Your choice of mind mapping software

Posted by Stephen R. Diamond
Oct 19, 2006 at 08:49 AM

Graham Smith wrot

>I find it useful for particular applications. Initial
>brainstorming and when I want a one page overview of something - such as a lecture where
>I can scan my entire lecture with a single glance.
>
My usage is a little different. For pure brainstorming, I still most prefer BrainStorm. I find that mindmapping is useful only if I compress branch titles into tight informative phrases. That is an analytic process that takes me outside brainstorming.

I use mindmapping to explore and clarify the relationship between the items I have brainstormed, If I employ brainstorming. I find maps particularly useful to find to find gaps in information or argument. When I don’t brainstorm, I might write thoughts in the notes pane of a branch, compress that information for use in a topic, and erase the inforamiotn in the notes pane, which serves only an intermediary purpose.