SmartDraw, formerly focused on producing many types of diagrams, has matured into a fully-fledged cloud application built to integrate seamlessly with enterprise productivity platforms
New visual thinking tools roadmap highlights 30% growth
Visual thinking tools have continued to grow in quantity and variety, according to the 2025 Visual Thinking Tools Roadmap. This visual summary now includes 220 applications in 18 categories. This represents 30% growth since the last report in 2023.
Poppy AI vs. ChatGPT: Why visual thinking gives Poppy the edge
Recently, Eddy Ballesteros, writer for the visual AI tool Poppy AI, published an insightful article comparing Poppy AI and ChatGPT. His piece struck a chord with me because it goes beyond the usual “feature checklists” and asks a deeper question: What kind of thinking do these tools encourage? (If you’ve been reading this blog for […]
Why Mindmap AI could become the go-to tool for analysts and creatives
Mindmap AI’s thoughtfully-designed toolset helps its users to save time, plan more thoroughly and brainstorm more effectively. Read my review for all the details.
Innovative new Sublime app: A must-have for creatives
Imagine if you had a notetaking tool that perfectly supported your creative process. It would make it easy to capture the seeds of ideas, nurture them and leverage serendipity to help you build them into something really valuable. Sounds amazing, right? This tool actually exists today. It’s been in beta testing and is officially being […]
Xmind AI offers a radically expanded toolset [REVIEW]
Xmind AI has made some giant strides forward in the power and integration of its namesake technology into its features. ln this review, I’ll share my impressions of each of its new and improved AI tools.
Mind mapping tools are more valuable than ever, says new trends survey
The new Mind Mapping Trends Survey reveals that they make a big impact for users in productivity, creativity and managing info overload.
App Studio: A new model to build sharable tools and resources in MindManager
Nick Duffill, the developer of App Studio of MindManager, explains the thinking behind it and what it makes possible in this new interview.
New Sublime app rethinks creative work with an AI-powered visual twist
Sublime is a new visual note-taking tool that enables you to capture a personal library of connected thoughts, view AI-curated thoughts from your collection and others and view them in a visual environment. Sublime first came to my attention when its developer, Sari Azout, published an incredible thesis on Every.to that outlined the limitations of […]
New DGM tool combines sketchnoting with diagramming
Software developers who like to quickly capture their ideas using freeform sketches but also need to create formal UML, ERD or wireframe diagrams are the ideal audience for a new tool called DGM. Its developer, Seoul-based MK Labs, is no stranger to visual thinking tools. It also offers StarUML, a software modeling tool, and Frame0, […]
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