photo credit: Philippe BoukobzaIf you’ve spent any time on our web site, you should know that process is very important to us. And we’re always on the look-out for tools that offer new opportunities for learning and provide better results for our clients.
Enter mind maps.
Our resident techno-geek (and fellow Master Rower) Dave introduced us to mind mapping over this past summer. At the time, he was trying out a variety of mind mapping software solutions because he felt that it would help our planning and provide us with another tool to share with our clients (Boy, was he right!).
As it turns out, a few of us have been drawing mind maps for years without realizing it.
According to our friends at Wikipedia:
“A mind map is a diagram used to represent words, ideas, tasks, or other items linked to and arranged radially around a central key word or idea. Mind maps are used to generate, visualize, structure, and classify ideas, and as an aid in study, organization, problem solving, decision making, and writing.”
After some discussion, we settled on a mind mapping software solution called Novamind and several of us started tinkering with it to explore its potential uses and limitations. If you’re interested, you should check out Novamind’s 30-day free trial and competitive pricing for the non-profit budget.
Since the summer, we have experimented with its use to guide the development of our web site, business model and several client related projects.
Click on the play button in the middle of the screen below to view a quick demonstration on how we use mind mapping here at The Canoe Group. Enjoy!
Do you already use Mind mapping in your work or have questions? Post a comment and join the dialogue today.
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