Meeting Notes Mind Map for Beginners: Branch Each Remark by Topic and Assign Every Decision

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Meeting Notes Mind Map for Beginners: Branch Each Remark by Topic and Assign Every Decision

Scribes of weekly team meetings use this meeting notes mind map template for beginners to capture remarks by topic and give each decision an owner and due date. The whiteboard has four pages: page 1 sets the purpose, attendees, time, an agenda table, and note-taking rules; page 2 is a topic-branch map with color-coded opinions, questions, concerns, and decisions; page 3 sorts items into decided, on hold, and dropped, places holds on an importance-urgency grid, and ends with a one-sentence verdict; page 4 lists the owner, due date, and check method for each decision. The task board has four columns - before the meeting, writing in the meeting, sharing afterward, and done - and 4 parent tasks with 3 subtasks each. The key habit: put remarks on topic branches instead of writing everything in time order, and read back what was decided before moving on. With Unlisted sharing, team members can write together and fix the scribe's slips on the spot.

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① Purpose, Attendees, Time (start here) ② Topic x Speaker x Time ③ The Scribe's Writing Rules ⑤ Things to Check Later ⑥ Left Unsaid ⑦ Read-Back per Topic (what was decided) ⑧ Decided (from ④ decision notes and ⑦) ⑨ On Hold ⑩ Dropped ⑪ Importance x Urgency of Holds (plac... Plan it Do it now Don't do it Hand it off ⑫ Verdict Confirmed by Everyone (in o... ⑬ Owner, Due Date, Check Method (deci... ⑭ From Write-Up to Next Meeting's Check Meeting Notes Min... How to use (4 pag... Decided Opinions, agreements Concerns, objections Questions, to check 1/4 Align on the goal Ctrl+F / ⌘F : 2/4... → 2/4 2/4 Branch the remarks ↙ 3/4 Purpose of today's meetinge.g. Decide whether to exhibit at the October fair and, if so, who owns what Attendees (5 to 8) and the scribee.g. 6 attendees (Sam, Ben, Tina, Dan, Ivy, Max), scribe is Max Date and timee.g. Oct 6 (Mon), 10:00-11:00 (60 min), Room A and online Topic Speaker Time Topic 1 e.g. Exhibit at the fair? e.g. Sam e.g. 20 min Topic 2 e.g. Last month's inquiry count e.g. Ben e.g. 10 min Topic 3 e.g. Redoing the new brochure e.g. Tina e.g. 15 min Topic 4 e.g. Next month's days off e.g. Dan e.g. 10 min (last 5 min to confirm the verdict in ⑫) What each sticky note color meanse.g. Gold = decision, blue = opinion, red = concern, green = question. If unsure, blue How to word a remarke.g. One remark per note. Write who and what in about 10 words When to read backe.g. After each topic, the scribe reads aloud what was decided and checks it ④ Remark Map (one... e.g. Sales team, October weekly meeting Topic 1 e.g. Exhibit at the fair? e.g. Decided (gold): Yes. Book a small booth Topic 3 e.g. Redo the brochure e.g. Concern (red): Can't finish this month (Tina) Topic 2 e.g. Inquiry count e.g. Opinion (blue): 20% more than last month (Ben) Topic 4 e.g. Next month's days off e.g. Question (green): Can we take the fair days off? (Dan) e.g. Sign-up deadline for the fair (Sam will check) e.g. How many of last month's inquiries became orders Add the name of who will check When the answer comes, add it to a branch in ④ e.g. Ivy: worried there are not enough people for the fair e.g. Max: just fixing the old brochure may be enough Write remarks that ran out of time here Add the name of who said it Decided on topic 1e.g. Exhibit at the fair. Book a small booth (everyone agreed) Decided on topics 2 to 4e.g. Keep counting inquiries next month. Brochure and days off carry over 3/4 Split decided and... → 4/4 4/4 Hand decisions to... e.g. Exhibit at the October fair e.g. Keep counting inquiries next month One decision per sticky note Copy them as they are into the table on board ⑬ on page 4 e.g. Redo the brochure or fix the old version e.g. How to handle days off on fair days Add a short reason for holding Place them in the four areas of ⑪ and choose what carries over e.g. No souvenirs to hand out at the fair this time (reason: not enough budget) e.g. No autumn discount notice (reason: we just sent one last month) Keep the reason for dropping in one line Note any trigger for talking about it again 縦軸: Importance (t... Important but not urgent. Put it on the next agenda table and pick a speaker. e.g. Redo the brochure or fix the old version Important and urgent. Do not wait for next time: add it to the table on ⑬ and write an owner and due date this week. e.g. How to handle days off on fair days Neither important nor urgent. Move it to ⑩ Dropped and write the reason. e.g. Where to hold the after-fair party Urgent but needs no decision in the meeting. Hand it to one person and ask only for the result next time. e.g. How to fill in the sign-up form (hand to Sam) Today's verdicte.g. Exhibit at the October fair with a small booth, with Sam and Ben leading the preparation Remaining objections and worriese.g. Ivy: wants to recheck next week whether there are enough people How it was confirmede.g. The scribe read the verdict aloud and asked everyone for objections Decision Owner Due date How to check Decision 1 e.g. Sign up for the fair e.g. Sam e.g. Oct 10 (Fri) e.g. Share the sign-up confirmation email Decision 2 e.g. Staff assignments for the fair e.g. Ben e.g. Oct 17 (Fri) e.g. Show the assignment table next time Decision 3 e.g. Count the inquiries e.g. Dan e.g. Nov 3 (Mon) e.g. Read out the count at the start of next time Decision 4 e.g. Decide how to handle days off e.g. Ivy e.g. Oct 8 (Wed) e.g. Email the chosen handling to everyone Decision 5 Decision: ____ Owner: ____ Due date: ____ How to check: ____ Write up the notesWithin 30 minutes after the meeting, reread ④ to ⑬ and tidy the wording. e.g. Replace abbreviations with full names Share with everyoneHave all attendees look at the board. e.g. Post 'Meeting notes shared' in the team chat Accept correctionsAccept corrections for mistakes until noon the next day. e.g. Ben: the count is up 30%, not 20% Check next timeIn the first 5 minutes of the next meeting, read the table in ⑬ and mark what is done. e.g. Decision 1: sign-up done → 2/4 Branch the remarks ↙ 3/4 Split decided and... → 4/4 Hand decisions to...
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Task board contents

Before the meeting 16 items

Align on the goal
Branch the remarks
Split decided/held
Assign decisions
Goal and attendees
Build the agenda
Set writing rules
Write on branches
Log things to check
Read back decisions
Sort into three
Place holds in grid
Write the verdict
Fill owner and date
Clean up and share
Recheck next time

Writing in the meeting 0 items

Sharing afterward 0 items

Done 0 items

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