As a project manager, you probably live in charts: Gantt charts, Kanban walls, shared calendars, process diagrams, org charts, and so on. Each is useful in its own way for capturing what’s going on in ...

Mind mapping is a great way to add structure to brainstorming sessions and visualize your ideas. Check out the applications your fellow readers use to do their best brainstorming. Update: This list is ...

Josh Lowensohn joined CNET in 2006 and now covers Apple. Before that, Josh wrote about everything from new Web start-ups, to remote-controlled robots that watch your house. Prior to joining CNET, Josh ...

Cowritten by Kelsey Schultz and Tchiki Davis. Mind mapping is a technique through which you develop and visually organize thoughts, ideas, and information. This technique involves identifying a ...

Have you ever felt like your notes are more of a chaotic to-do list than a helpful study tool? Many of us rely on traditional, linear note-taking methods—jotting down every detail in the hope that ...

Mind mapping, a form of visual outlining, may seem superficial, but once mastered it provides a powerful tool for managing information overload and the hyperbolic multitasking of the modern world.

Quite a while ago, in the ancient times when I worked at Digital Equipment Corporation, I was introduced to a technique, called mind mapping, as part of a "Digital Management Education" course on ...

Human brains process images 60,000 times faster than it processes text information. The human brain is wired to communicate better in a visual way. Images have always impacted our long-term memories.

At the 2008 Technology Tools for Today Conference, one of the most highly rated breakout sessions was a panel discussion entitled "Mind Mapping Software: A Different Way of Framing Solutions." The ...