Idea Mapping

Brian Sodl attended an Idea Mapping Workshop in September of 2009. He is also PMP (Project Management Professional) certified and was able to earn 15 PDUs (under category 4) for attending. He used Idea Mapping within the MindManager product to capture details about the nine Project Management Knowledge Areas while study for this PMP exam. […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

In December I taught a 2-day public Idea Mapping Workshop in Palm Beach, Florida (see photos here). One of the participants was Tracey Lyon who is a Senior Instructional Designer at Vangent, Inc. The day before Christmas I received a Christmas card from her. Here you can see the front and back sides of her […]

These Idea Maps are the 13th and 14th examples in this year’s experiment (initiated by Dr. Tim Schweizer) following students at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. The October 23, 2008 posting first introduced this series and  and the October 28, 2009 post puts this experiment in context. Read those postings for background. Today’s idea mapping […]