Insert a brainstorming tool

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Insert an idea map
Insert a fishbone
Insert a CT tree
Insert a mind map

Insert an idea map

Create an idea map during a brainstorming session to identify and to organize ideas about a central question.

Choose Insert > Idea Map.
Click an idea map template and then click Create.
Click the Central Question shape and type the issue.
Press Tab to see the result.

After you insert an idea map, you can do the following:

Insert a fishbone

Use a fishbone during a brainstorming session to identify and to organize potential causes of an effect. Fishbones are also called cause-and-effect or Ishikawa diagrams.

Choose Insert > Fishbone.

Choose the default Fishbone template, or choose one of the following templates with pre-labeled affinities, if available, and then click Create.

Template	Pre-labeled Affinities
4S	Suppliers, Systems, Surroundings, and Skills
8P	Procedures, Policies, Place, Product, People, Processes, Price, and Promotion
Man Machine Materials (also known as 6M)	Man, Materials, Machine, Methods, Measurements, and Environment

Click the Effect shape and type the issue.
Press Tab to see the result.

After you insert a fishbone template, you can do the following:

Insert a CT tree

Use a CT tree during a brainstorming session to identify and to organize the inputs that are critical to your customer.

Choose Insert > CT Tree.
Click a CT tree template and click Create.
Click the Critical to shape and type the issue.
Press Tab to see the result.

After you insert a CT tree, you can do the following:

Insert a mind map

Use a mind map to visually organize related ideas and concepts.

Choose Insert > Mind Map.
Click a mind map template and click Create.
Click the Central Topic shape and type the issue.
Press Tab to see the result.

After you insert a mind map, you can do the following: