Idea Mapping

Yesterday I was privileged to to be a speaker at the Annual PMI (Project Management Institute) Conference for the New Jersey Chapter. The top and second idea maps are ones I created live from the first speaker, Sarah Miller Caldicott, who is the author of a book titled, “Innovate Like Edison”. The next idea map […]

I’ve been reporting on an unusual workshop I taught in February for the Larimer county Government in Fort Collins, CO.  Up to this point I’ve shared the results of the normal 2-day Idea Mapping Workshop. Today I’ll get to the 3rd day of advanced training, leadership, and planning for Larimer’s “Idea Mapping Creativity Group.” On […]

This is the 7th idea map in a series I started back in 2007. As part of the Idea Mapping Workshop participants read an article that summaries Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Each idea map ends up looking quite different which initially concerns people. In fact, their maps should look different […]

I’ve been taking readers through a series about a 3-day workshop I taught at Larimer County Government in Fort Collins, CO last month. The first two days I delivered my Idea Mapping Workshop. Day three was a focus on leadership and the development of an Idea Mapping Users Group. In preparation for a discussion about […]

On March 9 & March 11, 2009 I began a series featuring the participants of a 3-day workshop at Larimer County Government in Fort Collins, Colorado. The uniqueness of this event will be explained in further detail in A later post, but for now I’ll continue to work through the second day. One of the […]

The following article is featured as part of the March Mindjet newsletter that will be published later today. Use MindManager to Read and Comprehend Information More Quickly Do you ever wish you were able to understand and respond to information more quickly? Today I’ll walk you through a map I believe is guaranteed to provide […]

Melinda Dang shares another one of her AP Advanced Physics idea maps. She is in the 11th grade and has been using idea mapping to study for physics, Spanish, and SAT vocabulary. Search on her name to see more examples from Melinda.

Larisa Brigevich (Certified Idea Mapping Instructor and Director of the Global Research Library at Franklin Templton) has posted an excellent article on remote collaboration. Read the full story.

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 13, 2009 I linked to a post that Larisa Brigevich shared regarding quantifying the value and impact of a service organization. She talked about how marketing is a combination of art and science. Larisa is the Director of the Global Research Library at Franklin Templeton and a Certified Idea Mapping Instructor. Today’s post links […]