Idea Mapping

This idea map was created by Ji Hong, who is a Certified Master Black Belt and expert in the Six Sigma /Lean area, a Senior Consultant, and Senior Engineer in China. He was previously the Six Sigma Director for ASIMCO (a US automotive parts manufacturer with 18 factories in the US and China) and is […]

One Small Step Can Change Your Life is a book written by Robert Maurer. The above maps on this book were created by Luciano Passuello from Brazil (his blog is in English) using MindManager software. The top idea map is the folded version, and the bottom map includes all the details. For more of Luciano’s […]

Tammy Sookthis has participated in both the 2-day Idea Mapping Workshop and the 1-day Memory/Speed Reading Workshop offered through ACH (subsidiary of Ford). Last week she sent me this series of idea maps which she created to get organized for her Black Friday shopping spree. The original copy has everything you see on 1 sheet […]

Never Eat Alone is a book written by Keith Ferrazzi and Tahl Raz. The above map(s) on this book was created by Luciano Passuello from Brazil (his blog is in English) using MindManager software. The top idea map is the folded version, and the bottom map includes all the details. For more of Luciano’s maps, […]

Vanda North and I have been teaching certification workshops in Palm Beach, FL for years.We typically target the October time frame, and have never had any hurricane threats. In 2004 there was a hurricane three weeks prior to the workshop, but fortunately the broken windows in the room we use were replaced in time. That […]

I’m thrilled to share the first idea map in Chinese to be posted on this blog. This MindManager map is created by Yang Qin and contains her thoughts around decorating a room. Yang Qin is the wife of a friend of mine named Ji Hong. Ji Hong has contributed an idea map to this blog […]

Robert Davis attended a two-day Idea Mapping Workshop about nine years ago when he still worked at Ford. We recently re-connected and he shared this idea map with me. One of the things he teaches people is how to avoid, stop and overcome foreclosure. This is the overview of his seminar. What a valuable resource […]

On September 16, 2007 I started a series called “Did We Read the Same Article?” Professionals attending the Idea Mapping Workshop each create an idea map of an overview of Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. Each map ends up looking quite different, and I’m sharing a series of these idea maps […]

One of my clients from a large automotive company in southeastern Michigan gave me these idea maps she created on de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats using MindManager software. The first one was used as an overview for the Six Hats and the second one is a meeting agenda. You can see a clearer pdf version […]

Paul Shorock recently provided me with a rather intriguing idea map. He created this to explain golf’s rules and etiquette when introducing his son-in-law to the game. The map includes multiple links to “how to” websites. Download a trial version of MindManager and map your favorite hobby! For the pdf version of this map go […]