design). I myself often write in KAWA form during meetings. This keeps me alert, no matter how unimportant or boring a meeting is. And I catch everything. Here's an example on the topic: Have fun, Jens Voigt
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