Question: How are you using web-based mind mapping software?
Oct 8th, 2009 | By Chuck Frey | Category: Discussion
It’s time for another opportunity for you to share your experiences and opinions. Please answer these questions in the comments area below:
How are you using web-based mind mapping software in your work or life? What unique capabilities or advantages does it offer to you?
I look forward to hearing from you!
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Hi Chuck,
I use web-based mind mapping software to manage all my to-do and personal project/task information. I also use it to support my personal growth by capturing information from books I am reading and mapping the knowledge that I am acquiring through that reading. Then I periodically review the mindmaps to help me remember and reflect on what I am learning. I am still trying to figure out how I can marry this capability with richer text storage capabilities (a la OneNote or a related tool).
Regards,
Andy Breeding
Hate to admit this, but I’m of the older generation that believes cloud information mapping is both a blessing and a curse. The cloud is a real blessing because of the real time collaborative advantages; and a curse due to the inherent information security weaknesses of being seduced into impregnating the cloud with my personal and proprietary information. But, I guess we do that with Face book, twitter and other social networking approaches. Maybe my older generation status relegates me to a restrictive use of the cloud.
I currently use Comapping as my default online collaborative mapping tool, and it’s extremely functional and purposefully avoids being too sexy. The freedom of logging in from any computer station enables me the freedom of cloud computing. The real time collaborative and presentation aspects of using Comapping has certainly enabled me to have a virtual office of sorts available that transcends the time and space constraints of desktop application computing.
While there’s quite a few online applications of note that compete with Comapping for a piece of the information mapping pie in the cloud; I chose Comapping because of the cost, capabilities as a no nonsense visual mapping app and the fact that it’s very process oriented and systematic, graphically speaking.
Hi Chuck,
in my business environment I use mindmanager. And sometimes for private stuff I use mindmeister. Criteria for using one or the other is the information which is in the mindmap. Security & privacy is the major reason for me to use the Mindmanager desktop-application at work. Here I create dashboard, todo-maps, meetingnotes and brainstorm mindmaps. This information is secure.
While creating songs for events (like weddings, birthdayparties and so on) I don’t hesitate to use a collaboration tool, so that others whom I invite can contribute their items. As long as there is no recognition (names etc) in it and privacy is taken care of, it is no problem for me. For me mindmeister is a very good tool to use with import and export facilities to mindmanager.
When I am “on the road” I use pocketmindmap.. on my PDA.
So there’s 3 flavours for me
Regards,
Paul
I’ve tried a few applications but I like Mindmeister, I pay for a premium edition. I like it even more now that the iTouch app is available.
I’ve used it to:
-online presentations (just did a wiki workshop webinar for the Jossey Bass Online Teaching and Learning Conference, boo PPT)
-create a summary while reading an article or book that I plan to incorporate into a lecture or presentation.
-work collaboratively on curriculum development and and project planning.
-brainstorming ideas for writing articles
I use my iTouch to record random ideas as nodes that I can incorporate or blow away when I get back to my desktop browser.
I am a keen mindmapper. For web-based collaborative mapping I use Mindmeister. Also like its offline mode via Google Gears.
Have used it during workshops where I have invited participants to collate their perspectives and issues collaboratively during the workshop. We can see the map grow and at key stages we review the emerging themes and use them to inform the next stage of the session. It also acts as a collective record at the end of the session.
Have also used once during web-based seminar to support brainstorming. Seemed to work well but issue is that individuals need to juggle screens if they are also watching a presentation.
Us the premium edition of Mindmeister alongside Mindjet MindManager and TheBrain on my laptop.
Mark
I’ve been using MindManager since it was born and continue to love it. Their new service Connect is something I’m considering at this time. T
Thank you for discussing Mindmeister as a collaborative online. I’m designing a strategy now to webinars with interactive mindmapping. Trying to figure out the cheapest service to use since these will be promotion-topic getting to know me ones.
If anyone has any experience with doing this, I’d like to connect via phone and get some tips. I’ll share some of mine then too. If you fit this, conect me at: catherine @ AbundanceCenter.com (remove the spaces).
Catherine, this sounds like a great idea. Yes, MindMeister is a great web-based tool for collaborative mapping. You could invite webinar attendees to access the map in real time, and even invite people to edit it and add to it. Almost like a visual wiki!