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 ...

Cross-platform MindNode can help you work faster if your routine requires you to take non-linear notes, present a workshop, or brainstorm at meetings. MindNode is a top-rated app best for its ...

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 ...

As I start this week’s column I can spot a peculiar diagram on my second monitor (I do most of my writing in front of two screens. Perhaps we shall touch upon this in a future column). Every once in a ...

Let’s get the hard question out of the way, first: What the heck is a mind map? Think of it like a way to organize your thoughts. You pick a general topic, then you draw out branches to subtopics, and ...

Before writing an essay or making a strategic business plan, you must consolidate your thoughts and then implement them. For making such a plan, you might need a whiteboard or perhaps a pen and paper ...

All this week, I’ve been talking about how amazingly useful mind-mapping is for a variety of creative and business tasks. In my last post, I looked at a few of the best mind-mapping tools for Windows.

When I think about my writing, I think in outlines, which is a remnant of my days as a law student. A big part of every law school’s first-year curriculum is teaching students how to synthesize vast ...