Here’s a little-known MindManager feature, highlighted by Steve Rothwell in his Peace of Mind blog: You can drag and drop files from Windows Explorer into your MindManager maps. I guess I didn’t realize that was possible. This technique is a lot faster than creating a topic, then right-clicking and selecting the "add hyperlink" command! As […]
10 mistakes to avoid with mind mapping software
Mind mapping software is a powerful tool for today’s knowledge worker, a versatile platform for business planning and development. Because of its inherent flexibility – the way in which it “encapsulates” information and ideas so they can be easily manipulated, annotated and rearranged – nothing can equal a well-crafted visual map when it comes to […]
Mind mapping a meeting: A real time saver
Tris Hussey, in his Pimp Your Work blog, recently added a post that addresses a valuable application of mind mapping software: mapping the content of a meeting. Here, he briefly explains how he uses MindManager to do this: "I really like to map the agenda, send it around (as a PDF or something) and then […]
Managing your life with a dashboard map
A growing number of people are now utilizing mind mapping software as a "personal dashboard" to help them organize their personal and professional lives. A case in point is Ken Robert, a personal productivity coach. He has created a dashboard map that he calls "Grand Central Imagination," and it provides a valuable summary of such […]
Mindjet launches Project Management Jetpack
One of the most powerful applications of mind mapping software is in project management. It can be used to document the definition of a problem, specify project requirements, gather project requirements, develop a project charter, list project deliverables and more. That’s why Mindjet has announced a set of tools and resources that it calls the […]
Eric Mack on knowledge management with MindManager
In late March, Mindjet’s excellent webinar series featured Eric Mack, a consultant who specializes in helping executives to be more productive through the smart use of information technology. He’s also a very savvy user of MindManager, an expert in David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) methodology and the author of a popular personal productivity blog. […]
Bringing the STAR format to MindManager
Many companies today incorporate behavioral questions into job interviews, to get a sense of your problem solving abilities. One way to prepare for these tough questions is to do what’s called "STAR" planning. STAR stands for: Situation: give an example of a situation you were involved in that resulted in a positive outcome Task: describe […]
Managing meetings using mind mapping software
If you have an effective process for preparing for a major business meeting, the meeting itself is more likely to be successful. Preparing for a successful meeting is a special type of project: It requires you to set objectives, to solicit the participation of co-workers, partners and people outside of your organization, to manage a […]
Using Visio to create custom topic shapes for MindManager
Michael Scherotter recently posted a screencast in his blog at Mindjet Labs that demonstrates how to create a custom topic shape in Visio, export it in a MindManager compliant format, and how to load it into MindManager as a reusable "map part." Pretty cool! Michael, who headed Mindjet Labs and was the evangelist for the […]
Contest: Mind map your resume
Here’s an intriguing mind mapping contest: The author of the eDragonu Blog, Dragos Roua, which covers David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) personal organizational methodology, is holding a contest for the best and most creative resume – in visual map format. The prize is a free license for MindManager 6. I normally wouldn’t highlight a […]