My mind mapping software survey is now officially closed; over 500 people responded. A big thank you to all of you who filled out the survey, and to those bloggers who promoted this research to their readers! I’m now in the process of writing a report that details the survey results, which I hope to […]

Martin Silcock, a very active participant in the MindManager Yahoo User Group, has launched a MindManager Users Wiki (collaborative workspace – see definition) where users of the popular mind mapping software can collaboratively develop a comprehensive knowledgebase devoted it. There’s not too much content here so far, but if you have something to contribute, why […]

I’m sure that some of you have seen Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address – a moving speech from U.S. history that is a marvel of brevity and impact – converted into a PowerPoint presentation. Created by Peter Norvig, his goal in creating it was to demonstrate how this visual presentation medium can often obscure rather than […]

Thanks to Hobart Swan’s reference in the Mindjet Blog, I’ve just learned of the intriguing EGO (electronic graphics organizer) project. This is a research project headed by Leigh Zeitz of the University of Northern Iowa and Lynne Anderson of the University of Oregon. Their goal is to advance the use of electronic graphic organizers for […]

Blogger Eric Mack and Gyronix principal Nick Duffill are collaborating on a new series of podcasts, entitled Mind Mapping for Results. The first installment is now available for download from Eric’s blog, and is focused on how to utilize Gyronix’s popular ResultsManager application with MindManager. The basic focus of this podcast is that Eric wants […]

Kyle McFarland from The Underlying Blog likes to write about mind mapping and information visualization, and recently had some nice things to say about my e-book, Power Tools & Strategies for Mind Mapping Software: "I’ve noticed a lot of people are interested in how to build better, more sophisticated sets of map infrastructure. To that […]

A new website called My Mind Map offers downloadable templates, which you can use to map out your ideas – manually, not using mind mapping software. The site currently contains 6 templates, plus a collection of articles about mind mapping and links to additional resources.

Tony Buzan is widely recognized as the father of mind mapping, and has written some of the best books on the subject. So it’s fitting that Steve Newson, in his weblog, made the medium the message when he recently posted a mind-mapped summary of Buzan’s classic book, Use Your Head. Steve has summarized this book […]

In its monthly e-newsletter, Mindjet has included a link to a MindManager map of mind and visual mapping resources on the web. It includes an extensive collection of links to the best sites, blogs, discussion forums, training resources and more. If you’re a MindManager user, this is a must-download resource. It even includes a number […]

Arjen ter Hoeve, the publisher of the Mindmap Podcast, just announced the availability of a new video training program on how to create effective visual maps using mind mapping software. Previously, Arjen has made these programs available via e-book/PDF; the video format is designed to provide a more visually-engaging platform for his training content. Here’s […]