1. Characteristics
   1. brainstorming
   2. visual thinking
   3. problem solving
   4. Porphyry of Tyros
   5. Aristotle
   6. Ramon Llull
   7. semantic network
   8. Allan M. Collins
   9. M. Ross Quillian
   10. United Kingdom / British
   11. popular psychology
   12. Tony Buzan
   13. Alfred Korzybski
   14. general semantics
   15. Robert A. Heinlein
   16. A. E. van Vogt
   17. cerebral hemispheres
   18. concept map
2. Uses
   1. education
   2. business
   3. notetaking
   4. thought
   5. mnemonic techniques / mnemonic technique
   6. software
3. Effectiveness in learning
   1. Tony Buzan / Buzan, Tony
   2. Penguin Books
   3. Common misconceptions about the brain / unused mental potential
   4. intuition (knowledge) / intuition
   5. marketing
   6. hype
   7. Common misconceptions about the brain / misconception
   8. brain
   9. Encyclopedia of Pseudoscience
   10. Metacognition in Theory and Practice
4. Tools
   1. List of Mind Mapping software / Mind mapping software
   2. spatial
5. Trademarks
   1. United Kingdom / UK
   2. Trade Mark 1424476
   3. UK Intellectual Property Office
   4. United States / USA
   5. US Trademark
   6. USPTO
   7. Canadian Intellectual Property Office
   8. Canadian Intellectual Property Office
6. See also
   1. Argument map
   2. Cognitive map
   3. Concept map
   4. List of mind mapping software
   5. Semantic network
   6. Brainstorm
7. References
8. Further reading
   1. The Science Teacher
   2. John Wiley %26 Sons