http://ideamapping.ideamappingsuccess.com/IdeaMappingBlogs An Idea Mapping Success Blogs Weblog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:41:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This name tent comes from my recent week at OTPP (Ontario Teachers Pension Plan) earlier this month.  I first introduced this brain teaser in an August post if you want more background. This is a pretty easy one, so guess away! http://ideamapping.ideamappingsuccess.com/IdeaMappingBlogs/2008/11/20/name-tent-4-can-you-guess/ Michael Deutch is Mindjet's guru behind their new release. He is offering a fabulous series of blogs to familiarize users on the new release. Check out these and future posts: · Post 1: 11/12: Share Your Ideas & Project Maps Everywhere! · Post 2: 11/14: Tackling Tough Tasks: MindManager ... http://ideamapping.ideamappingsuccess.com/IdeaMappingBlogs/2008/11/17/great-training-for-mindmanager-8/ I can't help but reflect on the devastation that WWII brought on this country. This palace was a gift to Poland from Stalin and built from 1952-1955. Although not well received at the time (and rightfully so), it has become a landmark in Warsaw and visible within a 30km radius. ... http://ideamapping.ideamappingsuccess.com/IdeaMappingBlogs/2008/11/13/preparing-for-a-workshop-in-warsaw-poland/ Today press releases went out announcing the latest version of MindManager. Some of the new features include: Mindjet player, embedded browser, integrated MS Office file editing, integrated web services, searchable maps, automated task management, and database linker. See Chuck Frey's review. http://ideamapping.ideamappingsuccess.com/IdeaMappingBlogs/2008/11/11/mindjet-announces-mindmanager-8-today/ This book by Teiji Nakano just came out October 22, 2008 and is available at Amazon.jp.  Teiji is a master of the MindManager product and is personally responsible for the sales of 8,000 licenses in a previous position. He has just joined the Mindjet team in Japan and they are ... http://ideamapping.ideamappingsuccess.com/IdeaMappingBlogs/2008/11/09/how-to-increase-business-productivity-with-mindmanager-a-new-book-by-teiji-nakano/ I have a big backlog of things to share, but I haven't shown you a portrait in a while and this is only the second time that someone has completed Marilyn Monroe. (The first was the previous week at Boeing which I will share in another posting. This past ... http://ideamapping.ideamappingsuccess.com/IdeaMappingBlogs/2008/11/08/portrait-drawing-7-marilyn-monroe/ Yesterday I had an email from a dear colleague in Japan, William Reed. In addition to telling me about his new blog, William mentioned that he noticed that the Idea Mapping Book was just released in Japanese and he was able to purchase a copy. Here is the Amazon link ... http://ideamapping.ideamappingsuccess.com/IdeaMappingBlogs/2008/11/04/idea-mapping-book-now-released-in-japan/ Jennifer Webb is completing her Masters degree at the University of Michigan. In her own words: "I created the attached map to organize and visually think my way through a presentation for my University of Michigan MBA Persuasive Communication course requirement. The instructor had several requirements for the ... http://ideamapping.ideamappingsuccess.com/IdeaMappingBlogs/2008/10/27/idea-map-122-mba-persuasive-communication-presentation/ The translation rights to the Idea Mapping Book have been purchased by publishers from four countries. They are Serbia, Bulgaria, Japan, and South Korea. Many of you have been asking when you might see the translations of these books in your respective countries. The answer is: I don't know. I spoke ... http://ideamapping.ideamappingsuccess.com/IdeaMappingBlogs/2008/10/22/book-translations-update/ Sorry I've been quiet for the past 8 days. Between packing materials for 5 workshops in three countries and a large amount of prep work to deliver a webinar to 460 Boeing PMPs yesterday, I haven't had a moment until now. So today I'm going to introduce you to a ... http://ideamapping.ideamappingsuccess.com/IdeaMappingBlogs/2008/10/15/idea-map-121/