A friend of mine, Markell, is an engineer and investor who’s been following my book project journey. Today, he shared an example of a different way to communicate a book’s concepts: a mind map. I like mind maps. They effectively communicate concepts quickly. And creating one is a great exercise in thinking through an idea and all the supporting parts.

My mission with my book project is to create a library of wisdom from notable entrepreneurs that current entrepreneurs can leverage to increase their chances of success.

I’d never considered using a visual like a mind map to communicate entrepreneurial wisdom or an entrepreneur’s journey. But when I looked at what Markell sent me, it clicked. A mind map is a great way to quickly give someone a 50,000-foot view of something. They can then zoom into whatever areas they want to know more about. It’s also a great way to show how actions and ideas build upon each other, how multiple people leverage the ideas, etc. Said differently, it’s an effective communication tool that shows how things are connected.

I’m not sure how to create a mind map of an entrepreneur’s journey or wisdom (or multiple entrepreneurs’ journeys or wisdom), but I’m excited to try to figure it out. It could add a lot of value to my book project.