looking for inverted outlining tool for goal-orientated planning

Posted by Dr Andus
Apr 25, 2016 at 11:21 PM

Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>I was however unable to find how to set MindMup
>to build the map in the way that you suggest, i.e. to expand leftwards
>from the centre node.

When you start your first 2 or 3 nodes, Mindmup does tend to put them automatically to the right (right-aligned). But you can drag and drop them to the left, and they stay that way.

It takes a few tries to figure out just when to release the mouse, but once you get the hang of it, it works.

Then just use keyboard shortcuts (“tab” to insert children, and “enter” to add siblings), and the map will keep expanding to the left (and stay left-aligned).

Alexander Deliyannis wrote:
>I suspect that it was Nick Duffill who had written the
>post
>http://mindmapping.typepad.com/the_mind_mapping_software/2006/12/funnel_timeline.html

Perfect! Thanks so much for that. Talk about me trying to reinvent the wheel. This was exactly what I had in mind:

“Outcome-based planning takes the opposite approach, by beginning with the end in mind. In other words, it starts with your desired end state or objective, and then works backwards through time to what you need to do now. Using this methodology, Nick explains, you can more easily evaluate different routes or options to help you to reach your objective.”

I wish I’d read that back in 2006…