Mind mapping tools can be a game changer for anyone feeling overwhelmed by a jumble of thoughts. If you often struggle to organize a complex project, it’s time to invest in a mind mapping software.

As a project manager, you probably live in charts: Gantt charts, Kanban walls, shared calendars, process diagrams, org charts, and so on. Each is useful in its own way for capturing what’s going on in ...

Mind mapping is a great way to add structure to brainstorming sessions and visualize your ideas. Check out the applications your fellow readers use to do their best brainstorming. Update: This list is ...

Collecting and organizing ideas is a key first step to undertaking any task. When you’re planning a new product, making a decision, organizing an event or solving a problem you’ll be full of ideas, ...

Bill Gates mind-maps. So do Jack Canfield, Deepak Chopra, and Al Gore. Leonardo da Vinci was the most famous mind-mapper of all, his visual style of note taking immortalized in his notebooks. Mind ...

If you could take a snapshot of an idea and translate it from your mind into a perfect visual for your team, you would, but unfortunately it’s not that simple. The next best thing is mind mapping your ...

Freeplane is an application for creating mind maps. A mind map is the doodling you draw with shapes and other symbols around words connected with lines to make charts representing your thoughts and ...

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There are many free mind mapping software available for Windows. However, some tools come with a very complicated UI. This freeware comes with fewer features than other standard mind mapping tools, ...