Storytelling with MindMaps

It has been long since appreciated art, and a newly discovered business strategy - Storytelling has been a versatile tool. I have tried to capture my own understanding of this concept using a mind map.

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P.S: Inviting suggestions, ideas, feedback and comments from you to further the learning process using MindMaps!

12th Five-year Plan

For the first time in history, Union Planning Commission is inviting suggestions for its 12th Five Year Plan. The twelve strategic challenges is drafted as MindMap using Mindmeister online program.

You can share your comments at:
www.12thplan.gov.in

www.facebook.com/home.php#!/TwelfthPlan

Thirukkural on MindMap

Thirukkural in English

Thirukkural in Tamil

Farming the Alternative Way

My deep interest in the profession of growing plants and the obvious serenity involved in the job of cultivating made me explore some of the ‘alternate’ ways of farming. My first introduction on alternate farming came from reading Masonobu Fukuoka book ‘One Straw Revolution.’ Now I am trying to consolidate the learning in this MindMap.

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10 Good reasons to Embrace Poverty

I created this using http://www.text2mindmap.com/. The beauty is that it saves the mindmap as .jpg file.
Source of information @ Listverse

Free softwares for MindMapping

I tried FreeMind and XMind software. Both are free.
Though XMind could take a lot of time to load, I found it is easier to handle than FreeMind (TAB produces sub-topic in XMind, while INSERT produces siblings in FreeMind).
One big advantage of FreeMind over XMind is the ability to export it as JavaApplet and Flash. I hope XMind developers consider this.
I have been importing XMind to JPG file and loading on to my blogspot (http://mind-mapped.blogspot.com/).
Further, both fail in online collaboration, though other online tools are available.
Anyway, the Mind Map is a cool tool - for taking notes, for remembering stuffs and for brainstorming new ideas.

My experience in using MindMap

It has been such a joy to share with you my own experience on using Mind Maps.
I feel that current generation has more of 'Visual thinkers' than before. Basically it is a visual treat of information - a important component of "INFOGRAPHICS" or I would most aptly call 'INFORMATION VISUALISATION' tool. There is a need to organise a vast amount of information and comprehend it holistically.
I believe that Mind Maps can help us in this endeavour, both
 1. To organise information (good to take notes) and
 2. To comprehend the big picture scenario
I have been trying to post my own experiments with Mind Maps at http://mind-mapped.blogspot.com/.
Make a visit and give your feedback.

Map those thoughts

A Mind Map is a powerful tool that can help a person clearly organise his thoughts and ideas into a coherent body of information, writes Mahesh V R It's the age of the survival of the fittest and the only way to be the fittest is to be able to enhance your effectiveness and performance in every sphere of life. Mind Mapping is a tool that has been developed to enable a person to clearly organise his thoughts and ideas and create visual maps in his mind so that he can find solutions to problems. Read more at: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/138256/map-thoughts.html

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