Career planning can benefit greatly from mind mapping, because it enables you to view multiple perspectives and possibilities in a compact, visual format. In this Mind Mapping Insider report, we’ll take a closer look at Reid Hoffman’s brilliant ABZ planning technique.

During the last year, Google+, the search engine giant’s aggressive foray into social media, has grown quickly. Along with that, mind mappers, bloggers and software developers in the field of mind mapping software have set up pages on Google+. Here is a clickable mind map of the top people and companies on Google+.

TheBrain Technologies, developer of the popular Personal Brain mind mapping and personal information management tool, recently released version 7 of the program, which has now been rechristened as TheBrain 7.

Here are 8 principles for creating an effective book mind map that will be memorable and useful for you and anyone with whom you may share it.

There are now at least 9 mind mapping apps available for the Android smart phone and tablet platform, with more on the way.

Whenever you’re presenting a large amount of information in a mind map, you must take great care to ensure that the visual treatment is clear and understandable. The subject of this new mind map analysis could be improved in terms of its visual impact.

When it comes to developing creative ideas to enhance your work and life, there is one question that stands head and shoulders above all others. It alone is responsible for more human progress than nearly any other factor. And its the topic of this week’s Mind Mapping Insider report.

Inspiration Software has released an iPad app called Inspiration Maps. It looks to be perfectly suited for education, but may be a little too light weight for most business applications.

SWOT, a popular business planning technique, can also be a powerful tool for identifying ways in which you can add value to your work and life. And one of the best ways to do this type of exploration is with a mind map.

ThinkBuzan has launched a new integrated approach to go-anywhere mind mapping that it has christened iMindMap Freedom, which features a new web-based mapping tool, online file storage and updated mind mapping apps.