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Getting Things Done with Mind Maps

Nov 17

Posted by MichaelDeutch in Mind Map Examples, MindManager, Mindjet, News & Events

11-17-2009 9-08-33 AMLast week, I delivered a webinar presentation to David Allen’s GTD Connect community.

It was great fun to both create and deliver. I mapped out everything that I had wanted to accomplish including the entire content of the presentation. Then, I built my PowerPoint presentation using my map as a guide.

For a full replay of the webinar and to view all the content, sign up for a free trial of GTD Connect or, if you’re already a member, view it here.

I’ve posted (via SlideShare) the highlights of the presentation below… Read the rest of this entry »

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IDEO CEO and author of Change by Design envisions his book as a Mind Map

Oct 1

Posted by MichaelDeutch in Mind Map Examples, Mindjet

Design ThinkingCheck out this nice two and a half minute video interview of Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO and author of the new book Change by Design.

Tim discusses how he wrote and organized his book leveraging the power of mind mapping and visual thinking.

The book itself introduces the concept of design thinking – the collaborative process by which the designer’s sensibilities and methods are employed to match people’s needs with what is technically feasible and a viable business strategy. Read the rest of this entry »

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Designing in Context

Sep 30

Posted by MichaelDeutch in Mind Map Examples, MindManager, MindManager for Windows, Success Stories, Tips n' Tricks

RCapper Robin Capper, a Kiwi Mindjet mapper (say that a few times fast) and CAD expert, demonstrates how to take advantage of MindManager 8’s embedded browser to design in context!

Robin illustrates how MindManager and Autodesk Design Review (ADR) work together directly within MindManager.

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100+ Reasons to Mind Map

Aug 28

Posted by MichaelDeutch in Mind Map Examples, Mindjet

Happy birthday to me! Not today, but tomorrow.

It’s so nice of Steve Jobs to rearrange the schedule of the new Mac operating system, Snow Leopard, to release in time for my birthday! It’s not so nice for our developers who are actively looking into an integration issue between Snow Leopard and MindManager 7 for Mac.

Stay tuned, our development team is investigating the cause of the issue and we’ll publish an update ASAP! Read the rest of this entry »

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Accelerated Learning with Mind Maps

Aug 12

Posted by MichaelDeutch in Mind Map Examples, Mindjet, Success Stories

Accelerated Learning with MindManager

The following is a guest post by MindManager user, Fernando Montenegro. Fernando is a technologist with a large IT company in Canada. He has been a MindManager user since 2001 and uses it extensively for professional and personal needs. Check out how Fernando maps his way through the ongoing technical certification process for IT professionals:

Technical certification exams are a part of life for many IT and knowledge professionals. These exams may be steps in one’s career plan or may be requirements for specific assignments or business partnerships. Because the field I work in – network security – is quite broad, I keep track of certifications across a variety of areas.

I’d like to share how I use Mind Mapping in general (and MindManager in particular) to help me manage and prepare for my certification exams. This method has worked well for me when preparing for several exams. Read the rest of this entry »

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How to Analyze, Map, and Engage Stakeholders

Aug 10

Posted by MichaelDeutch in Mind Map Examples, MindManager, MindManager for Windows, Mindjet

Stakeholder management is essential for any successful project.

Understanding your stakeholders leads to better strategies, decisions, and acceptance of change within an organization. Stakeholder analysis is an effective approach to mapping out and understanding key stakeholders for any type of initiative from solution selling to internal change initiatives (e.g. using a force field analysis map). It’s where you identify and analyze stakeholders to plan for their effective engagement throughout the project. Read the rest of this entry »

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MindManager GTD Templates for YOU

May 16

Posted by Gaelen O'Connell in Mind Map Examples, Mindjet

Pascale Venier, of the Productivity Flows blog, is sharing some useful GTD MindManager templates with our customer community at this link. Learn how to manage everything from: current projects to next actions, to your calendar to priorities, items you’re waiting for and those on your someday/maybe list.

Enjoy!

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