Collection of ideas on mind mapping software features.
for diagrams. for formulae. for handwritten notes. for sketchbook work. film. advertising. ....
esp. for handdrawn images.
sound processing.
use several maps simultaneously. present large amount of information on the screen. use interactive whiteboard technology. e.g.. expand screen area. improve use of screen area. cf. Johnny Lee's approach. first map: "work map" for actual work. second map: "tool map" with method, technniques, tricks for domain of work. "Mentor Mapping". use large screens. use several screens. use beamers. adapt layout. improve "information density". e.g. .... tool maps & collections of tool maps can be HUGE. work map on first screen. tool map on second screen. drag and drop from tool map to work map. technical note. tools for writing an article. tools for problem solving. tools for preparing a speech. tools for scientific work. .... this does not work with all MMS products. FreeMind does it.
Basic ideas: It's easy, powerful and fun to "think inside a mind map". Giving a direction to your thinking might be a good idea. Think about - mind maps with advice on writing a scientific article - a template that helps you to examine a (personal) problem - prefab map branches you can use and expand to build a complex map step by step
types of content. content areas. content is.... "tool maps". map templates. prefab map branches. sciences. art. study. personal growth. writing. presentations. business. user generated. user rated. containing advice for a domain of work. example from math. cf. MindManager's map parts.
make content from one map accessible in another map. Basic idea: Provide content from a "tool map" to support work in another map. Think about a tool map containing advice on writing. You can use these tools while preparing a text in another map..
use automatically generated branch images. Basic ideas: - Mind mapping is all about visualisation. - Some branch information could be difficult to visualize - think of audio files attached to branches. - MMS could generate a branch image to establish a mental link to the nonvisual branch content..
collaboration features. dealing with handdrawns diagrams. processing TeX for math formula in branches. export to TeX documents.
tables containing maps. maps containing tables. use threedimensional layout. layout PersonalBrain style. interconnected topics rather than hierarchical tree.
controlling MMS by voice. relevant software already exists for MindManager!. Dragon Naturally Speaking + VoxEnable. nice video.
Google's Wave as a source of inspiration. combining document and conversation. rewind and play.
create your own frames. create your own lines. create your own boundaries. for central topic. for branches.
easy to handle. provide presentation effects from Powerpoint etc.. provide MindManagers PowerPoint export result directly in the presentation mode of the map. appearance of new branches. appearance of text. multimedia items in presentations.
Here are some ideas: - automatically generate mind maps from a database
writers. students. teachers. unusual uses. text export. research aand writing in one map. flexible rearrangement of map content. learning. preparing texts. presentation mode. use mind maps for writing program code. This approach is already documented on the internet..
what to do in maps?!. low speed in map creation. no content-specific help inside maps. speed up typing. spend more time with worthwhile topics.