Nick Duffill shares a very cool way to do outcome-based planning — to visualize our relationship with a business event, such as solving a problem, launching a product, delivering a presentation or establishing a new process. Most mind mapping software programs, he points out, tend to cluster topics on the right and left sides of […]
New upgrade to SmartDraw 2007 features enhanced mind mapping functionality
On January 9th, SmartDraw.com announced a major update to its new SmartDraw 2007 business diagramming software. Release 8.1 now fully supports Tablet PC and Microsoft’s new Vista operating system, and also features a new Mind Mapping Smart Panel (above right) that makes it easier than ever to add details and ideas to visual maps using […]
Wanted: Your input on my next mind mapping software survey
Thanks to many of you, my first mind mapping software survey, conducted last fall, was a great success. I’m now beginning to brainstorm questions for my next survey. And I’d like your help! Please use the comments section of this post to tell me what YOU would like to know about the business use of […]
Tony Buzan video on YouTube
I just got word from Chris Griffiths, the managing director of Buzan Online, that a new video featuring Tony Buzan (the inventor of mind mapping) has just been released on YouTube.com. In this 5-minute video clip, Tony clearly explains why mind maps have curved branches, the importance of only placing one word on each branch, […]
Using speech recognition and mind mapping software together
Recently, Peter Maddern, founder of Speech Empowered Computing, posted a comment to this blog about his use of Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition software to create visual maps in MindGenius. Because I’m a long-time fan and user of both technologies, I just had to know more! Peter graciously consented to be featured in an e-mail interview […]
Exclusive interview with Tony Buzan
I recently interviewed Mind Mapping guru Tony Buzan via e-mail about the growth and evolution of the popular visual mapping technique that he invented in the 1960s, his decision to launch a Mind Mapping software program (iMindMap) and the future of mind mapping. Don’t miss this fascinating conversation! One thing that surprised me about this […]
NovaMind 3.2 adds Vista-like ribbon toolbar
In its December 2006 newsletter, NovaMind Software Pty. Ltd. announced that it has added a Microsoft Vista-like "ribbon" toolbar to the latest Windows version (3.2) of its NovaMind mind mapping software. In addition to this very elegant implementation (see picture above), NovaMind 3.2 for Windows offers 50 new features, including these: Support for multiple mind […]
MindManager 6 receives MS Vista update
Mindjet recently released Service Pack 2 for MindManager Pro 6 and MindManager Basic 6 will now run on Microsoft Windows Vista and Microsoft Office 2007. It also incorporates a number of fixes and updates to the popular mind mapping program. No word in the release notes if Mindjet has fixed MindManager 6’s memory management issues […]
Interesting Flash-based mind mapping application
I recently came across a news item proclaiming that a software developer won an Adobe contest for development of Flash-based add-ons that can be utilized along with its Breeze conferencing service. The winner was Steve Testone of Test 1 Studios, who used Adobe’s software development kit to create a Flash-based mind mapping tool. You can […]
Pricing, launch date announced for iMindMap
A few days ago, Buzan Online Ltd. announced the pricing and expected launch date for iMindMap. The program is currently available for download in a beta version, which will operate for only 21 days. iMindMap will be launched on January 17, 2007, at a price of UK£49.95 (approximately USD$98.33). In addition, annual updates will be […]
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