The iMindMap Program: Extraordinary Mind Mapping Tool

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Tony Buzan is the man who got the whole concept of mind maps going in the late twentieth century. His first mind mapping tool would of course have come in book form, and he also conducted workshops to teach people his methods and to certify others to teach them as well. But in the last two or three decades, computers and the internet have exploded into popularity, so the next stage of instruction was clearly to develop brainstorming software that was based on these methods. Many developers did just that as the century turned, but eventually Buzan himself brought out his own program.

When a software developer named Chris Griffiths wanted to create this mind mapping tool, Buzan was very happy to work with him. Griffiths, like Buzan, hoped to see computer technologies help to improve people’s thinking rather than diminish it. So he developed a program that would reproduce on the computer screen the same sort of visual map of concepts and words that had previously been created on sheets of paper. Finally, in 2006, the initial version of the “iMindMap” software was released.

Early reviews of the program were positive. What most people remarked upon was the “organic” nature of this mind mapping tool. It really seemed to leave behind the boxes and straight lines of other programs, and reproduced the flow and even colors people used when creating their own mind maps on whiteboards or note paper. Command buttons were clear, tabs allowed users to switch to editor, presentation and the more traditional outline views, and a drop-and-drag method of creating new branches from a central topic seemed to mimic the method of making a visual map by hand drawing.

The positive response continued with the beta release of “iMindMap” version 3 in 2008. The mind mapping techniques have been augmented, so that business users uncomfortable with the “organic” look can switch back to a more traditional view. There have been similar enhancements to expand the available options, making them all one click away, yet keeping the work space large and open. Tony Buzan and Chris Griffiths seem to have achieved success at making their mind mapping tool everything they hoped it would be.

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