Concept Mapping
A structured technique for representing knowledge as a network of concepts connected by labeled relationships.
Prerequisites
Linked Lessons
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Duplication signals missing abstraction
Find and Extract a Shared Pattern from Duplicate Notes
Sequences emerge from atoms
Discover a Sequence by Arranging Atomic Notes on a Visual Canvas
Multiple perspectives reveal blind spots
Map Three Different Perspectives on One Decision Using a Visual Board
A schema is a mental model made explicit
Map Your Morning Priority Schema in Obsidian
Schemas shape what you can perceive
Map What Experts and Novices Notice in Obsidian
Schemas compete for dominance
Map Competing Schemas for a Recent Instinctive Response in Miro
Formal schemas versus intuitive schemas
Map Your Intuition to Formal Rules in Miro
Shared schemas enable collaboration
Map a Shared Work Schema in Miro
Schema literacy is reading other peoples models
Map Another Person's Schema in Miro
Spectrum thinking preserves nuance
Map a Binary Classification into a 5-Point Spectrum in Miro
Status types track lifecycle
Map Your Job Application Lifecycle in Miro
The cost of miscategorization
Map the Cost of a Wrong Category Decision in Miro
Prototype-based categories
Map Your Prototype Gradient in Miro
Classification is a compression technique
Map Your Email Label Compression Trade-offs in Excalidraw
Relationships are as important as entities
Map Five Concepts with Labeled Relationships in Excalidraw
Explicit relationships replace assumptions
Map Five Assumed Relationships in Obsidian
Prerequisite relationships create order
Map Skill Prerequisites in Excalidraw
Enabling relationships show leverage
Map Enabling Conditions in Miro to Find Leverage Points
Supporting relationships build confidence
Map Evidence Sources for a Core Belief in Obsidian
Exemplifies relationships ground abstractions
Map Five Concrete Examples of an Abstract Concept in Miro
Causal chains are sequences of relationships
Map a Five-Link Causal Chain in Miro
Feedback loops are circular relationships
Map a Personal Feedback Loop in Excalidraw
Redundant relationships provide resilience
Map Your Critical Dependencies with Backup Paths in Miro
Visualize relationships as graphs
Map Your Workflow Tools as a Graph in Excalidraw
Show the remaining 46 Concept Mapping lessons
Everything can be nested
Map Nested Concept Levels in Excalidraw
The right level of abstraction depends on your purpose
Map Three Abstraction Levels of Your Work in Miro
Drill down and zoom out as thinking operations
Map Your Problem Across Three Levels of Abstraction in Miro
Hierarchies are not trees they are lattices
Map Multiple Parent Categories in Obsidian
Nesting creates scope
Map Inherited Context Using Logseq Nesting
Version your schemas explicitly
Track Belief Evolution in Obsidian with Version Labels
Migration from old schema to new schema
Map Your Mental Model Migration in Notion
Community schemas evolve slowly
Map an Outdated Team Schema in Miro
Revolution versus evolution in schemas
Map Your Old and New Career Schema in Miro
External forces drive schema evolution
Map External Pressures Forcing Your Career Schema to Evolve
Schema evolution is how you grow
Map Your Schema Evolution Journey in Obsidian
A meta-schema is a schema about schemas
Map Your Task Prioritization Schema in Miro
Schema selection heuristics
Map Schema Options for a Real Decision in Miro
Schemas about time
Map Your Time Schemas in Three Recent Decisions
Schemas about risk
Map Your Risk Schema Through Three Lenses in Miro
Schemas about knowledge itself
Map Your Personal Epistemology in Miro
Schema abstraction layers
Map Your Three-Layer Schema Stack in Obsidian
The recursive nature of meta-schemas
Map Your Belief Foundations in Obsidian
Limits of meta-cognition
Map Your Metacognitive Blind Spot in Miro
Meta-schemas are your cognitive operating system
Map Your Cognitive Process for Handling Criticism in Miro
Upgrading the operating system is the highest leverage work
Map Your Meta-Schema Layers in Miro
A knowledge graph connects everything you know
Map Five Concepts into a Connected Graph in Obsidian
Nodes and edges are the basic building blocks
Map Five Concepts as Nodes and Edges in Excalidraw
Every note is a potential node
Audit Your Notes for Graph-Readiness in Obsidian
Graph density indicates knowledge depth
Map Knowledge Density Using Concept Networks in Miro
Bridge nodes connect different domains
Create a Bridge Node Between Two Domains in Obsidian
Gaps in your graph reveal what you need to learn
Map Your Programming Knowledge Gaps in Obsidian
Your graph grows by accretion
Build Your First Knowledge Graph in Obsidian
Integration means combining schemas into coherent wholes
Map Three Personal Schemas in Miro
Integration across domains
Map Cross-Domain Schema Patterns in Miro
The personal unified theory
Map Your Core Principles in Obsidian
Integration reveals redundancy
Map Cross-Domain Principle Redundancies in Miro
Integration reveals gaps
Map Two Personal Schemas and Find Missing Connections in Miro
Progressive integration
Map Three Domains Through Staged Integration in Miro
Integration requires letting go
Map Schema Friction Points in Miro to Identify Release Candidates
Cross-pollination during integration
Map Cross-Domain Schema Connections in Miro
Integration and identity
Map Your Schema Connections in Miro
The feeling of integration
Map Your 'Click' Moment in Obsidian
Journaling for integration
Write Cross-Domain Connection Journal Entry in Obsidian
Teaching for integration
Map Your Multi-Source Explanation in Miro
Integration is not homogenization
Map Three Distinct Schemas for One Situation in Miro
Periodic integration reviews
Map Schema Connections in Obsidian Using Concept Mapping
Integration across time
Map Your Career Beliefs Through Time in Miro
Integration is the reward of schema work
Map Your Schema Connections in Obsidian
An integrated schema set is a worldview
Map Your Decision Schema Network in Miro
Schema integration is never complete
Map Your Schema Integration History in Obsidian