Idea Mapping

On October 8, 2013 I gave a 1-hour memory webinar for 195 members of IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis). Certified Idea Mapping Instructor Debbie Showler was also in attendance. This is her Idea Map of the content of that webinar. This webinar will be available to the public soon in the IIBA Webinar Archives. Bookmark […]

Idea Map #437 was created by Chris Kordick – a pre-med student at Benedictine University. He attended my 2-day public Idea Mapping Workshop in August 2013, and I first introduced his idea maps in my September 12, 2013 posting. Ten days ago I received an email from Chris telling me that he set the curve […]

I am honored to be featured in this month’s Mindjet User Spotlight.  In this article I share one of my favorite idea maps using MindManager.

Chris Kordick is pre-med student at Benedictine University and a strength coach. He attended my 2-day Idea Mapping Workshop in Livonia, MI last month. During one of the workshop activities Chris created this map. Here’s what Chris said: “Utilizing the Idea Mapping or Mind Mapping ideology has made my job as a strength coach much […]

The public Idea Mapping Workshop in Livonia, MI August 7-8, 2013 was a big success and enjoyed by all. The top photo features the participants who successfully completed this 2-day journey. The second photo was taken during an activity the afternoon of the second day. The group was brainstorming all their possible uses of  idea […]

When Intel asked Clarity Creative Group in Las Vegas, Nevada, to help introduce its new microprocessor architecture to the market, Partner and Executive Art Director Gregg Stokes and his team used this idea map to focus on the complex product’s key benefits: increased computing power and efficiency derived from putting dual “cores” onto a single […]

Be creative when you are marketing a new business. A friend of mine has had a cleaning business for nearly 3 years and just incorporated under a new LLC name – “Dirt Busters.” Owner Julie Cook uses earth-friendly products and provides residential, commercial services for homes, apartments, move-outs and special events. This Idea Map gives […]

I recently taught an Idea Mapping Workshop for PRA International as part of their Leadership Retreat.  A couple weeks after returning home one of the participants (Simon) was putting his 10-year old daughter to bed. She was taking him through one of her workbooks and she said “yeah we use mind mapping all the time”. […]

Gareth Adams created this idea map during last week’s Idea Mapping Workshop that I taught for PRA International. He uses lots of images and humor to communicate his meaty message:) Enjoy this entertaining example. No veggie burgers for this man and bacon is a must! Gareth lives in the UK and is the Senior Director […]

Last fall when I was teaching a 2-day Idea Mapping Workshop for the Learning Ministry in Warsaw, Poland I had a little extra time to spend with friends Wojtek and Ania Korsak. We took an adventure to E. Wedel’s famous Chocolate Cafe where we sipped on three different recipes of liquid chocolate. The Korsak’s surprised […]