Tag Archives: mind mapping

Testing: Xmind – promising MindMapping application – plus more

Currently testing XMind, which is a mind-mapping application, but does more than that. We’re still on the upwards slope of the learning curve, and, like many new applications, the help files don’t necessarily anticipate beginners’ questions.(We’d like to see more “markers” – or icons, for instance. And if you can export to HTML, can you edit the HTML file – and how?).

But we think it’s very promising. The free version is very generous – and the paid version – $49/year or $6/month – does have some additional features. More on this as we have time to test it.

IdeaTree – collaborative knowledge mapping AND decision-making

IdeaTree is an on-line mind-mapping and knowledge-mapping application which has decision-making/voting features that I don’t  believe exist – in that combination – in any other application.

And – on first use – it’s pretty easy to use. Worth consideration for the planning and problem-solving toolbox. And likely a good way to substitute for certain types of on-line meetings, in-person meetings and for the “infinite email round robin” we’ve all participated in.