Idea Mapping

Welcome to the posting that celebrates the 100th idea mapping contribution. This is Luciano Passuello’s 5th book summary that he has shared with us. (Search on “Luciano” in this blog to see his other 4 summaries.) As usual his maps can get very large so this is the folded version. This version as well as […]

My dear friend Marty Zimmerman has co-authored a second book titled “Speaking of Success” with Stephen Covey, Ken Blanchard, and Jack Canfield. Marty is a top leadership development consultant, a U.S. Naval Academy graduate, a Marine Corps veteran, and an experienced business executive and leadership development coach. Marty has passionately served over 1,600 executives and […]

Secrets of the Millionaire Mind is a book written by T. Harv Aker. This idea map was created by Debbie Edwards Miller after she attended the 2-day workshop “Idea Mapping: A Learning Workshop” that was held at ACH (Automotive Components Holding, LLC). It summarizes the content of the book. The photo I took of her […]

My colleague Michael Gelb is the author of Innovate Like Edison and many other books. He has just announced a special offer available to past graduates of the Idea Mapping (previously titled Mind Mapping) certification courses taught by Vanda North or myself. For each graduate he will reduce his “Creativity and Leadership Academy Certification” by […]

Scott Hagwood is a great friend, and many of you have been introduced to him through the memory portion of my workshops. I like to keep you up-to-date with people like Scott and Vanda North, so today is a Scott update. He will be speaking at a Senior Expo in Pinehurst, NC on October 6 […]

Chuck Frey is author of the Mind Mapping Software Blog and the popular Innovation Weblog. His e-book Power Tips & Strategies for Mind Mapping Software was originally published in 2005, and quickly became a trusted guudebook about visual mapping for business. He has just re-released it in an updated and expanded second edition. This time […]

In Thomas Friedman’s book The World is Flat, he states the following: Being adaptable in a flat world, knowing how to “learn how to learn,” will be one of the most important assets any worker can have…the more those with specialized education, or the ability to learn how to learn, will be in demand… (page […]

If you are a book lover, you must see a website called www.LibraryThing.com! Not only can you catelog 200 books online for free, but you can also write reviews, chat with others who have similar interests, and see the books some of your favorite authors are reading. Congratulations to the team at LibraryThing for creating […]

I just finished reading Marketing Outrageously by Jon Spoelstra. It has to be one of the best business books I have ever read. Not only was it an entertaining read, but it was also filled with real examples of how to market OUTRAGEOUSLY!! Even though the examples were not necessarily along my line of work, […]