Idea Mapping

Steve Rothwell from the UK has previously contributed several idea maps to this blog. This is the collapsed version of a much larger map he created using MindManager. I’ll let Steve tell you about it in his own words. Email me if you want me to send you the full version. “The attached is the […]

Daniel Pace was one of the participants in my recent June workshop and a Senior Business Process Analyst for the Larimer County Government in Ft. Collins, CO. Daniel will tell you his story in his own words: “Jamie, this is my first ‘real-time’ map. I did this exclusively in pencil, so that I would not […]

Larisa Brigevich is the Director of the Global Research Library at Franklin Templeton. In April 2008 she completed the 5-day Idea Mapping Certification workshop. Her first contribution to this blog was January 7, 2008 and she has had several since then. I’ll let her explain how she used idea mapping and MindManager to manage this […]

Glenn Stennes is a brilliant consultant and CIMI (Certified Idea Mapping Instructor). He recently created this fun idea map to plan a barbeque. In some instances it might be challenging to understand someone else’s idea map. In this case I’m sure you can figure out what all the images represent. The colors and images bring […]

This is the third and final posting updating you on the Idea Mapping Workshop I taught in June for the Larimer County Government in Ft. Collins, CO. This first photo shows Dan’s idea map summarizing an overview of Stephen Covey’s 7 Habits. (I’ve shared 6 previous maps on this same topic — all different. If […]

Luciano Passuello creates another book review map.  This is his 6th idea mapping contribution to this blog. In The Medici Effect, author Frans Johansson explores one simple yet profound insight about innovation: in the intersection of different fields, disciplines and cultures, there’s an abundance of extraordinary new ideas to be explored. Putting together ideas from […]

Learning new technologies and/or software products has historically been a bit intimidating for me. I’ve had an iPod Nano for several months and still can’t figure out how to move a podcast from iTunes onto my iPod. Pathetic! So it is from the perspective of a beginner’s mindset that I would like to share my […]

Michael Panebianco is a captain with Southwest Airlines and has contributed several idea maps to this blog. This particular map was created “in the moment”, so I call that a real-time idea map. I’ll let Michael explain in his own words. “This real-time map was created during a phone conversation with a colleague who is […]

I met Pete Wilkins in May of 2005 when I taught a Buzan Licensed Instructor Certification Course in Vancouver. Pete is the founder of the Kosmos Group a consulting company focused on leadership development and team performance. He works with leaders and teams to achieve their goals by bringing awareness to 3 domains of the […]

Susi Watson developed this unique map for people who wanted want to visit the various tourist attractions in San Francisco. Unfortunately, non-Mindjet users can’t open the branches to see the details. Above are two versions of her map. One is the collapsed overview and the second map is expanded in a few places to show […]