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 ...

September 10, 2019: Hi! We’ve updated this article and have a few more picks to share, which you’ll find here. Mind mapping is a great way to brainstorm, make a plan, or turn ideas into the steps ...

Mind mapping, a form of visual outlining, may seem superficial, but once mastered it provides a powerful tool for managing information overload and the hyperbolic multitasking of the modern world.

The user interface of Freeplane is not very modern, and it has an old-school look. However, you can find almost all the essential features to organize your planning – and that is the most important ...

Whether using mind maps to help kick-start your creative process or as a way to plan or revise an area of your academic work, mind mapping can be a great way of engaging all of your senses in your ...

Blumind is a free, tiny, portable tool for quickly creating mind maps, org charts, and logic diagrams. Blumind (free/donationware) is a simple and friendly mind-mapping application. The entire package ...

Brainstorming sessions are great, but sometimes you can drown in a thicket of ideas, half-concepts, and free-floating words. If that sounds familiar, you might want to consider a mind-mapping tool.