Phil Chambers recently shared with me his excellent book, 101 Top Tips for Better Mind Maps. Although it’s focused on hand-drawn mind maps, much of its advice is also applicable to software-produced visual maps. Phil, who is a World Champion and International Grandmaster of mind mapping, has obviously put a lot of thought into this […]
Amazing new MindManager add-in: theRealizer
For a number of years, mind mapping software has been available to help businesspeople record and organize their ideas. But one area that this type of software hasn’t really addressed is helping users to come up with new ideas. Until now. theRealizer is a new MindManager add-in from Swedish developer Realize AB that solves this […]
Sacre bleu! ConceptDraw MINDMAP is now available in French
CS Odessa has just announced that ConceptDraw MINDMAP 4.5 for Windows is now available in French. This popular mind mapping program is also available in German and English.
Using mind mapping software for web research
Here’s an interesting article from TopicScape on how to utilize mind mapping software to capture the mountain of information gathered during web research projects. This technique promises to help you to stay focused on the task at hand, while also storing all of the “must-see” sites and resources you’ve found in an organized way. As you […]
Idea mapping kit now available
Jamie Nast, author of the new book, Idea Mapping, has just released a companion tool called the Idea Mapping Kit. It contains a 7-1/16" x 9-1/8" 3-ring binder with velcro closure, a supply of 3-hole punched, high-quality, 67-pound paper for mapping, plus award-winning Staedtler Triplus colored markers in a zippered pouch. The case that the […]
GyroQ is launched
In August, I told you about GyroQ, a new desktop applet from Gyronix for capturing your ideas on the fly and dumping them into a MindManager map, was in beta testing. It has now been released, and is available for purchase from the Gyronix website. The cost for the "essential edition" is $29.95 USD; a […]
MindVisualizer: A new mind mapping app for the Chinese market
Thanks to a comment posted to this blog by its developer, I recently learned of a new, soon-to-be-released mind mapping program called MindVisualizer. What makes this program unique is that it will be launched in both English and Chinese versions. The developer, who is from China, says that the market for mind mapping in his […]
Review of FreeMind now available
I have recently uploaded a review of FreeMind, the open-source mind mapping software program, to my InnovationTools website. You can view it here. A highlight: "FreeMind offers a lot of functionality for a free piece of software. Best of all, because it’s open source, it should continue to get even better with time. Well worth […]
SmartDraw 2007 features new interface, enhanced features
SmartDraw.com has just released the latest version of its popular business diagramming program, SmartDraw 2007. It may be one the most significant upgrades to SmartDraw ever. The biggest change in this new version is a revised interface, which appears to be inspired by the "ribbon" toolbars that Microsoft plans to launch in its Office 2007 […]
Additional view in Inspiration 8 International Edition
I recently learned that Inspiration Software has published an international version of Inspiration 8 that includes a mind mapping view, in addition to the diagram and outline views in the U.S. version. Unlike the diagram view, which by default places topics within squares, ellipses and other common shapes, the mind map view of Inspiration 8 […]
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