Idea Mapping

Debbie Showler is a CIMI (Certified Idea Mapping Instructor) and a Principal Instructor for the Masters Certificate Program taught by Atocrates, Inc.from Whitby, Ontario. Today I want to encourage those of you who are newer to Idea Mapping. I realize many of the examples shared in this blog are very beautiful and it can be […]

The very first posting about this experiment with Luther College students was on October 23, 2009. (You can get some background there.) Dr. Tim Schweizer (who took my Idea Mapping workshop in August 2009) led the experiment.  Every semester since then Tim has taught Idea Mapping to his Principles of Management students at the beginning of each semester. Each […]

Early in 1996 I was certified to teach Stephen Covey’s “7 Habits of Highly Effective People” workshops for leaders with EDS (Electronic Data Systems). On a late Friday afternoon in August I was facing the daunting task of teaching my first two 4-day Covey workshop in Indianapolis with one of my co-workers Lisa Morgan. Unfortunately […]

The very first posting about this experiment with Luther College students was on October 23, 2009. (You can get some background there.) Dr. Tim Schweizer (who took my Idea Mapping workshop in August 2009) led the experiment.  Every semester since then Tim has taught Idea Mapping to his Principles of Management students at the beginning of each semester. […]

On May 17, 2011 I was honored to present an Idea Mapping webinar for IIBA (International Institute of Business Analysis).  I was invited to be a guest presenter because my Idea Mapping book is one of the best sellers in their library of recommended reading. For more information on IIBA please visit www.iiba.org. To view a similar […]

In my last posting I featured the first of several outstanding idea maps and portraits that I somehow overlooked sharing.  This is the second one from Mike Kline who used idea mapping to brainstorm the preparation for his performance review when he worked at Ford Motor Company. The main map highlights his 2006 accomplishments and […]

Yesterday I stumbled across two exceptional idea maps that I didn’t realize I hadn’t shared. Both were created by Mike Kline back in 2006. Today’s example was the result of an idea mapping activity during a season that was going to involve lots of downsizing. As you can see his mind was filled with possible […]

Meet Jim Lauria – V.P. of Marketing and Business Development for Amiad Filtration Systems. He has been using mind maps for over ten years, first creating them by hand and then for the last seven years using MindManager.  Three years ago he joined Amiad and declared that he would become a thought leader in the […]

The very first posting about this experiment with Luther College students was on October 23, 2009. (You can get some background there.) Dr. Tim Schweizer led the experiment.  From this date through the April 15, 2010 posting you will find many examples from this first group. For the next semester Dr. Schweizer change the assignment […]

On Friday January 21, 2011 the team supporting the Saline Leadership Institute (SLI) in Saline, MI gathered to celebrate the retirement of Bill Lavery. Bill (who was previously a retired health care executive) was one of the three original founders of this organization. SLI is committed to helping people in the Saline community develop leadership […]