Monday, September 30, 2019

"Mapping to Build Understanding" - Discussion from Friday PM Skype Call

We started off the session with Adesola explaining to us the purpose of 'mapping' for our inquiry. The purpose of mapping is NOT to prove something you already know and have other people agree with your opinion, as this will not aid in taking your practice further. RATHER it is important to explore mapping the field AROUND the topic. This is exploring points such as:

  • Why are people agreeing/ disagreeing with you?
  • What has been done in the past to implement/ create awareness/ change the topic point?
  • What is it specifically you are looking at?
It's all about learning to look at the bigger picture, but by having a 'map' you have a focused starting point. It's not just about getting from A to B, but about finding connections through exploring the field - this could bring up points that may not have been relevant to you before, or that you simply just hadn't thought of. 

Albert Einstein said, "Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you anywhere". It's about finding connections NOT answers. 

I think the TEDx Talk "Happy Maps" by Daniele Quercia is an interesting metaphor for the 'mapping' process of the inquiry. While he is speaking about physically mapping and exploring a city in the form of an app; it can apply to our BAPP journey and mapping our own practice. It is not about getting from A to B in the shortest time; but what one can discover on the way physically, emotionally and spiritually. 

At the end of the discussion Adesola brought up the interesting fact that 'mapping' tends to quantify data. It is important to remember that some information is left off of maps and that it is important for us to explore the data that may not be relevant to our map and why we decided to leave it off.

I pass the question off - what does 'mapping' mean to you and what are you 'discovering' along your BAPP journey? 

Tedx Talk "Happy Maps" by Daniele Quercia



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1 comment:

  1. EmilySwattonOctober 11, 2019 at 5:34 AM

    Hi Cathleen,

    Very interesting to read your ideas on mapping - and discovering on your journey not just arriving there straight away - something I may look into as I think that is a negative in my own practise - I like and end goal and panic if I don't know where i m going. I recently did a blog on creativity after listening to a ted talk on creativity and society squashing imagination check it out here https://swattsonstage.blogspot.com

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