I'm a fan of mind-mapping software, use it a lot to help me organize my thoughts and plan projects. It's also great for tracking group discussions. My last two books were actually started as elaborate mindmaps, and then I exported the map to a Word outline. There's something empowering about the non-linear format that helps me get a lot of ideas out into usable form.
I paid for MindManager Pro from mindjet.com, because it's worth it to me.
If you'd like to explore Mindmapping software, but aren't ready to spend $ yet, check out these sources:
Wikipedia (compares a bunch of tools, links to all)
Free trial of version 8 (I’m using version 7) of MindManager from Mindjet
I hear good things about FreeMind
There are a number of Youtube videos about Mindmapping if you care to browse those, bur I think a better place to begin is this page at Mindjet.com, "The Power of Visual Thinking," and looking at their gallery of maps.
Thanks Glenn. If any of your readers have questions about mind mapping, I'm happy to help. I created many of the map gallery maps and frequently blog for Mindjet.
ReplyDeleteMichael, thanks for the comment. I'm a big fan of Mindjet products,so please keep all the good work going!
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