

Then you type in all your responses, everything that comes out of the session – instead of using a whiteboard or flip chart.Īfterwards, you can edit the results. One of the brainstorming rules is for the session to be timebound, so this is a useful addition and saves someone having to be timekeeper. When you click on the timer the minutes start counting down. The ‘Brainstorm’ option is quite cool and would be a good tool to use during a project team meeting. Or you can choose from one of the pre-loaded mind map templates, which you can then edit with your own ideas. You can start from a blank document, which is daunting, as the screen is busy with icons. On opening MINDMAP you have a couple of options. I was actually surprised at how easy it was to manipulate the ideas afterwards into mind map that actually means something. I’ve never used mind mapping software before, being more a back-of-an-envelope kind of girl. The first piece in the suite is ConceptDraw MINDMAP, which is “a business and personal productivity tool that collects ideas and organizes them into a visual map.” ConceptDraw Office is an entire software suite designed around the project management lifecycle.
