Brian Solis, author of the forthcoming book The End of Business as Usual and a thought leader in new media, recently published a blog post that challenges us to get off our recession-addled asses and either lead change or become a victim of it. My thoughts on how mind mapping software can help you to be the disruptor, rather than the disruptee.

Mind mapping on the iPad is one of the “quiet revolutions” of mobile computing. You don’t hear much about it, but it’s making a massive difference in the way that a growing number of people think and work. Here are the top 10 reasons why the iPad is the perfect platform for mind mapping.

Some mind mapping programs gives you more freedom than others to freely position topics and other elements in your mind maps.

One of the most common questions I get from people is, “How do I get started with mind mapping software?” Here is a simple 6-step process that you can use to get up to speed quickly, even if you’re not a visual thinker.

In today’s business world, the ability to develop profitable new ideas is a critically important skill, says Mark Levy in his new report, List-Making as a Tool of Thought Leadership. To do this, he recommends brainstorming a series of lists to develop a storehouse of fresh ideas that you can use to grow your influence in your work.

One of the problems with brainstorming is that we tend to still be influenced by our biases and existing beliefs, to an extent that we’re not even aware of. To come up with truly valuable ideas, we need to figuratively whack ourselves upside the head, using a variety of techniques to lead our thinking in new directions.

Repurposing or republishing your blog’s content in different formats and on different platforms can help you to grow your influence online. Please help me to build a comprehensive list of ways in which you can do that.

Why be creative in your work? The benefits, outlined in a mind map, may surprise you.

Mastering MindManager for Projects is an online course that does an excellent job of teaching you how to create a customized visual dashboard to manage your projects more effectively. Learn more in my detailed review of this worthwhile program.

The world in which we live is experiencing an accelerating rate of change – change which will open up new opportunities, if only we can see them. Mind mapping software can be a key tool in thinking ahead of the curve.