{"id":60503,"date":"2022-08-09T10:55:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-09T14:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/venngage.com\/blog\/?p=60503"},"modified":"2025-06-26T14:36:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T18:36:07","slug":"concept-mapping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/venngage.com\/blog\/concept-mapping\/","title":{"rendered":"Concept Mapping: A Complete Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\"concept<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Did you know concept mapping was originally developed to support learning? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This concept (pun fully intended) has since caught on with engineers, marketers and all manner of professionals, but back in the 1970s, Joseph D. Novak and his research team at Cornell University used these maps to help students represent and retain knowledge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his book, Learning How to Learn<\/em>, Novak explains, \u201cIt is necessary to understand why and how new information is related to what one already knows.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In other words, it\u2019s much easier to retain a new concept when you understand how it fits in with your prior knowledge. Enter the concept map. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This visual tool involves representing key concepts and relationships in a map or diagram. Nowadays, professionals use concept maps to generate ideas, organize complex information and make missing connections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But whether you\u2019re an educator or a business professional, there\u2019s a lot to love about these maps. There\u2019s also a lot to learn, so keep reading for a deep dive on this topic, including what a concept map is (exactly), how to create one (quickly) and why you should (absolutely).<\/p>\n\n\n\n