Does staring at an AI prompt screen feel like a creativity killer? If filling in a small form field with a large, painstakingly crafted prompt doesn’t supercharge your creative muse, then maybe you need to try a visual approach to AI-enhanced research and content creation. Meet Poppy AI, which redefines what’s possible by combining a […]
The evolving nature of work – and how mind mapping tools can help
How is work evolving? Analyzing how users of mind mapping tools are benefiting from them over time can provide us with important insights. I recently created an infographic that plots out the top 10 benefits of mind mapping tools over the last 3 surveys – conducted in 2024, 2019 and 2017. I then color-coded them […]
Sketch Your Mind: Connect your ideas using visuals and note-taking
Imagine if you could connect the ideas in your notes using visuals. That’s the vision of Zsolt Viczian, author of the new book, Sketch Your Mind: Nurture a Playful & Creative Brain. In it, he presents a complete visual system for thinking clearly, capturing insights and building a connected knowledge base. He is the developer […]
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 […]
13 surprising ways mind mapping can prevent overthinking
Overthinking can cause a lot of worry and unnecessary mental distress. Surprisingly, mind mapping can help to alleviate it. Here’s how.
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.
How mind maps can help you get more value out of PKM
Collections are a helpful way to make personal knowledge vases more useful. But they can help you achieve even greater value using mind maps.
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 […]