Lawrence chats to old friends at Biggerplate Unplugged, catching up after a number of years living abroad in the US!

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A mix of technology being put to use as participants take mind map notes during presentations at Biggerplate Unplugged.

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Chris delivers a fantastic opening keynote about his work at ThinkBuzan, and the exciting challenge of building upon the extensive and far-reaching work of Tony Buzan.

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we had to trapse (is that a word) through someones rice and banana crops to get to ojo de agua so ithought I might as well take this photo

Ireally do not know what this plant is but Ithought it would make a very interesting picture.

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Liam from Biggerplate chats to attendees over a drinks after the conclusion of Biggerplate Unplugged.

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At 8:40 Ithought this sign was funny. An arrow pointing to a bus stop saying "No Standing." Hah. Very funny.

By 9:40 (ten minutes after my bus was supposed to have left) it was starting to taunt and mock me.

By 11:00 (when my bus finally did leave, and hour and a half late) I wanted to jump up at tear this dumb sign to the ground. Hardy harr, so funny MegaBus.

Between the aburd delay, the screaming crazies, the cold breakfast, the Ned Stevens billboard, and the bus breaking down for 15 minutes 2 blocks from the Lincoln Tunnel I had quite the morning.

Le sigh.

Good news is that my baby brother is in his first ever high school show tonight and I get to go see it!!! I'm so excited!!

It is so exciting that he is continuing on and being part of the department that meant everything to me during my time in high school.

I can't wait to see him (and everyone else!) perform! :)

Soooo proud.

Mapping expert Nick Duffill takes to the stage to discuss communicating clearly using mind maps with a distinct and different structure.

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Andrew Wilcox "They are evenly balanced"

We went inside an abandoned warehouse area. I saw this big room and Ithought this looked like a set of a movie scene :).

Shiny new folders printed for the event, containing all the key information for attendees!

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Hans Terhurne and Ruud Rensink both travelled from the Netherlands to join the mapping experts at Biggerplate Unplugged in London!

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Liam Hughes (Biggerplate) checks the technical set-up ahead of his opening presentation.

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Not a lot of time at each end of the working day today, so at home for my lunch break I dashed out into the garden and grabbed this. After work went down to the shore without my camera (Ithought it would be too dark) and it goes without saying that I missed the most wonderful rosy gloaming. The sun was down but what was left of its light made the Solway pink.When will I ever learn! Damn and blast!

*iThoughts for the iPad*

iNotes4You.com/2013/10/22/ithoughts-for-the-ipad

*Notes*

If thinking is about making connections between pieces of information, then *creative thinking* is making the connection that no one else has seen. Mind maps can help with making those connections.

(+Toni Krasnic)

There is no doubt about the relevance of mind mapping as you can see here:

thinkbuzan.zendesk.com/hc/en-gb/articles/200272917-The-Mi...

The iPad is an perfect device for improving creative thinking, knowledge, and personality by using the right mind mapping tool:

*It's iThoughts HD by Craig Scott, UK who started developing his *Touchy feely mind mapping* tool already with the release of the first iPad in 2010.*

Try it out. Mind mapping will enrich your life. For sure.

Think of it like this:

Do you want the rest of your life selling sugared water, or do you want a chance of changing the world? (Steve Jobs)

Speakers and attendees relax with a drink or two after the conference!

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Liam Hughes (Biggerplate) outlines the vision for the Biggerplate Unplugged event series, and discusses the larger goal of becoming the best source of mind mapping content and community in the world.

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We could not see who this was, but we were very impressed with the speed of their mind map notes!

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Since when is Santa into baking and home decorating?

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Another lovely evening here in Somerset so Ithought it worth trying for a few sunset shots.

Till from MindMeister, John from Mindjet, and Craig from iThoughts share a pint at Biggerplate Unplugged!

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The sugar veil was not as easy as Ithought it would be!

More arrivals get settled in ahead of the start of the mind mapping conference in London.

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At first,Ithought this was a

WINDSTAR

Cameras rolling at Biggerplate Unplugged.

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Jean-Pascal and Nick Duffill compare notes over a drink after Biggerplate Unplugged!

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this is a closeup of the line on the soccerfield, ithought that the texture of it was really cool.

As the room fills, mappers from all over the UK and abroad chat and discuss the day ahead.

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iTook this on my phone, but iThought it looked really cool, so here it is.

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I ignored the wiring issue (don't ask why? probably there was no bread in Ollague) and continued on to Calama. This train is crossing the salt flat near there, and Ithought at first it was set beneath the salt, but it's actually raised above it!

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Juliet from Sigma Software Distribution chats with a fellow attendee before the conference kicks off!

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The panel answer questions and share their views during the second panel session at Biggerplate Unplugged.

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Liam Hughes (Biggerplate) checks his notes ahead of his opening presentation at Biggerplate Unplugged.

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More notes being taken in mind map form! If you have maps from the event, please share them on Biggerplate for others to see!

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