Mind Maps and Softwares ?
History in 3 major periods
Mind Mapping 70s
To take notes
Learn
T. Buzan
Mind Mapping 90s/2000s
Organizing ideas
Project management
Software
XMind
MindManager
FreeMind
Mind Mapping 2010s
Collaboration
Software
XMind
MindManager
Mindomo
MindMeister
Why do MM in software?
Features
Create maps easy
Adding images and icons
Adding external elements
Formatting options
Branch and map templates
Presentation options
Co-editing options
Benefits
Intuitive use
Multi-view display
Go from global to detailed easily
Data consolidation
Disadvantages
Have a little method
Invest in a paid solution
Reductive image in the professional world
Multi Applications
Ideation / Creativity
Project / Activities
Presentation
Analysis / Decision
Collaboration
The IDEAXION Method
World of IDEAS
Bring out ideas
Structuring ideas
Deciding which ideas to keep
World of ACTIONS
Clarify objectives
Organize and plan actions
Monitor and evaluate
IDEAXION in a chart
5 good reasons to use MM
1. Treat phases 1, 2 and 3 Properly
Mistreated
lack of method
structure ideas
take decisions
Poorly treated
no report
no written record
not “historicized”
2. Have a Visual and Dynamic dashboard
Static / dynamic
updatable
editable
Visual indicators
informative
alerts
3. Navigate between Global and Detailed Vision
Never lose sight of your goals
Always have the right granularity of the ideas or actions
Zoom in on the detail according to the
need
time
resource person
4. Facilitate and accelerate Analysis and Decision Making
Facilitate
more comfortable
less hassle
Accelerate
faster
more responsive
5. Improve Communication
Between the different stakeholders
vertical = hierarchical line
horizontal = internal/external collaborators
Cross-functional projects
Multidisciplinary teams
Key feature to organize all
Centralize your information
Internals
Sub-branches
Note areas
Audio notes
External
Files
Folders
Links
Track task progress
Define a Priority scale
3 level Priority
Priority
Priority
Priority
Unnecessary higher levels
2 levels Urgency
Not Urgent
Urgent
Plan your activity
Progress Task
Markers
Tasks
Tags
Due date
Resource
Create your first To Do Map
Organization by activity
Temporal organization
Week
Month
Organize by priority
Organization by task status
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