Freelance Switch has an interesting post on using mind maps to organize multiple projects.
Using mind map software such as FreeMind or MindManager, you create nodes for each day and then add all the projects you are working on with color codes to show progress.
I am going to try this out to help juggle all the [...]
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XPLANE has done a wonderful visual presentation covering how the recent financial meltdown came to be.
The use of simple graphics helps to understand the timeline of events leading to the meltdown. I like the way the video uses sound effects and simple animation over static graphics to liven up the presentation. I should also confess [...]
A few weeks ago Chuck Frey of the mind mapping software blog asked people to share their thoughts on how they would define a great mind map.
There were many insightful comments that covered a wide spectrum of what makes a great mind map.
Chuck did a follow up post with a summary of the comments.
Jim Deiner, [...]
“When an idea is important to a person or culture it will find its way to imagery.” - Joseph Campbell
There is a popular misconception in the business world that artistic skills are required to visualize ideas.
Many people are worried that they will look foolish if they try to visually show others their ideas.
In the beginning, [...]
A group that is working towards a common goal needs to have every member understand what the big picture is - this is called “being on the same page.”
Putting the big picture up on a wall for the whole team to see can help achieve a unity of vision.
This can take the form of a [...]
Alice laughed: “There’s no use trying,” she said; “one can’t believe impossible things.”
“I daresay you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen. “When I was younger, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.”
- Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll
At [...]
Over the years I have paid attention to the way books, newspapers, and magazines use graphics to help readers easily understand the material or story. Their use of annotated maps, timelines, diagrams, and charts make it easier to follow what is happening. Finding the right combination of graphics and text to place in [...]
Google released a beta version of their new open source web browser called Chrome earlier this week.
To explain why they developed a new web browser and how it works, Google hired Scott McCloud, author of Understanding Comics and Making Comics, to illustrate their book about Chrome in a comic format.
The comic does a great job [...]