Mind Mapping Generative AI Outputs for Enhanced Answers & Knowledge

With Generative AI, we can get relatively good answers quickly. To get better answers, we can use a number of Generative AI engines. But we need a tool to combine the answers to arrive at a better answer. Such a tool is Mind Mapping. By using mind mapping to consolidate and re-organize the answers, we will get not just better answers but a better framework of knowledge to think and decide.

Let's use an example. 

Question: What are things we should not do in life? Why?

I use 4 different AI engines to give me the answers and mind map them as follows:

You can see that the various AI engines give some similar answers and some different ones.

By combining and re-organizing them, we can get a more complete list. It is very to do with a mind mapping software like Freeplane shown above and below:

Here is the combined answers mind map:

I spent some more time grouping the answers and came out with 4 key groups shown with the yellow background. It immediately helped me to understand the total better and pointed me to where I should focus on improving my life. 

On this map, I can add my own learning from other sources and put them into the right group such as 'never says never', never be proud, never pre-judge, never assume, etc.

Using mind mapping to consolidate and reorganize the answers from various generative AI engines enable us to get better knowledge and enhanced answer. 

Hope you learn both mind mapping with generative ai.

Lim Liat (c) 27-3-2024

A Guide for New Year Resolutions - Wisdom from Ancient Chinese

With the coming of Chinese New Year 2024, maybe we can review and make New Year resolutions for the coming year. Here is a list of dos and don'ts for the noble persons from Ancient Chinese Classics. 

The Behavior of the Noble Person:   

• 1 君子有三立

  Aspiration: 3 establishments

  • + 古人云君子三立：立德、立功（行）、立言。立德，如果是一棵树，那他就是主干。 立功，如果是一棵树，他就是花和果实。立言，如果是一棵树那他就是种子，传下去。

    As the ancients said, a noble person establishes three things: the establishment of virtue, the establishment of achievements (actions), and the establishment of words. The establishment of virtue is like the trunk of a tree; it forms the core. The establishment of achievements is like the flowers and fruits of a tree; it represents the visible results. The establishment of words is like the seeds of a tree; it is passed down and propagated.
• 2 君子有三畏。 Respect：3 fears
  • + 子曰：畏天命，畏大人，畏圣人之言。 小人不知天命而不畏也，狎大人，侮圣人之言。

    Confucius. "Fear of the heavenly mandate, fear of great individuals, and fear of the words of the wise.  Petty individuals do not understand the heavenly mandate and thus do not fear it. They treat great individuals with disrespect and scorn the words of the wise."
• 3 君子有三道。Attributes: 3 Principles
  • + 子曰：仁者不忧，智者不惑，勇者不惧。

    Love without worry; Wisdom without confusion; Boldness without fear.
• 4 君子有三乐 Contentment: 3 Joys
  • + 孟子曰：“君子有三乐，而王天下不与存焉。父母俱存，兄弟无故，一乐也；仰不愧于天，俯不怍于人，二乐也；得天下英才而教育之，三乐也。君子有三乐，而王天下不与存焉。”

    Happy family; Clear conscience;Talented Students
• 5 君子有三愆 Speech: 3 faults
  • 子曰：君子待人有三愆，言未及之而言，谓之躁。言及之而不言，谓之隐。未见颜色而言，谓之瞽。

    Confucius said: "A noble person dealing with others, there are three faults: Speaking before it is the time to speak is called rashness. Knowing when to speak but choosing not to is called discretion. Speaking without observing the other person's expression is called blindness."

• 6 君子有三戒。Age: 3 Avoidances
  • 子曰：少之时，血气未定，戒之在色；及其壮也，血气方刚，戒之在斗；及其老也，血气既衰，戒之在得。

    when young with vigours not controlled, avoid the temptation of sex; when strong, and full of sap, avoid fighting; when old with vigours diminishing, avoid greed to gain.

• 7 君子有三患：Learning: 3 perils
  • 未之闻，患弗得闻也；既闻之，患弗得学也；既学之，患弗能行也。

    Before hearing about it, the concern is not being able to hear of it;

    After hearing about it, the concern is not being able to learn it;

    After learning it, the concern is not being able to practice it.

• 8 子绝四：Mindset: 4 Abstinence
  • + 毋意、毋必、毋固、毋我。

    Do not be subjective; Do not be absolute/extreme; Do not be rigid; Do not be egocentric/selfish
• 9 君子有四不 Actions: 4 'Nots'
  • + 第一，君子不妄动，动必有道：

    Firstly, a noble person does not act recklessly; every action must follow the proper way.
  • + 第二，君子不徒语，语必有理

    Secondly, a noble person does not speak without purpose; every word must have reason.
  • + 第三，君子不苟求，求必有义

    Thirdly, a noble person does not seek without reason; every pursuit must have righteousness.
  • + 第四，君子不虚行，行必有正

    Fourthly, a noble person does not engage in empty actions; every conduct must be upright."
• 10 君子有五耻：5 shames
  • 居其位，无其言，君子耻之；

    To hold a position but lack the corresponding speech

  • 有其言，无其行，君子耻之；

    To have the speech but lack corresponding actions

  • 既得之而又失之，君子耻之；

    To acquire something and then lose it

  • 地有余而民不足，君子耻之；

    When there is a surplus in the land but the people lack

  • + 众寡均而倍焉，君子耻之。

    When the distribution is fair, but one takes more than their share
• 11 君子有九思。9 reflections
  • 子曰：“君子有九思：视思明、听思聪、色思温、貌思恭、言思忠、事思敬、疑思问、忿思难、见得思义。”

    In seeing, one reflects on clarity. In listening, one reflects on understanding. In facial expression, one reflects on warmth. In appearance, one reflects on humility. In a speech, one reflects on faithfulness. In actions, one reflects on respect. In doubt, one reflects on inquiry. In anger, one reflects on suffering. In getting, one reflects on righteousness.

Chinese New Year 2024 Wish and How To Achieve It

 Spend some time getting ready for the CNY wishes that are coming. Instead of just wishing back with "happiness and prosperity" etc, come out with the following two pictures.

P1. Since it is the year of the dragon, wishing all to rise and become the flying dragon. Hexagram#1 乾卦 stands for 天 Heaven, the Creator, ... the stage 5 is the flying dragon. It is the number for the king as well.

Chinese words are made up of pictures and combinations of other words. The word for dragon is 龙, with the traditional font as 龍. Putting three 龍 together, representing a group of dragons gives 龘, pronounced as 'da'. It is the picture of a group of dragons soaring together with joy and fun. Similarly, we can put 3 horses 马 together to get 骉 biāo showing a group of horses running together, a stampede.

P2. Having a positive and confident outlook is a start. The next is to know how to achieve it. We need creativity, innovation, and persistence to complete. The creative method is BVITS, 10 operators for systematic creativity. The BVITS creative method is described here.

Wishing all a good 2024 and the wisdom to achieve your wish.

By the way, the Chinese Dragon is different from the Western dragon. Chinese Dragon represents God, the all-powerful and merciful One. It represents goodness. Chinese called themselves the descendants of the dragon. Chinese kings are called 天子 Son of God, and clothed with dragon this and that.

See also: Learning from "I-Ching" Part 04 1-乾 Heaven - Creative Force

Values and Attributes Should Not be 1 Dimension but be Complementary

 

Complementary Values from Chinese Zodiac Signs

Posted on 29/10/2010 by limliat

In the Corporation Performance Management (CPM) methodology, the first thing to do is do define the MVV which stands for Mission, Vision, and Values. The mission is the identity of the business. It is the reason for its existence. It is the unique value contribution of the business. Vision is a picture, a future, of the mission through time. It is the mission in explicit and clearer terms. It is how the corporation will become, and look like in 5, 10, or 20 years time. The vision is the dream and sets the milestones for defining the strategies. Values are the values, character, and beliefs of the corporation or accurately, the values of the people who run the organization. Values are not just moral values but also beliefs that are key to realizing the vision of the organization. Hence, if a business is in food, then a key value will be cleanliness or health besides the moral values of integrity.  Values must be expressed, implemented, and enforced in policies, procedures, incentives, hiring, and firing of staff. It is best to have a published storybook containing cases of actual experiences of staff and customers displaying and experiencing the values.

Complementary Values

In this post, I want to share complementary values. Innovation is not just about creativity but also about discipline execution to convert intangible creative new ideas into tangible products, services, and business models that deliver business value.  Boldness is best moderated by carefulness to ensure maximum success with minimum risk.

The Wisdom of Chinese Zodiac Signs

Interestingly, the Chinese Zodiac Signs expressed these complementary values. Here is a mind map that shows them:

For a more scholastic discussion on complementary values, see

Learning Innovation from Confucius Part 9 Innovate para 4 reproduced below:

Analects 17:8 子曰: 六言六蔽  Six Virtues and Six Viruses:

1. 好『仁』不好学，其蔽也『愚』；
   Great in caring but not in learning will suffer from stupidity. (easily misled and taken advantage of)
2. 好『知』不好学，其蔽也『荡』；
   Great in knowledge but not in learning will suffer from uncontrolled wild conduct. (too smart and do all kinds of mischievous things)
3. 好『信』不好学，其蔽也『贼』；
   Great in trusting and not in learning will suffer from theft. (Being cheated).
4. 好『直』不好学，其蔽也『绞』；
   Great in forthrightness and not in learning will suffer from hurting people
5. 好『勇』不好学，其蔽也『乱』；
   Great in courage but not in learning will suffer from creating a big mess.
6. 好『刚』不好学，其蔽也『狂』。
   Great in strength and not in learning will suffer from violent acts.

Learning The Universal Principle of Rightly Balanced (Doctrine of Mean or Pivot), or Understanding The Doctrine of the Mean in One Minute.

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