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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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How to use MindManager to Write a Novel

Oct 23

Posted by Administrator in MindManager, Mindjet

Michelle Thompson, of the "Juiced on Writing" blog, recently posted a great piece on how to use MindManager Pro 7 to begin writing a novel. Michelle walks you through a few frameworks such as how to build a starter map to brainstorm for your novel, how to cluster elements of your novel for easy organization/classification, and how to do a character cluster. Check out Michelle’s blog post now to see exactly how she’s accomplished the above tasks within MindManager, you’ll be inspired.

Michelle’s example of an initial novel brainstorm map:

 

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Top Writing Blogs Mapped!

Sep 26

Posted by Administrator in MindManager, Mindjet

MindManager customer and author, Roger C. Parker, has created a handy reference map for authors everywhere looking for a little inspiration. He has creatively captured the 37 finalists in Michael Stelzner’s "Top 10 Blogs for Writers" Contest, from A-Z by blog title and provided handy hyperlinks to each blog so you can get the best of the best all in one simple map dashboard.

For more information about Roger Parker, please visit him at PublishedandProfitable.com.

Click here to view a MindManager map of authors using Mindjet products to brainstorm for, edit, publish and promote their books. We’re revising the map you see even further and will be revamping our "Recommended Reading" page on Mindjet.com in the near future. If you’re an author who would like to be included, you can contact us anytime at: customeradvocacy@mindjet.com for more information.

Enjoy!

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Brainstorming Blog Content Tutorial from MindManager Customer

Sep 5

Posted by Gaelen O'Connell in MindManager, MindManager for Mac, Mindjet, Tips n' Tricks

We wanted to share with you a great screencast created by a customer who uses MindManager 7 to brainstorm content for his blog. The screencast can be found here and is called "Blogging and Biorhythms, Harnessing Creative Cycles."

Enjoy!

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Using MindManager to Plan the Annual Non-Profit Yosemite Writers Conference

Aug 23

Posted by LindaC in MindManager, Mindjet, News & Events

It’s about time that the renowned authors, writing group leaders, East Coast literary agents, volunteer faculty, blog mentions, recorded panel presentations, printed press and web links, and each photo picturing the exquisite beauty of Yosemite— all the elements that make up the Yosemite Writers Conference — be gathered together into a MindManager® conference planning dashboard.  Starting tomorrow, a select group of authors, editors, literary agents and publishers from across the state, from the other side of the country, and perhaps a few from overseas, will spend a weekend together devoted to writing, surrounded by the beauty of Yosemite at Tenaya Lodge.

For more information about the conference visit www.yosemitewriters.com; for more information about her experience there, contact Linda at linda.cleary@mindjet.com.

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Using MindManager to Write an Article or Blog

May 14

Posted by Gaelen O'Connell in MindManager, Mindjet

To go along with the press and blogger buzz surrounding Mindjet’s upcoming launch of MindManager 7, we’ve created this special map for writers everywhere. The map can be used as a dashboard to manage all the aspects involved in managing an article or blog.

The map features sections on:

- Target publication

- Background research

- Managing the article itself (from ideas, outline, interviews, quotes, supporting sources, images, drafts and more)

- Administrative details (deadlines, contacts, expenses)

- Managing post- publication activities

Click here to download the Windows version.

Click here to download the Mac version.

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8 Business Tools for Blogging

Feb 22

Posted by Hobart Swan in Mindjet

Spero News has an interesting article today called "8 business blogging tools for working efficiently." Writer Henry Lee describes how to use tools such as Firefox, wblogger, FeedDemon, SnagIt, Adobe Photoshop, The Journal, Gmail and MindManager…

"…the indispensable mind-mapping software for project planning, article brainstorming, and others. I even use it to get a draft outline of my article series. Mind-mapping happens to be my favorite way to brainstorm."

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