Idea Mapping

For the second year in a row I had a wonderful experience in Warsaw, Poland teaching Idea Mapping and MindManager software to some of the highest ranking leaders of Poland’s public sector. I was invited to come to Warsaw by Dr. Karol Olejniczak who is an Assistant Professor at the  University of Warsaw. He runs […]

Last year I was invited to come to Warsaw, Poland in November of 2008 by Dr. Karol Olejniczak who is a professor at the  University of Warsaw. He runs a program called EUROREG — an Academy of Evaluation which is financed and sponsored by Polish Ministry of Regional Development. 2008 was the first year for […]

2010 is just around the corner, so it’s time to start planning some public Idea Mapping Workshops for next year. I had specific requests from individuals to bring this workshop to Vancouver B.C., Amman Jordon, and Phoenix, Arizona. (If there is an interest to bring this workshop to your city, contact me and I’ll see […]

Just a reminder that the last public Idea Mapping Workshop for the year will be held in Palm Beach, FL December 7-8, 2009. There are only 3 seats left, so enroll soon if you are interested. See the Course Abstract or contact me if you want more details at info(at)ideamappingsuccess(dot)com. You will also be surrounded […]

Dr. Tim Schweizer is a Professor of Management at Luther College in Decorah, IA. He is also a Certified Trainer: Six Thinking Hats™, Lateral Thinking™ (Edward de Bono tools), and Former Vice President, Altshuller Institute for TRIZ Studies. One of the courses he is currently teaching is Principles of Management.  It is required for the […]

ABLE Training Systems, LLC (founded by Michael Panebianco) is dedicated to bringing conflict, confidence, and communications training to life. I met Mike when he attended one of my Idea Mapping Workshops in december of 2007. Mike creates training experiences that build strategies and tactics for coping with conflict.  From mental awareness, to emotional conditioning, to […]

This is my last comment about the public Idea Mapping Workshop I taught in Murfreesboro 11 days ago. Every year I go down there to teach for MTSU (8 years now), Dr. Carol Ann Baily and I don’t miss out on stopping at The Slick Pig BBQ — one of the best restaurants in town […]

On September 16, 2007 I posted the first idea map in this series of which these now make the total of 11 idea maps on this topic.  As part of the Idea Mapping Workshop participants read an article that summaries Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People and then create an idea map […]

On September 17, 2009 I provided a 90-minute webinar for the VizThinkU community. This is the longest and most activity-driven webinar I’ve ever done to date. This idea map is the overview of the session. If you listen to this webinar, be prepared with markers or pen and paper so that you can participate in […]

In the previous posting I shared some name tents created by participants in the 2-day public Idea Mapping Workshop I taught two weeks ago. Since no one was able to successfully guess the names I’ll tell you. The first name was Carol Ann. She had a bunch of Christmas carols minus the “s” followed by […]