A quite few people have asked me which mind mapping product I use, because I have just linked previously to Mindjets web site and not been specific. Well I use MindManager X5 Pro, which is not the latest version that Mindjet provide but it’s pretty good. My daughter (13) has...
I thought I would share another of the ways that I use mind mapping, to create a project plan. Mind Manager (my tool of choice) really lends itself to this because you can export a map to a Microsoft Project and synchronise changes. Although I don’t use the sync feature...
MindManager is a great tool that I have been using for about 3 years, I routinely create Mind Maps of books that I read by jotting down key ideas and concepts on a folded A4 sheet of paper that I use as a bookmark. A recent book summary that I...
Last week I read the book “A whole new mind” by Daniel H. Pink. I found it very interesting, especially – as a parent of 4 girls – I am increasingly concerned about their futures. Daniel describes in this book the skills that are going to be needed to...
I have just read this book, and I thought it might be interesting to summarise it as a mind map. The picture below shows the main themes. I have also attached a PDF of the map and the actual Mind Manager map as well which have the full detail. File...
and noticed how many of the books were in some way related to the mind … The Tipping Point Learn to be an Optimist Mastering Virtual Teams A Whole New Mind: Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age Learn to meditate One small step can change your life...
I have been increasingly using Skype and decided to share my experiences to date: Overall Summary Closest I have had to the perfect phone while working from home, but still issues that I have to work around Skype delights I can sit at home with my headset on listening to...
In this post John Hagel describes the phenomena that is Dubai, it struck a chord with me because I recently watched a BBC2 series on Dubai called ‘Dubai Dreams’ and it really scared me…. Dubai is a tiny place, its rich but its oil is running out, to replace the...
In this article eWeek discusses the fact that Exchange 12 has several competitors for the Email market. This is undeniably true however most enterprise Exchange users must inevitably be seeing the future of Email as an integrated part of a broader and integrated communication and collaboration solution. In that context...
Monad continues to inspire me, I have written about it a few times and am really excited about the long term potential for automation within Windows. However the casual observer might find it difficult to understand this potential, in which case I recommend looking at way the Exchange team decided...