Mindomo Blog
Articles about mind mapping, concept maps, productivity, and education from the Mindomo team.
What is an affinity diagram, and what does it entail?
What an affinity diagram is, from Kawakita's KJ method to grouping ideas by theme, with its purpose, examples for apps and meetings, and use in design.
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How to use mind mapping in the classroom?
How teachers can use mind mapping in the classroom with idea maps, concept maps, spider diagrams and timelines, and how to build one in Mindomo.
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10 Powerful Mind Map Examples for Students
Ten mind map examples for students: lecture notes, time management, vocabulary, essays, presentations, lab results, group projects and book summaries.
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Understanding What a Brace Map is
What a brace map (Warnier-Orr diagram) is, how it breaks an object down into its parts, how it is used in school and business, and how to fill one out.
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How to Make a Book Summary with a Mind Map
How to summarize a book with a mind map, using story summary, story map and book summary templates, and why mapping helps you remember what you read.
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The Power of a Funnel Diagram and its many uses
What a funnel diagram is used for, from sales pipelines on, and how to build one in four steps: categories, layers, combined data and color coding.
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All about Kanban board and how to use it
How a Kanban board works, its six rules from lean manufacturing, how it differs from a Scrum board, which columns to use, and why to go digital.
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What’s a Product Roadmap Template, and How Can It Benefit You?
What a product roadmap template is, why to use one and how to create a roadmap, with tips for customizing it and a completed roadmap example.
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10 Excellent Venn Diagram Examples for Every Occasion
Ten Venn diagram examples, from hiring and political platforms to marketing channels and literature, plus how Euler diagrams differ.
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Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About Venn Diagrams
What a Venn diagram is, whether it needs two circles, its history alongside Euler diagrams, how to make one, and five uses from marketing to writing.
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What is a pyramid chart, and why use it?
What a pyramid chart is, from the food pyramid to Maslow's hierarchy, how to make one, and how to read its tiers by size, data value and color.
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The Benefits of Mind Mapping for Writing (And How You Can Get Started Right Away)
How mind mapping helps writers plot novels and track characters and settings, how to create a mind map for a story, and its uses in other kinds of writing.
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What are Multi-Flow Maps, and How Can They Benefit You?
What a multi-flow map is, how it maps the causes and effects of an event, the three types of flow maps, practical uses, and how to start building your own.
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The 5 Best Graphic Organizers for Teachers & Students
Five graphic organizers for teachers and students (mind maps, concept maps, flowcharts, timelines, Venn diagrams), their benefits and how to make them.
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How various project management roles benefit from mind-mapping tools
How project management roles in PMO, construction and IT, plus sponsors, clients and team members, can use mind-mapping tools in their work.
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How to be more productive using a Time Management Mind Map
How to build a time management mind map in six steps, from the core topic to linked resources, why it helps, and templates to start from.
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