Inspired by Austin Kleon’s newspaper blackout poems, I recently realized that this form of eliminating content until you arrive at the essential information is something your mind maps could benefit from – especially if you’re visually outlining a longer article, report, white paper or manifesto.
Mind mapping software: An amplifier for the “mind’s eye”
Visionaries have a highly-trained “mind’s eye” – the ability to imagine ideas and concepts as rich visual mental images. I believe mind mapping software acts an “amplifier” for the mind’s eye by making your ideas tangible so you can further develop and share them.
How mind mapping software can help you stay several steps ahead of the pack
Being successful today in any organization requires you to differentiate yourself, to separate yourself from the pack of people with similar backgrounds and career experience. Mind mapping software can help you stand out and enjoy greater success in 5 ways.
How to create a solution map
The world’s most creative people develop better ideas by looking at situations from different perspectives than the rest of us. In particular, most people tend to start from where they are now when searching for creative solutions. A more productive approach, according to Keith Sawyer, author of Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity, is to “go back from the future.”
How to contribute to online conversations
As the number of online communication channels has multiplied, so have the opportunities for us to share valuable ideas and information with others. A key skill in this brave new world is the ability to contribute in meaningful ways to online conversations.
Effective graphic facilitation offers an important lesson for mind mappers
If you want to create visuals that communicate clearly, then you must use elements such as lines, shapes and colors consistently, warns graphic facilitator Brandy Agerbeck. While she is talking about an important principle of graphic facilitation – recording the important points of a meeting on large sheets of paper with colored markers – the same principle applies to mind maps.
How to create a “board of directors” to help you solve problems and generate creative solutions
When it comes to thinking creatively, it’s easy to get stuck in a rut. Our ideas tend to fall into the same predictable categories, despite our efforts to the contrary. How can you jump-start your thinking in some new, creative directions? One way is to form your own personal “board of directors.”
Create a process flow map for complex projects
The next time you’re working on a complex project, why not use a diagramming or mind mapping program to visually map your process flow?
Choose what to leave out of your mind maps
When you have a tool like mind mapping software that enables you to capture, organize and share every bit of information you have collected, should you?
How to mind map a simple linear process
Did you know that you can track simple business processes using your mind mapping software? It’s easier to do than you may think. Here’s how to set one up in 7 easy steps, no matter what program you use.
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