Brainstorming, Meetings and Mindjet

I first heard of mind maps about five years ago as a means to protocol a meeting. I also briefly tried it during requirements gathering sessions with clients but the idea didn't seem to catch on in my then company (plus I only had a demo version.

With the new office landscape that I am currently living and lots of new colleagues and ways of doing things I was reacquainted with mind maps, specifically Mindjet Mindmanager.

You can also export your mind map directly to MS Word and it creates a document skeleton based on your mind map. If you make changes to your document you can also update your mind map with your changes.

It takes a little getting used to but once you get the hang of it how you gather requirements, do project status meetings and brainstorming will be changed forever.

I will admit that it's not the cheapest piece of software you will buy this year, but for our organization it's definitely paid for itself.

Happy Coding...

3 Comments to "Brainstorming, Meetings and Mindjet"- Add Yours
Ryan McIlmoyl's Gravatar I have been using Freemind for a while now to take meeting notes. Doesn't export to Word, but does export to HTML.
# Posted By Ryan McIlmoyl | 8/20/08 7:27 AM
Gaelen O'Connell's Gravatar Hi Gary,

It's Gaelen O'Connell in the Customer Advocacy department at Mindjet. Glad to hear your investment in MindManager has value for you and your team. If you ever need anything please feel free to shoot me an email at: customeradvocacy@mindjet.com. Mindjet likes to provide added-value resources to bloggers, like yourself.
# Posted By Gaelen O'Connell | 8/21/08 8:16 PM
Jeff Knooren's Gravatar I used Freemind a few years ago because a client requested it, due to it being free or opensource, something like that. But I've been using Mindjet for years now. I've probably used every feature, including the exporting/importing to MS Project. I've just come to accept that I'm usually the only person in the office who has heard of it. The thing that has paid off the most in the product, is when you work on projects that are "in the works". Meaning that it's just a random collection of ideas, links, examples, and there is no starting or ending point. Often such projects get put on the back burner, and when it becomes a priority again, it's nice to have all that random stuff in one place.
# Posted By Jeff Knooren | 8/21/08 10:46 PM

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