I recently came across an article from MIT Sloan Management Review that explains the current and future challenges facing businesses, how they are different from the past, and the kind of thinking that’s necessary to address them. Not surprisingly, mind mapping software is ideally suited to meet these needs.
What do you need to know to get the most out of your mind mapping software?
I’m now preparing to develop the 3rd edition of my popular Power Tips & Strategies for Mind Mapping Software e-book, and I’d like to ask for your help in focusing it’s content. What do you need to know?
A social media dashboard map
At work, I’m managing a new social media project that will involve Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin, YouTube and Flickr. So I created a dashboard map in MindManager 8 to make it easy for me to capture the key measurables for each service. I genericized it so I could share it with you on this blog.
The exceptional value of mind mapping software to teams
Mind mapping software provides tremendous value teams, helping them to projects along with great efficiency. Its value extends beyond the obvious applications like group brainstorming and project management into other valuable applications like knowledge management and consensus building/decision-making.
10 ways to use mind mapping software to think about your business differently
Economic downturns tend to be hotbeds of innovation, because constraints force people to get creative. Here are 10 ways in which you can utilize mind mapping software to rethink your business, leap ahead of your competitors and delight your customers.
Refactoring: Double the value of your mind maps
Mind mapping software is an awesome tool for supporting your thinking in a highly visual way. One of its unique capabilities is its exceptional support of “refactoring.” According to one expert, this practice can provide up to 80 percent of its value.
Personal dashboards – demystified!
Raj from the Geekpreneur Blog recently wrote a post that is an excellent primer on personal dashboards – what they are, and why mind mapping software is such an effective tool to create them. He outlines 11 possible uses for this type of personal productivity tool, which can be used to help you keep track of your personal and professional life.
How mind mapping software helps you to work smarter
Tony Buzan, the inventor of mind mapping, has spent a large part of his life analyzing how the brain works, and how to visually transfer one’s ideas to paper or screen. Most people realize that mind maps are useful for brainstorming – for quickly capturing ideas as they occur. But few people truly understand the immense power of this technique as a creative problem-solving tool.
Michael Deutch, mad scientist?
Lately, Mindjet evangelist Michael Deutsch has been doing a lot of experimentation with MindManager 8 (cue the creepy music and diabolical “BWA-HA-HA-HA” laugh). In several recent posts, he has shared his experiences in getting his employer’s mind mapping program to integrate with a variety of popular Web 2.0 services.
How to break through mental blocks when you’re mind mapping
Sometimes, when you’re in the middle of developing a mind map, you may come face to face with a mental block that prevents you from thinking through the problem, challenge or situation any further. When this happens, there are a number of techniques that you can use to smash through these mental barriers and re-energize your thinking and fresh, creative directions.
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