Idea Mapping

I met April Scarlett in November of 2009 while teaching an Idea Mapping Workshop for the 11th year in a row for the Saline Leadership Institute (SLI) in Saline, Michigan. She caught onto Idea Mapping at lightening speed. This is her first example she is sharing on this blog. Below she describes her Idea Map […]

Yesterday I spoke with Liza Seiner who is one of my CIMIs (Certified Idea Mapping Instructors). She walked me through the description of an idea map she created that is an image of herself and her core beliefs and influences. It one of the most profound idea maps I’ve seen her create. I had the […]

These Idea Maps make 25 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  and the October 28, 2009 post puts this experiment in context. Read those postings for background […]

These Idea Maps make 20 examples in this experiment (initiated by Dr. Tim Schweizer in the fall of 2009) following students at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. The October 23, 2009 posting first introduced this series and  and the October 28, 2009 post puts this experiment in context. Read those postings for background or search […]

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 […]

These Idea Maps are the 15th and 16th examples in this school year’s experiment (initiated by Dr. Tim Schweizer) following students at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. The October 23, 2009 posting first introduced this series and  and the October 28, 2009 post puts this experiment in context. Read those postings for background or search […]

In December 2009 I taught a public Idea Mapping Workshop in Palm Beach, FL. One of the participants was Larry Waxman who is the President of Waxman Industries. He taught Idea Mapping to his daughter and then introduced me to her. This is the first Idea Map on this blog from Avigayil Waxman who is […]

Abraham Paniagua is from the Dominican Republic and today he shares his very first Idea Map. The Idea Map and his blog are both in Spanish, but he explains the map in English below: “First I thought about my life and everything that has to do with it. I thought of my Studies (1:00pm) which […]

Happy New Year! View this free 1-hour webinar that will introduce you to the concept and uses of Idea Mapping. This webinar was originally produced by the Project Management Bookstore in August of 2009. When the registration opened the 1,500 slots were filled in under 2 hours. Now you can attend this for free. PMPs […]

As a result of some lengthy discussions with the participants of my December 7-8, 2009 public Idea Mapping Workshop in Florida, I have a new Facebook page. So many students are either struggling with learning and retaining information for their studies OR they think studying is just plain boring. Idea Mapping and mind mapping are […]