In 2006, Tony Buzan’s company decided to launch its own mind mapping program – iMindMap – with an aim of creating a software environment that would more closely mimic the process of creating hand drawn maps. In 2007, iMindMap 2 was released, and it shows tremendous promise. It delivers on the promise of creating a […]
Archives for January 2008
3 benefits of visual mapping in meetings
In a recent VizThink webinar, David Sibbett, a graphical facilitator and founder of The Grove Consultants International, shared three key powerful benefits that visual mapping provides when used to record and display the ideas discussed in a business meeting. While his comments were specifically focused on the richly detailed, large scale, hand drawn visualizations he […]
Full VizThink conference guide now online
Tom Crawford, CEO of VizThink, reports that the full guide for the VizThink Conference (January 27-29, 2008 in San Francisco, Calif.) is now online. Tom’s opening comments in the brochure set the stage for what this unique event is all about: "VizThink ’08 is all about exposure and experience with a wide variety of visual […]
New version of i2Brain features numerous small improvements
The developers of i2Brain, a software program that provides basic mind mapping functionality plus alternate (tabular) views of your map’s contents, have released a new version of the program. Here’s what’s new and improved in version 3.1: You can now adjust the width of topic links You can use drag and drop to create and […]
New Mindmapping Everywhere blog provides great insights, examples of business maps
Alberto Martinez recently launched the Mindmapping Everywhere blog, in which he demonstrates how he works with visual maps. The topics so far are very informative, as shown by these examples: Guidelines for mind mapping styles Mind mapping meetings Mind mapping business scorecard Welcome to the community of mind mapping bloggers, Alberto! We’re expecting great things […]
Breakthrough productivity tips from a “visual strategist”
As mind mapping grows in importance as a key tool for business, it’s not surprising that people are starting to emerge who coach executives on how to use it effectively. Kyle McFarlin is a visual strategy expert. Through his consultancy, Visual Strategist, he advises entrepreneurs, C-level (CEO, CFO, CMO, etc.) executives and work teams on […]
Mappio: A great mind map repository
Mappio, a site that started life as a way to create visual maps from a text-based outline, relaunched itself in December as a repository for MindManager and FreeMind maps. Maps are searchable by title and keyword tags, and you can also view a set of featured mind maps. The developer, Alexander Uslontsev, recently told me […]