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Memory: Why We Remember, Why We Forget – November 2007 National Geographic
10 Nov 2007 Author: Jamie Nast In: Articles, Memory![[Ask]](http://ideamapping.ideamappingsuccess.com/IdeaMappingBlogs/wp-content/plugins/bookmarkify/ask.png)
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Idea Map #59 – 1st Idea Map in Chinese!!
7 Nov 2007 Author: Jamie Nast In: Idea Mapping Example, Mind Mapping Examples, MindManager
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 previously about lean manufacturing. Now his wife joins him!
For the pdf version of this map go to my website. If you click on any column it will sort alphabetically and you can then search by author or map title, etc.
Idea Map #58 – How to Save Yourself From Foreclosure – Plus Hint #17
5 Nov 2007 Author: Jamie Nast In: Helpful Hints, Idea Mapping Example, Idea Mapping Workshops, Mind Mapping Examples
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 in light of the foreclosure crisis we are facing across the country. If you would like to contact Robert, he can be reached at rldavisjr@yahoo.com. For the pdf version of this map go to my website. If you click on any column it will sort alphabetically and you can then search by author or map title, etc.
Hint #17 – Try making an idea map of an agenda or overview of your next class, meeting, presentation or report.
Idea Map #57 – Did We Read the Same Article (Map 6 in the Series)?
2 Nov 2007 Author: Jamie Nast In: Idea Mapping Example, Idea Mapping Workshops, Mind Mapping Examples
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 so you can see how people capture similar information in drastically (yet beautifully) different ways. The second example was posted on September 22, 2007, the third on September 26, 2007, the fourth on October 2, 2007, and the fifth on October 10, 2007. This idea map was created by Derek Roberts – a product design engineer who attended a recent workshop at ACH.
For the pdf version of this map go to my website. If you click on any column it will sort alphabetically and you can then search by author or map title, etc. See Derek’s other idea map from a design meeting on the October 15th posting.
Idea Maps #55 & #56 – DeBono’s Six Thinking Hats
31 Oct 2007 Author: Jamie Nast In: Idea Mapping Example, Mind Mapping Examples
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 of these maps on my website under “Client Maps”. If you click on any column it will sort alphabetically and you can then search by author or title (“de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats” and “Using de Bono’s Six Thinking Hats”).
Idea Map #54 – Sara’s Brainstorm
29 Oct 2007 Author: Jamie Nast In: Idea Mapping Example
Bob Levy is a friend of mine and recently sent me a map his granddaughter created at school. The topic was “Parents.” Both grandfather and mother were surprised. Sara is 8 years old and lives in an Indianapolis suburb. Now if an 8 year old can do this, certainly you can try it too! For the pdf version of this map go to my website. If you click on any column it will sort alphabetically and you can then search by author or map title, etc.
Idea Map #53 – About Golf
27 Oct 2007 Author: Jamie Nast In: Idea Mapping Example, Mind Mapping Examples
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 to my website. If you click on any column it will sort alphabetically and you can then search by author or map title, etc. I can also email you the MindManager version if you like.
Idea Map #52 – The Book Flow or “Fluir Conciencia”
24 Oct 2007 Author: Jamie Nast In: Book Reviews, Idea Mapping Example, Mind Mapping Examples
Philippe Boukobza (from Madrid) shares the map he created after reading Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Philippe also has a mind mapping website available in Spanish, English, and French and a mind mapping blog in Spanish. For a larger view of this map in pdf format go to my website under “Additional Maps”. If you click on any column it will sort alphabetically by author or title of the map.
Linking MindManager 7.0 Pro to Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
22 Oct 2007 Author: Jamie Nast In: Idea Mapping Software, Mindjet, MindManagerAs promised in the October 18, 2007 posting, here is the step-by-step process that Kaye Nightingale uses to link MindManager and MS Outlook. Download a trial version or learn more information on MindManager for MAC and PC.
If the item (Appointment, Task, Contact,or Note) does NOT yet exist in Outlook, start in the MAP by inserting a new item and following the steps below.
Open the Map in MindManager 7.0 Pro and Select the Topic.- Click on INSERT on the Ribbon — this will reveal the Outlook Ribbon items (Appointment, Task, Contact,or Note)
- F5 will update the information inside the MAP if it has changed in Outlook. Select the item in the Map and press F5.
If the item DOES already exist in Outlook you will only need to LINK it to the MAP rather than creating it from scratch.
- Open the Map and Select the Topic – this is important because the item will attach itself to the “selected” topic in the open map. Then switch back to Outlook.
- Select the item to be linked. For example, click into CONTACTS and click on the appropriate CONTACT (don’t open it, simply select it).
- On the Ribbon you will see the MM7 icon … probably at the far right end of the Ribbon. Click it … that will make the link between the selected CONTACT and the previously selected TOPIC.
- F5 will update the information inside the MAP if it has changed in Outlook. Select the item in the Map and press F5.
Kaye’s map containing a more visual view of this process can be seen here. For the pdf version of these maps go to my website. If you click on any column it will sort alphabetically and you can then search by author or map title, etc.
Jamie’s October Feature in Mindjet Newsletter – Integrating MM with MS Office (Idea Maps #50 & #51)
18 Oct 2007 Author: Jamie Nast In: Idea Mapping Example, Mind Mapping Examples, Mindjet, MindManager, Productivity
Today these idea maps are featured in my monthly column in the Mindjet Newsletter. The theme of the October newsletter is “Integrating MindManager with Microsoft Office.” Following is a brief description of the maps in my column. For complete details see the Mindjet Newsletter.
Both of these maps were created by Kaye Nightingale, a Microsoft Master Instructor from the UK. The top map titled Mastering Information Overload is:
- a documented business process
- contents of a presentation
- handouts for the presentation
- linked to the HR Network Map which, in turn, helps her track who she met, where, when, what was discussed, when she should be in touch i.e. a contacts management system controlled via a map.
The second map titled HR Network Map contains:
- a branch for each person
- icons for memory purposes
- Outlook TASKS, CONTACTS, and CALENDAR APPOINTMENTS
For the pdf version of these maps go to my website. If you click on any column it will sort alphabetically and you can then search by author or map title, etc.
LEARN MORE IN THE NEXT BLOG: My next entry will walk you through the process of linking a map to Outlook in two scenarios – 1) items that already exist in Outlook and just need to be linked to a map and 2) items that do not yet exist in Outlook.
Too see another one of Kaye maps see the October 6, 2007 posting. Download a trial version of MindManager software today, and also check out the Idea Mapping Squidoo lens which contains over 30 Idea Mapping examples.
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