Idea Mapping

On February 16, 2010 I shared the first posting,  February 25, 2010 the second posting, and February 27, 2010 the third posting about the first group of professionals to attend the Idea Mapping Workshop in the Middle East. This event was held in Amman, Jordan and organized by Forward Training and Consulting LLC. Here are […]

This is Idea Map #145. This map was used to guide me through a recent Mindjet Webinar (January 22, 2009) with Lisa Fait and Michael Deutch (both from Mindjet). During this webinar the following items were discussed: Definition of Idea Mapping Origins of Idea Mapping Hand-drawn vs. software-generated maps Who uses Idea Mapping? Why does […]

On January 22, 2009 I did a webinar with Mindjet titled, “Increasing Productivity with Idea Mapping”. Lisa Fait was the MC and Michael Deutch was the interviewer. Learn more about Idea Mapping and see some really cool examples from mappers around the globe! Listen to the recorded version.

Steve Rothwell from the UK has previously contributed several idea maps to this blog. This is the collapsed version of a much larger map he created using MindManager. I’ll let Steve tell you about it in his own words. Email me if you want me to send you the full version. “The attached is the […]

One of my clients from a large automotive company in southeastern Michigan gave me these idea maps she created around de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats. The top map is a description of the Six Thinking Hats and what each hat represents in terms of its focus as well as the benefits to using this method. […]

Matt McKibben shares one of his hand-drawn idea maps this time around. Matt is the Program Services Director for an organization in Tallahassee, FL called Communities in Schools of Florida (CISFL) and was featured in the February 25 and March 1, 2008 postings. This map is from one of his CIS staff meetings. Notice how […]

Overview In the Spring of 2007, I introduced Denny Sikkila (Mindjet Central Region Manager) to one of my clients at a large automotive company here in Michigan. Denny helped her build a MindManager prototype to develop a Program Dashboard that has transformed their weekly status meetings. Not only has it saved them time in preparing […]

This posting is a follow-up to yesterday’s final version of Liza’s meeting notes. Hint #12 involves when to re-create your idea map. Often times your purpose doesn’t require this, but in Liza’s case she was creating a useful document for public view. This gave her an opportunity to step back and think about the information […]