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| Foreword | |
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| Introduction | |
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| About This Book | |
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| Conventions Used in This Book | |
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| Foolish Assumptions | |
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| How This Book Is Organised | |
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| Mind Mapping: The Swiss Army Knife for the Brain | |
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| Traditional Mind Mapping in Practice | |
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| Mind Mapping Software | |
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| Advanced Strategies for Mind Mapping | |
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| The Part of Tens | |
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| Icons Used in This Book | |
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| Where to Go from Here | |
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| Mind Mapping: The Swiss Army Knife for the Brain | |
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| Introducing Mind Mapping | |
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| Presenting Information Visually | |
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| Give it a try! | |
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| Taking the Mind Map a stage further | |
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| A little reflection please | |
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| A Simple Technique with Many Applications | |
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| 'Cribs' for lectures and presentations | |
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| Taking notes from texts and books | |
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| Taking notes from presentations and discussions | |
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| Project management | |
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| Knowledge management | |
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| Pen and Paper or Computer? | |
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| Revising Mind Maps | |
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| Advanced Strategies Using Mind Mapping | |
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| Visualising Information | |
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| How and Why Visualisation Can Help You | |
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| Text as a form of visual information | |
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| Reducing complexity and presenting information in a different way | |
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| Two examples | |
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| Visualising Information as a Core Skill | |
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| What science has to say | |
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| The visualisation method used for Mind Mapping | |
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| Generating Mind Maps | |
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| The Basic Rules: Helping You to Use Mind Mapping Effectively | |
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| Branches - it's all connected | |
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| Keywords instead of phrases | |
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| The exception proves the rule | |
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| A Picture Says More Than a Thousand Words | |
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| Colours - not just pretty to look at | |
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| Your personal set of symbols | |
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| Boxes and clouds - highlighting what's important | |
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| Making arrow connections quite clear | |
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| Why Mind Mapping Works | |
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| Different Routes to Information | |
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| Pictures: Unique and unforgettable | |
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| A picture says more than a thousand words | |
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| How we think | |
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| Mind Mapping as a Brain-Friendly Technique | |
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| More Than Just the Sum of its Parts | |
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| The big picture and details | |
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| More information dimensions and greater information density | |
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| Traditional Mind Mapping in Practice | |
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| Preparing Talks and Lectures Using Mind Maps | |
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| Freedom and Flexibility with Mind Maps at All Times | |
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| Preparing Lectures: Step by Step | |
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| Step 1: Marshalling your initial thoughts | |
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| Step 2: Determining the main themes | |
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| Step 3: Adding detail | |
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| Step 4: Testing the Mind Map | |
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| And Now for an Example | |
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| Handling Text with Mind Mapping | |
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| Converting Text and Sentences into a Mind Map | |
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| Example: Motivation | |
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| Example: Email guideline | |
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| Interlude: Scientific Definitions as a Mind Map | |
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| Processing Whole Books with Mind Mapping | |
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| The best way of dealing with the text | |
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| Note-Taking in Talks, Lectures and Meetings | |
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| Block Text or Mind Map | |
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| Characteristics of talks, lectures and meetings | |
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| Give It a try! | |
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| Colour and symbol codes | |
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| Informative Conversations | |
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| Just Write It Out - Using Your Wandering Thoughts | |
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| Mind Mapping = in - out to the power of ten | |
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| Mind Mapping Software | |
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| Software versus Traditional Mind Mapping | |
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| Software versus Pen and Paper - The Main Differences | |
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| The advantages of Mind-Mapping software over pen and paper | |
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| Mind-Mapping Software = Mind Mapping Reloaded | |
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| Taking a Tour of Mind-Mapping Software | |
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| Suggested Programs - Genuine Mind Mapping | |
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| Overview of Desktop Programs | |
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| Aviz Thoughtmapper | |
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| Concept Draw MindMap | |
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| EMINEC MYmap | |
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| freemind - really free | |
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| iMindMap - from the inventor of Mind Mapping | |
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| Inspiration - recommended for schools | |
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| MindGenius | |
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| Mindjet Mind Manager - the market leader | |
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| MindVisualizer - particularly simple | |
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| MindMapper | |
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| Novamind | |
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| Matchware MindView 3 | |
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| XMind - the basic version is free | |
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| Web-Based Mind-Mapping Programs | |
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| Mapmyself | |
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| Mind42 - simple and free of charge | |
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| MindMeister | |
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| Mindomo | |
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| Comparing Software Packages | |
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| Introducing Mindjet MindManager | |
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| The Basics: Finding Your Way Around | |
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| Important control keys | |
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| Keeping it neat and tidy: Formatting options | |
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| Quick notes within branches | |
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| Hyperlinks - Integrating More Information into a Mind Map | |
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| Inserting hyperlinks - how it works | |
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| Less Is More: Filter Functions | |
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| Simple but useful: Fading branches in and out | |
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| Power filter: Filtering by specific criteria | |
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| Project Management with GANTT Diagrams | |
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| Adding task information to branches | |
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| Exporting and Processing | |
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| Sharing your Mind Map | |
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| Mindjet Player - interactive pdf document | |
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| pdf - easy and practical | |
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| Image files for integration into other documents | |
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| Pack&Go - and all the links work | |
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| Word - presenting a Mind Map as a linear document | |
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| PowerPoint - from branches to bullet points | |
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| Presentation Mode: From Mind Map to Presentation in a Single Click | |
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| Exploring Think Buzan's iMindMap | |
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| Basic Use - Finding Your Way Around | |
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| Branches | |
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| Three kinds of branch | |
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| Two Input Methods: Mind Mapping and Speed Mind Mapping | |
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| Speed Mind Mapping - how it works | |
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| Formatting with iMindMap | |
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| SmartLayout: From linear to radial Mind Maps | |
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| Project-management mode: GANTT view | |
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| Project Management with iMindMap, Step by Step | |
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| Step 1: Select the branches concerned | |
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| Step 2: Inputting task details | |
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| Step 3: Adjusting views | |
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| Presenting the Mind Map | |
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| Really quite presentable: Presentation mode | |
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| An alternative: Exporting as a PowerPoint presentation | |
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| Advanced Strategies for Mind Mapping | |
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| Mind Mapping Reading Techniques | |
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| Appreciating the Fine Art of Preparation | |
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| Step 1: Skimming the text | |
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| Step 2: Recalling background knowledge | |
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| Step 3: Setting questions and aims | |
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| Honing the Reading Process | |
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| Step 1: Skim reading | |
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| Step 2: Preview | |
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| Step 3: Immersion | |
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| Step 4: Difficult passages | |
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| For Advanced Students: Generating a Mind Map from Different Sources | |
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| Learning and Preparing for Exams with Mind Mapping | |
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| Preparing for Exams | |
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| Step 1: Taking Mind-Mapping notes | |
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| Generating special Study Mind Maps | |
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| Step 2: Entering your own thoughts | |
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| Step 3: Revising regularly | |
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| Step 4: Explaining it to others | |
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| Especially for Students: Generating Study Mind Maps from Different Sources | |
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| Project Management with Mind Mapping | |
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| 'One Page Management': Everything on a Single Page | |
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| Software is Sensible | |
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| Projects You Can Plan and Control with Mind Maps | |
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| Structuring projects with Mind Mapping | |
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| Further Examples of Mind Mapping in Project Management | |
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| Planning a business trip | |
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| Managing distance learning | |
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| Knowledge Management with Mind Mapping | |
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| Keeping Your Eye on the Ball | |
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| Assembling Digital Information in a Mind Map | |
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| Example: Personal start centre | |
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| Multi-Level Mind Maps | |
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| Managing scientific work with Mind Maps | |
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| More Ways of Using and Applying Mind Maps | |
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| Mind Mapping for Creativity | |
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| The 4P Creativity Model | |
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| Creativity yields results | |
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| It's a personal thing | |
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| Modelling the creative process | |
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| Principles of creativity - two-stage thinking | |
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| Example: Publishing an eye-catching book | |
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| Mind Mapping as a Support in the Creative Process | |
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| Me on my own (no groups) | |
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| Using Mind Mapping in the second stage | |
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| Developing and Ordering Ideas with MindManager: A Step-by-Step Approach | |
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| Step 1: Formulating an issue | |
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| Step 2: Inputting ideas | |
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| Step 3: Evaluating ideas | |
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| Step 4: Structuring ideas | |
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| The Part of Tens | |
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| Ten Tips for Working Efficiently with Mind Mapping | |
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| Using the Right Paper | |
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| Having the Right Equipment Ready | |
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| Using the One-Word Rule | |
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| Working with Symbols | |
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| Perfection Not Required! | |
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| Writing in Block Capitals | |
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| On Paper: Organic Mind Maps | |
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| Writing in Reading Order | |
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| Developing Mind Maps Outwards and Not Writing Vertically | |
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| Storing Your Mind Maps | |
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| Filing away hand-drawn Mind Maps | |
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| Generating master copies | |
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| Using tablet PCs | |
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| (Almost) Ten Tips on How to Make Mind Mapping Your Everyday Working Tool | |
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| Practise, Practise and Practise Again! | |
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| Start Small and Take It From There | |
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| Trying It in Non-Critical Situations | |
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| Don't Make Mixed Notes | |
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| Having Materials Always to Hand | |
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| Making Mind Maps Visually Appealing | |
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| Have Fun! | |
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| Drawing Maps by Hand and with Software | |
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| Choosing Your Software | |
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| Index | |