Use of mind mapping as a way of increasing productivity in the reading and analyzing of scientific articles by research or clinical teams

1. Analysis of a scientific article using
the mind mapping technique
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2. Problems when reading scientific articles as linear text
• Difficult to analyze an understand
• Difficult to memorize
• Do not create a feeling of perspective
• Do not create a feeling of structure
• Do not show the relation between the parts
• Cognitive disonance between the linear representation and
the mental processes of the brain when analyzing
information
• Do not allow to have an overall picture
• Do not allow to analyze the thought of the author when
she created the article
• Loss of context in long articles
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3. Possible Solutions
• Mind map as a complement to the text
• Mind map to view before reading the article
• Mind map to view instead of the article
This last option is possible and reasonable.
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4. Who creates the mind map?
• Option 1. Each reader.
• Option 2. An expert reader of each team with
experience in mind mapping.
• Option 3. An external expert.
• Option 4. The company that publishes the article.
In the future, it is probably the publishing companies that
will create the mind maps attached to the articles.
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5. Time Saving
• Savings of between 30 to 50% are to be
expected.
• Previous experiences
 Boeing. 11 hours/person/week
 Cisco. 8 hours/person/week
• 15% in recall.
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6. Time Saving Estimation
• Analysis of a linear text article 3 hours
• Team of 6 people = 18 hours
• Mind map creation = 1 extra hour
• Analysis of the mind map = 1 hour
• Team of 6 people = 1*4 + 5*1 = 9 hours
• Savings = 18 – 9 = 9 hours (50%)
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7. Other uses of the mind map of the article
• Collaborative work. Group revision.
• Brainstorming.
• Preparation of new articles.
• Training of new team members.
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8. Example
The controlled attenuation parameter (CAP): A
novel tool for the non-invasive evaluation of
steatosis using Fibroscan®
M. Sasso, V. Miettea, L. Sandrin, M. Beaugrand
Clinics and Research in Hepatology and
Gastroenterology, Volume 36, Issue 1, Pages 13-20
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9. Linear Text Article
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10. Collapsed Overview
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11. Expanded Overview
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12. Linear Text Article (attached to the mind map)
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13. Summary
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14. Introduction (I)
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15. Steatosis, the most frequent liver lesion (I)
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16. Current methods and limitations when evaluating
steatosis (I)
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17. CAP as a novel method (I)
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18. Conclusion
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19. Results
• The mind mapping technique increases
productivity between 25 and 50%.
• This is equivalent to hundreds or thousands of
hours per year for each team using mind
mapping.
• The investment is minimum and the
implementation is fast (days)
• No other technique offers productivity
increases at this level.
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20. Other applications in Healthcare
Personal Health Record
Medicine Labels
Drug Interactions
Management Reports
Big Open Data
Open Data
Instrucciones pre-operatorias
Instrucciones de alta
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21. Mind map viewer MindManager
Jose M. Guerrero jm@infoseg.com
@InfosegS
https://es.linkedin.com/in/josemguerrero2012
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