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In a recent survey, the readers of this blog identified making presentations <br>with mind mapping software as one of the topics they really wanted to know <br>more about.<br><br>Most people have sat through more mind-numbing PowerPoint presentations than <br>they care to think about. Most contain too much text and not enough visuals to <br>capture and retain the audience's attention. That's why mind mapping software, <br>with its organic visual appearance, is a compelling alternative for presenting <br>your ideas.<br><br>Most of the top mind mapping software programs now offer a presentation mode, <br>which enable you to walk your audience one branch at a time through your map's...
See MindMeister's Geistesblitz capabilities!<br><br>1. Send ideas to your default map via a desktop Windows Vista, Mac OS X or <br>Yahoo! Widgets Desktop, without having to open a browser or login to your <br>MindMeister account.<br><br>2. Submit ideas to MindMeister directly from the search field of your web <br>browser, or use the new Internet Explorer 8 Activities to do so.<br><br>3. Add ideas to your default map via e-mail, by sending a message to a <br>personalized e-mail address that MindMeister creates for you. The subject of <br>your e-mail becomes the topic, while the body of your message becomes an <br>attached note. Cool!...
When it comes to unraveling a complex business challenge, sometimes it helps to <br>get a bit of "altitude" above them - to view them from a panoramic <br>perspective, where you can see all of its components and how they relate to <br>each other. Mind mapping software can be an excellent tool for deconstructing <br>a challenge, analyzing its root causes and envisioning creative solutions to <br>it.<br><br><br><br>The Tom Peters Times e-newsletter for October contains a story that does an <br>excellent job of illustrating this principle in action:<br><br>...
Mindjet recently received a mountain of publicity for its impressive new <br>MindManager version 8, which contains many powerful new features - including <br>an integrated browser window, tight integration with Microsoft Office <br>software, database connectivity and more. <br><br><br><br>One of the real advantages of this program is that it appeals not only to <br>"power users" but it is also well enough designed that a newcomer can get <br>started with the basics, without becoming too overwhelmed. Another benefit is <br>that MindManager is supported by a dedicated group of developers who write a <br>variety of productivity-enhancing add-ins that further extend is...
"Tram line" solutions -- We tend to grab at the first solution that presents <br>itself, and carry it through to its conclusion, without bothering to <br>determine if we are even solving the right problem. This is especially true <br> when dealing with complex business problems. As Einstein said <br>(paraphrased), "If I only have an hour to save the world, I would spend 59 <br>minutes defining the problem and one minute solving it." In other words, we <br> need to spend more time doing the hard front end work of accurately and <br>completely defining the problem and its root causes, and less time on the <br>fun part, which is brainstorming ideas. <br><br>...
The rise of web-based applications<br><br>Microsoft Office integration - transformed this genre of programs into true <br>productivity tools<br><br>Ability to attach files and web page links - transformed MMS into a "visual <br>database." Also, "pack and go" functionality enables users to bundle up their <br>maps plus all of the attached assets so they can be shared with others on your <br>work team.<br><br>Adoption of XML for data interchange - makes it possible for MMS to share data <br>with project management programs like Microsoft Project.<br><br>Multi-maps - whether they are stored in a single map file (like NovaMind and...
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