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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Mindjet recently announced that Eric Mack will present a webinar on March 27, 2007 on how he uses MindManager. A consultant on e-productivity and knowledge management, Eric is one of the savviest users of mind mapping technology that I know of. He’s also a true believer in utilizing MindManager on the Tablet PC. In fact, […]

Eric Blue recently wrote a very interesting post in his blog that describes, in detail, how to use mind mapping software to achieve your goals. It includes a step-by-step procedure that you can follow, plus some instructive screen captures that show his goal-setting visualization technique in action. Thanks for the heads up on this post, […]