Editing Mind map (section)

== Origin ==
Although the term "mind map" was first popularized by British [[popular psychology]] author and television personality [[Tony Buzan]],<ref>{{cite journal |title=Tony Buzan obituary |journal=[[The Times]] |pages=57 |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/tony-buzan-obituary-wmfjjtkk9 |date=17 April 2019 |quote=With receding hair, a toothy grin and a ready sense of humour, he popularised the idea of mental literacy with mind mapping, a thinking technique that he said was inspired by methods used by Leonardo da Vinci and Albert Einstein, as well as by Joseph D Novak's ideas of 'concept mapping'. Others thought him little more than a good salesman, exuding confidence and backing up his 'pseudoscience' with an impressive and seductive range of facts and figures.}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Serig |first=Dan |date=October 2011 |title=Research review: Beyond brainstorming: the mind map as art |journal=Teaching Artist Journal |volume=9 |issue=4 |pages=249–257 |doi=10.1080/15411796.2011.604627 |s2cid=219642688 |quote=Tony Buzan claims to be the inventor of mind maps. While he may have coined the term, the idea that he invented them is quite preposterous if you have ever seen reproductions of Leonardo da Vinci's sketchbooks.}}</ref> the use of diagrams that visually "map" information using branching and [[Radial tree|radial maps]] traces back centuries.<ref name=Lima>{{cite book |last=Lima |first=Manuel |author-link=Manuel Lima |date=2014 |title=The Book of Trees: Visualizing Branches of Knowledge |location=New York |publisher=[[Princeton Architectural Press]] |isbn=9781616892180 |oclc=854611430 |url=https://archive.org/details/bookoftreesvisua0000lima |url-access=registration}}</ref> These pictorial methods record knowledge and model systems, and have a long history in learning, [[brainstorming]], [[memory]], [[visual thinking]], and [[problem solving]] by educators, engineers, psychologists, and others. Some of the earliest examples of such graphical records were developed by [[Porphyry of Tyros]], a noted thinker of the 3rd century, as he graphically visualized the concept [[Categories (Aristotle)|categories of Aristotle]].<ref name=Lima/> Philosopher [[Ramon Llull]] (1235–1315) also used such techniques.<ref name=Lima/>

Buzan's specific approach, and the introduction of the term "mind map", started with a 1974 [[BBC]] TV series he hosted, called ''Use Your Head''.<ref>{{cite book |last=Buzan|first=Tony |date=1974 |title=Use Your Head |location=London |publisher=BBC Books |isbn=0563107901 |oclc=16230234 |url=https://archive.org/details/useyourhead0000buza_t8g2 |url-access=registration}}</ref> In this show, and companion book series, Buzan promoted his conception of radial tree, diagramming key words in a colorful, radiant, tree-like structure.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.knowledgeboard.com/item/2980 |title=Buzan claims mind mapping his invention in interview |website=KnowledgeBoard |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100213000356/http://www.knowledgeboard.com/item/2980 |archive-date=2010-02-13}}</ref>