This site shows to you, some concepts of Mind Mapping and how works software for it.
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. It is used to generate, visualize, structure and classify ideas, and as an aid in creativity, brainstorming, study, organization, problem solving, decision making, and writing.
About Buzan (wikipedia): Tony Buzan (1942-) is an author and educational consultant. He is a proponent of the techniques of Mind Mapping and mental literacy. He was born in London. He is probably best known for his book, Use Your Head, his promotion of mnemonic systems and his Mind Mapping techniques. He launched his own software program to support mind mapping called iMindMap in December 2006.
NovaMind is a commercial mind mapping application for Mac OS X and Windows. It features a flexible layout interface, automated branch proposal, automatic branch and link coloring, FlexiBranches, branch boundaries, the ability to use images throughout the mind map, iPhoto integration, outline view, task information, integrated screenwriting functions, and formatted screenplay output.
Inspiration Software, Inc. develops and publishes visual learning software for educators, students and business professionals. Visual learning is a proven method in which ideas, concepts, data and other information are associated with images and represented graphically. Webs, concept maps, idea maps and plots, such as stack plots and Venn plots, are some of the techniques used in visual learning to enhance thinking and learning skills. Their Inspiration 8 software runs on Windows and Mac OS X.
FreeMind is a free mind mapping application written in Java. FreeMind is licensed under the GNU General Public License. It provides extensive export capabilities. An XHTML export allows a user to create a mapped image with links to a folding outline.
XMIND, is a commercial cross-platform mind-mapping/brainstorming software developed by Mango Software. It features mind mapping tools, fishbone tools, 2D-chart tools, an audio recorder for meeting use, and an integration with Microsoft Office. The latest version is XMIND 2008.
