Idea Mapping

I’m SO excited to share this idea map and story with you. The posting on December 16, 2006 briefly mentioned Jennifer’s map, but now you can see both the map and read the complete story in her own words. Two of Jennifer’s pre-workshop maps are also viewable on my website if you want to see […]

Easter Sunday could not be a more appropriate day to show viewers this map. I’ve called this idea map “A Celebration of Life”. I got a call from John Meyer asking if I could create a map for a friend of his. Yes, I could….but I knew someone who could do even better! This map […]

Last night during Roger C. Parker’s GMA (Guerrilla Marketing Association) call, we created an idea map as a group. Ron offered the topic of raising funds to support athletes who are visually impaired. Some of the other callers also contributed suggestions. This map is a work-in-process as last night’s callers volunteered to provide additional information. […]

Kaizad Irani, a Certified Idea Mapping Instructor and a professor from Parkland College in Illinois, created this idea map for his students. Kaizad teaches landscape architecture and uses idea maps frequently to enhance his students’ learning experiences.

A few days ago I got an unusual call asking me to create a map for this person’s friend who was diagnosed with terminal cancer. I called it a “Celebration of Life” map. One of my Certified Idea Mapping Instructors, Liza Jennings Seiner, was a perfect fit for this assignment. If the family permits, I’ll […]

On Friday March 23rd I joined forces with a long-time client of mine. She is an IT Systems Thinking expert in a large automotive company in southeastern Michigan. Her job was to facilitate an internal organization through a 4.5-hour process that analyzed where they were at today and how they would co-create their future. I’m […]

Idea Maps 4 & 5 come from Michelle Saykally and Barbara Ansell who own Consulting Excellence, Inc. out of Pasadena, California. They teach a workshop called, “Mapping for Project Managers”. Map #5 shows project managers how to turn around a failing project.

Idea Maps 4 & 5 come from Michelle Saykally and Barbara Ansell who own Consulting Excellence, Inc. out of Pasadena, California. They teach a workshop called, “Mapping for Project Managers”. Map #4 show Career Opportunities for project managers.

Dave Gunby, a long time friend and Idea Mapper shares this story about his older son, Dain. “One of his first grade projects was to research the answer to the question Why Do Lions Hunt? It was a wonderful opportunity to find out more about lions and for me to share Idea Mapping with him. […]

This week I received an idea map from Ken Robert, a creative career coach. Following is his description of this map: “I use idea maps to review the assignments my clients complete and send to me before a creative career consultation. I look for repeating themes that stand out and research ideas tailored to their […]