Idea Mapping

People attending my Idea Mapping Workshop often ask me what the difference is between an Idea Map and a Mind Map, so today I thought I would show you a few of the differences. Mind Maps are governed by a strict set of laws as defined by the trademark and other published materials. An Idea […]

The first Idea Mapping Workshop held in Jordan was in February 2010.  It was so successful that I went back in May for round two. Here are a few more photos from that second class. The second day of class was Lili Krause’s birthday. Her co-workers brought in a cake and gave her this birthday […]

Idea Mapping helps two more college students. The first posting for this Spring’s Idea Mapping Experiment at Luther College was May 19 where there is more background. Now get ready for part 4! Dr. Tim Schweizer spent one 60-minute class teaching them the concepts and guidelines of Idea Mapping. They read chapters 2-5 of the […]

Idea Mapping helps two more college students. The first posting for this Spring’s Idea Mapping Experiment at Luther College was May 19 where there is more background. Now get ready for part 3! Dr. Tim Schweizer spent one 60-minute class teaching them the concepts and guidelines of Idea Mapping. They read chapters 2-5 of the […]

The Spring 2010 semester’s Idea Mapping experiment at Luther College has an exciting new twist.  Tim Schweizer’s fall 2009 students  used idea mapping to summarize a book of their choice. (You can search on Tim’s name and find many of these examples including some of his own.) This time around the assignment was completely different. […]

Idea Map #237 is going to be the first part of an Idea Map that gets built over a period of four weeks. I rarely share my own Idea Maps, let alone one for more personal purposes. But I think the process I’m going to show you is equally applicable in business. Oak Pointe Church […]

This semester’s Idea Mapping experiment at Luther College has an exciting new twist. The April 15, 2010 posting concluded the sharing of the idea maps created by Tim Schweizer’s fall 2009 students where he had them use idea mapping to summarize a book. This time around the assignment was completely different. Dr. Schweizer spent one […]

Today was the final day for the second Idea Mapping Workshop held in Amman, Jordan in 2010. The first one was held in February 2010. I’ll share photos over the next month or so, but I had to share two surprises from today’s event. Safa Hijazeen, Director of Forward Training and Consulting LLC presented me […]

These Idea Maps make 29 examples in this experiment (initiated by Dr. Tim Schweizer in the fall of 2009) which is following students at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. The October 23, 2009 posting first introduced this series and the October 28, 2009 post puts this experiment in context. Read those postings for background or […]

Brian Sodl attended an Idea Mapping Workshop in September of 2009. He is also PMP (Project Management Professional) certified and was able to earn 15 PDUs (under category 4) for attending. He used Idea Mapping within the MindManager product to capture details about the nine Project Management Knowledge Areas while study for this PMP exam. […]