Sometimes a document, spreadsheet, or presentation just isn’t the right tool to help me wrap my mind around an idea or concept.  Introducing mind mapping.

Mind mapping isn’t new, but there have been a lot of free tools introduced lately to help make the process easier.  MindMeister (affiliate linke) is the tool I’ve been using a lot lately; both for my business as well as my clients.  Since I started using it about 12 months ago, I see that I’ve created 45 unique maps, mostly for clients.  That’s about four maps / month.

Before we pulled Past Due Radio off the air at the end of 2009, I created a map that allowed me to see all the uses a studio in my office would provide me.  That directly affected our marketing and our bottom line.

I use the service to map out directions for my clients businesses.  It’s easy to lay out ideas and then map out similarities to find the best fits.  Here’s a recent one for Ben.

I’m confident there’s 100 more uses for mind mapping.  Share your top use here with a comment.

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