Improve your Brainstorming Sessions with a Mind Map

July 15, 2008 in Growing · Written by Tara Joyce · Follow Me on Twitter

I haven’t used this tool yet but as creative-types, we often do a fair amount of brainstorming. I’m not claiming this is going to add value to your sessions but it may.

Not sure what a mind map is? Wikipedia defines it as:

An image-centered diagram that represents semantic or other connections between portions of information. By presenting these connections in a radial, non-linear graphical manner, it encourages a brainstorming approach to any given organizational task, eliminating the hurdle of initially establishing an intrinsically appropriate or relevant conceptual framework to work within.

Waa? I’m confused. Perhaps a pretty picture would help us understand better.

Mind Map

Anyway, a tool called MindMeister has launched allowing you to create digital mind maps. I suspect it is easier to create than the map above so throw those coloured pencils away! The tool has different levels of membership but the base is free.

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  • Gina

    I recently started using mind maps. I prefer hand drawn as I am a graphic designer. I find this tool not only helps to organize your thoughts but expand them as well.

  • http://www.elasticmind.ca/innerpreneur/ Tara Joyce

    Nice to meet you, Gina. Thanks for sharing your perspective on mind
    maps. I can see how hand drawing a mindmap (instead of using an online
    tool) would be very rewarding.