This is the concept map I made for the topic plantation.
This is a casual loop map.
This is a borderline map.
When I’m making the concept map based on my researches, I started to think in a more systematic way, especially inside each branches. Every branch forms a smaller system, and when thinking about the connections between each nodes, it became easier for me to find missing pieces in the system. If there was something I missed, the system would not be complete, driving me to do more research to fill up the gap. What’s more, my mind become clearer. Last time, my thought was mostly driven by the research results. I took down what I gathered from my researches and put them there. Now that I’m looking at the topic in a more systematic way, the processes of finding the connections in the system, completing the systems provide me with directions and smaller topics for me to research on.
Really appreciate your reflection on “a more systematic way” and your attempts to make connections within the system! I would love to see how you narrow down your topic and land on a specific focus in the next step.