If you utilize images, graphics, or visualization for learning and communication, or if you want to learn how to apply visualization techniques to your business, then you really ought to consider attending VizThink Europe.

Join marketing guru Roger C. Parker on September 5, 2008 as he interviews me on tools and technologies that can be used to enhance your productivity and creativity.

Jamie Nast, author of the popular book Idea Mapping and the Idea Mapping Success Blog, is one of the most world’s most prolific trainers and speakers on the topic of visual mapping. In this interview, she explains why it’s critical that executives learn to express their ideas visually, using hand-drawn idea maps and mind mapping software, and the risks of not doing so.

YouTube contains an impressive collection of videos that are focused on MindManager, including many tutorials on how to get the most out of it.

Bob Jenkins, an well-known Internet marketing expert also known as Bob the Teacher, recently launched DiscoverFreemind.com, a new training resource that aims to help people who are new to visual mapping get up to speed with the free, open-source mind mapping program.

Gael Ltd. has just announced the release of MindGenius version 2.44. The developer characterizes this as a maintenance release, but it does contain several minor enhancements.

A master map is a map of all of your mind maps. In other words, it’s a single mind map that enables you to organize and quickly access all of the visual diagrams you have created with your mind mapping software. It’s a key to increasing your productivity with your mind mapping software. Here’s how to create one.

The Buzan organization recently released a beta of iMindMap 3. Here’s a detailed review of what is new in this version, and how it benefits business users.

Full details are now available on this blog for the upcoming IQ Visual Mapping Conference, including descriptions of all the speakers’ topics, speaker bios, information about the software exhibits and demonstrations, the agenda and hotel and travel information. Plus, I’ve included a special incentive for those of you who register within the next week.

A big hat tip to Sean D’Souza for alerting me to this hilarious cartoon, entitled “meditative mind mapping.”