The Mindjet Blog

Guest Post: The New iPhone has Landed!

MichaelDeutch — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:48:43 +0000

For the past couple of weeks the iPhone has been quite the rage in the blogsphere. Before it was released there were rumors and speculation but everyone came down to Earth when it was finally released. Still want to know what's in the new iPhone, well, it's in the map, check it out...

Map Parts for MindManager Mac

MichaelDeutch — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:47:46 +0000

Yesterday, I shared how to create a Map Part in MindManager 8 for Windows. As Catherine pointed out, I failed to explain what a map part is. Here goes: Map Parts are branches with topics and subtopic. Their purpose is to save time by allowing you to quickly add frequently-used or common information sets into your maps. Today, I dig into Map Parts on the Mac. Check it out!

Build Better Maps Faster with Map Parts

MichaelDeutch — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:26:52 +0000

Here's a time-saving feature in both MindManager for Windows and Mac that will help you build better maps with less time and effort. It's a feature called Map Parts. Check out this post to understand why you would create map parts, how to create them and how to use them.

20+ Resources to Become a Better Mind Mapper

MichaelDeutch — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:11:00 +0000

Today's post highlights resources to promote best practices and ways to mind map. It includes webinars, podcasts, map galleries and more...

How Design Thinking Transforms Organizations and Inspires Innovation

MichaelDeutch — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:26:39 +0000

The myth of innovation is that brilliant ideas leap fully formed from the minds of geniuses. The reality is that most innovations come from a process of rigorous examination through which great ideas are identified and developed before being realized as new offerings and capabilities. Tim Brown, CEO of IDEO and winner to too many design awards to mention, explores the concept of design thinking and illustrates how to connect needs with technical capabilities and business strategy. Check it out...

What important decisions have you made with the help of mind mapping?

MichaelDeutch — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 07:03:11 +0000

Yesterday's post, Live a More Effective Life by Mapping Your Most Important Decisions, received a great comment from Michael Rose, a web editor for the blog Freelance Advisor. How has mapping helped you?

Live a More Effective Life Mapping Your Most Important Decisions

MichaelDeutch — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 08:03:23 +0000

"Despite the importance of decision making to our lives, few of us ever receive any training in it. So we are left to learn from experience. But experience is a costly, inefficient teacher that teaches us bad habits along with good ones." Take a new approach to your own decision making with this post's free MindManager template.

The Future of Search: Exploring Visual Search Engines

MichaelDeutch — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:30:44 +0000

If a picture is worth a thousand words, viewing your search results visually can accelerate save you time while processing your results. Scrolling through long textual listings is time consuming, monotonous and eye-straining. This post highlights 19 visual search engines that present results in visual and interactive formats. Next time you need to find something on the web, try out one of these visual alternatives...

Happy 4th of July!

MichaelDeutch — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:39:54 +0000

Happy 4th of July from the US Mindjet team! If you've got some down time this weekend, check out what's happening in the world of mind maps.