CS Odessa, the developer of ConceptDraw MINDMAP, has launched an online forum called the ConceptDraw Community that provides a place where users of its entire line of ConceptDraw products can ask questions, get answers, share tips and more. One board within the forum is dedicated to ConceptDraw MINDMAP, and can he accessed here. There’s not […]

Gael Ltd., developers of MindGenius, offer a consulting service that helps companies to capture and organize and catalog its knowledge, as reported in the British publication eStrategiesEurope. Knowledge management starts with knowledge capture, which article author Ralph Clark (CEO of Gael) explains is often the most daunting part of the process: "Capturing the vast amounts […]

How can you make an informed decision on which mind mapping software to purchase? The author of the Knowledge Mapping Blog walks us through his recent evaluation process, in which he looked at MindManager Pro, MindGenius, ConceptDraw MINDMAP Pro, MindMapper and FreeMind. As part of this selection process, he takes a set of performance criteria […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

While reading some blog posts recently, I became reacquainted with “Mind Mapping for Marketers and Writers,” an excellent report by Roger C. Parker that I first learned about several years ago. In it, he shares some valuable tips and techniques for utilizing mind mapping software to help you organize your questions for interviews, your topics […]

It’s always great to see software developers using innovative means to get their message out to the world. The latest example is a 4-minute video demonstration of how to use ConceptDraw MINDMAP 4 for educational applications on YouTube. Although part of it looks like a commercial, it does contain some instructive content. Video is a […]

Mindjet announced last week that it has re-launched its Mindjet Labs website, which has "evolved from a place where MindManager experts and partners went to find solution possibilities to a place where customers go to find out how to make their usage of MindManager most effective." Envisioned as a home for "hands-on" information about getting […]

During the month of August, I conducted a survey of business users of mind mapping software. My goals were to learn what executives are doing with mind mapping software, how it benefits them and what’s keeping it from being more widely used in business. The results were outstanding: over 500 people filled out the survey. […]