As a Biggerplate Partner, I was aware that Biggerplate was developing mindmap training for those interested in improving their mindmapping skills.
Well, the day has finally arrived. Biggerplate Mind Map Training is now available!
Click here for more information. The Biggerplate training offering consists of the following:
Over the years I’ve featured many innovative maps by Adam Sicinski. Recently, Adam created a map called “Persist and Persevere” that I think is helpful to anyone working on their dream.
We all have goals and dreams and sometimes the road gets tough. Well, read through the map below for some inspiration.
As we all only have one life to live, why not make it a life worth living? A life that says, “I fought through the obstacles and here I stand stronger and smarter!” So, in the spirit of that declaration, here’s Adam’s map:
Click Map to Enlarge:
For more information on Adam Sicinski and his very unique mapping technique, click here.
As college freshmen from all over the country prepare for their first year of college, their ultimate goal is to graduate 4 years from now with a degree in hand. This will also be useful for students enrolled in online colleges as well. Accredited Online Colleges has details on such programs, which are quite different than traditional education, yet they still require solid organizational skills. These kinds of skills are critical for incoming freshmen to learn as they face the culture shock of attending college for the first time.
Toni Krasnic, author of “Concise Learning: Learn More & Score Higher in Less Time with Less Effort”
, recently created a mindmap to help college freshmen excel and graduate.
The mindmap covers 5 key areas essential to success in college and life. These areas include:
In addition to detailed information on each area, the mindmap also includes motivational quotes for inspiration.
(Click mindmap to enlarge)
Click here to download mindmap from Biggerplate.com.
Recently, I found a great visual map on Biggerplate.com called “7 Pillars of Better Business”.
Anyone interested in starting a business or running an existing business more effectively, should download this map.
You can download the map at Biggerplate.com. Click here to download.
Click map to enlarge:
Recently, I was featured on the Biggerplate Blog (one the best sources of mindmapping content on the Internet) as part of their Biggerplate Partner Series.
Check out what I had to say about Visual Mapping and the Biggerplate community – and how you can leverage both to increase your productivity.
Click here to read the spotlight article.
Earlier this month Mindjet launched a new online news and opinion magazine called “Conspire”.
About Conspire the company said:
With Conspire we hope to provide vision and insight into our passions at Mindjet, namely promoting Agile business practices, discussing the visualization of information, and exploring how teams get more done through collaborative work management. Of course, we’ll also spotlight Mindjet news, products and information along the way.
They also make some great points about how work has changed and the need for new tools and approaches for excelling in the 21st century:
The way we work has changed, so we’ve expanded the content of our blog to reflect the current work-scape. The speed that we work continues to accelerate, while at the same time, we get more information in more forms each day. Plus our teams are more dispersed – often working virtually while on the road or in offices and homes from around the world.
Mindjet has changed, too. With MindManager, we’ve set the global standard for mind mapping solutions. Today we are building upon the foundation to create collaborative work management products that enable teams to see more clearly and act more quickly.
Conspire reflects this new direction and is designed for professionals who want to create, experiment, see things differently, do more, do it well and more quickly. Our goal is to create a valuable destination that you will want to bookmark and come back to again and again.
I encourage you to take a look at Conspire. With its slick design and useful content, I’m sure you’ll find something to help you increase your productivity and effectiveness.
I have been using MindManager for over 10 years. I have seen the growth and development of this visual mapping software.
Today, with its integration to Microsoft Office, Microsoft SharePoint, and Mindjet Connect, it is now the ideal platform for information management and team collaboration.
If you have not experienced the latest version of MindManager, MindManager 2012, I strongly encourage you to do so. You can download a free 30-day trial here.
Once you start to using MindManager to capture, organize, and manage your work, it will change the way you interact with information. It will enable you (and your team) to manage information dynamically - bringing structure and context to any content no matter the complexity. It will also enable you to communicate the content in a clear and fluid manner - both the high level and detail.
Here’s a video illustrating how MindManager helps you and your team get things done:
Managing projects can be challenging. A key challenge on projects is ensuring clear communication between project team members and project stakeholders.
A project charter is used at the beginning of the project to clearly communicate all aspects of the project. This ensures everyone is on the same page regarding the project’s purpose, scope, duration, goals, and expected results.
Recently, I created a Project Charter map for capturing, managing, and communicating all aspects of a typical project. These aspects include:
With this map you can easily see and manage the big picture and details of your project.
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You can also share the map in multiple ways. You can share it with those that have MindManager and those that don’t. For those that don’t, simply convert it to an interactive PDF map (File > Export > Export as MindManager Viewer (PDF)):
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Additionally, you can upload it to Mindjet Connect, a free web-based visual mapping application. This enables you to collaborate on the map with your team in ”real-time”. Because your team members can be logged in from anywhere in the world, this enables global collaboration on the project charter.
You can download the project charter map from Biggerplate.com.
Recently, I came across a post by Chuck Frey, a fellow mindmapper and author of The Mindmapping Software Blog, that simply blew me away!
I have been a big fan of iThoughts for a while now. But Chuck’s recent post takes things to a completely new level of innovation!
I use iThoughts regularly on my iPhone 4S and iPad. But I was unaware of the integration of iThoughts and iPhone’s Siri functionality. Here’s the video Chuck shared on his blog illustrating the integration of iThoughts and Siri:
This takes visual mapping to the next level! I haven’t had the pleasure of meeting Craig Scott, the developer of iThoughts personally, but Mr. Scott you are a true innovator!
I highly recommend iThoughts as the premier mobile visual mapping app for the iPhone and iPad.
As Chuck Frey put it on his blog, “Craig Scott, the developer of iThoughts, has never been one to rest on his laurels. That’s why iThoughts is the most kick-ass mind mapping application for the iPhone and the iPad. He’s always pushing hard to develop innovative new capabilities for his apps.” I second that.
One of the very useful features of MindManager is the ability to convert a map into a Word document with just a few mouse clicks. After you’ve captured a lot of information in your map there is often the need to share it with those who prefer a more linear format, such as Microsoft Word.
Converting a Map to a Word Document with MindManager
Suppose you have a map like this (click to enlarge):
Only visible topics are exported. This means you can apply a filter to hide a set of topics you don’t want to include in the Word document:
Take a look at the map in Outline View first for a general idea of what the exported Word document will look like (click to enlarge):
The Outline View also shows the notes, links and attachments contained in the map. All notes will be expanded in the Word document and links and attachments will be referenced.
To convert your Map to a Word Document do the following:
After making the appropriate settings, select Export.
Your map is now converted to a Word Document (click to enlarge):
